Use our program discovery tool to filter all study abroad offerings by your wants and needs.

Step 1. Contact the department in which you would like to do an internship.  Typically, this contact will be a Professor or Scientist. Supporting documents you will provide to the department contact are as follows:

During a J-1 exchange visitor program, the hosting department:

Every fall, during IEW, we get a chance to celebrate the vital role that international education and global exchange play in enriching our community and contributing to UMD’s vibrance and excellence.

B-1/B-2 visas holders are eligible to temporarily enter the U.S. for the purpose of business, tourism, pleasure or visiting.

Two Year Home Residency RequirementGENERAL INFORMATIONThis information is designed for J-1 students, trainees and scholars (professors, researchers, specialists and short term scholars) visiting the University of Maryland, College Park. It explains the two-year home-country residence requirement affecting some Exchange Visitors and their J-2 dependents. This is general information. Please see an advisor in ISSS (1126 H.J. Patterson Hall) to discuss your particular situation.

As we prepare for a possible federal government shutdown on Sunday, October 1, please review the information in this email to better understand the impact of a government shutdown on immigration processes for our departments, international students, faculty and scholars.  Below are the impacts of a possible federal government shutdown by government agency:

Welcome Back Academic Colleagues,Happy New Year! It’s good to be back on campus from our winter break. ISSS is pleased to welcome two new Program Specialists to our ISSS Faculty/Scholar Advising Team, Ash Reynolds and Elizabeth Floyd. The addition of these positions to our team will add resources for processing immigration requests and reduce response time for your questions.  

Kislay Parashar became involved in student leadership at the University of Maryland as soon as he stepped foot in the U.S., becoming the Student Government Association’s international student representative at the start of his freshman year. Three years and many leadership roles later, he serves as the first international student to become SGA president in UMD history.

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