{"id":221,"date":"2017-05-02T14:21:28","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T21:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/gi-dev\/?page_id=221"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T22:41:07","slug":"pre-arrival","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/globalinitiatives\/pre-arrival\/","title":{"rendered":"J-1 Exchange Pre-Arrival &amp; Orientation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/globalinitiatives\/j-1-exchange-programs\/students\/\">J-1 Exchange Students<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/globalinitiatives\/j-1-exchange-programs\/scholars\/\">J-1 Exchange Visiting Scholars<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Professor, Research Scholar, Short-term Scholar, &amp; Specialist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/globalinitiatives\/j-1-exchange-programs\/pre-arrival\/\">J-1 Exchange Pre-Arrival &amp; Orientation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/globalinitiatives\/j-1-exchange-programs\/payment\/\">eShipGlobal Payment (for Express Mail Requests)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/globalinitiatives\/j-1-stories\/\">Scholar Stories<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-bc-blue-color has-text-color\">Travel Updates by US Department of State<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All J-1 exchange visitor applicants will be required to show proof of vaccination prior to arrival in the United States, <a href=\"https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/travel\/en\/News\/visas-news\/safely-resuming-travel-by-vaccine-requirement-and-rescission-of-travel-restrictions.html\">subject to limited exceptions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-bc-blue-color has-text-color\">Pre-Arrival, Orientation, &amp; Contact Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>View the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2016\/08\/Pre-Arrival-Brochure-12-15.pdf\">Pre-Arrival Information Brochure [PDF]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Purpose of J-1 Exchange Visitor Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sevis Fee &amp; J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Travel To &amp; Entry Into The United States<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arriving in the U.S.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Working in the U.S.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>J-1 Exchange Visitor Status<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attending Bellevue College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Driving In The U.S.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Frequently Asked Questions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mandatory Orientation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>J-1 Exchange Students and Scholars are REQUIRED BY LAW to meet with a Responsible Officer (RO) or Alternate Responsible Officer (ARO) within three (3) days of their program start date. Email Bellevue College Global Initiatives office at <a href=\"mailto:ischolar@bellevuecollege.edu\">ischolar@bellevuecollege.edu <\/a>or call 425-564-3052 to schedule an Exchange Student\/Scholar Orientation. If an Exchange Student\/Scholar does not schedule an orientation within three (3) days of the program start date on the form DS-2019, that Exchange Student\/Scholar may lose his\/her legal status in the U.S.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Detailed information about Pre-Arrival, Orientation, US Department of State&#8217;s contact information, BC J-1 Responsible Officers&#8217; information, etc. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-221","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/globalinitiatives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/globalinitiatives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/globalinitiatives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/globalinitiatives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/globalinitiatives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/globalinitiatives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3236,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/globalinitiatives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/221\/revisions\/3236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/globalinitiatives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}