New J-1 Visas

How to Request a New J-1 Visa

First submit a complete Appointment Package for University or Med School scholars to Postdoctoral Services for your new postdoctoral fellow. After the Office of Postcoctoral Affairs has received the complete appointment package, complete the internet request for the J-1 on the Bechtel International Center web site (DS-2019). It will automatically route to postdoc.fellows@forsythe for approval. Note that Bechtel will return any visa requests not routed through the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs.

1. Log on to the internet
2. go to site http://www.stanford.edu/dept/icenter/iap66form/instructions.html (SUNet ID required)
3. Use the purple box listed as "All Postdocs".
4. Carefully fill in the blanks, checking spelling of names and the dates
5. After filling out the form, at the end use SEND to send the form through the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs. Our office will approve the request and forward to Bechtel.