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» Program Description and Requirements
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  After Intern's Completion of the 1025-J VISIT Visa Request Form
  After the Intern Enters the US

The Visiting International Student Internship and Training Program (VISIT) permits students pursuing degrees at foreign universities to participate in full-time supervised research and work-based learning experiences outside the classroom environment at the University of Washington for a maximum stay of up to twelve months, i.e., four quarters, for each degree/major.

Parties involved in VISIT include:

• The international participant (referred to as "International Student Intern" or simply "Intern")
• The UW academic department or program hosting the Intern
• The International Scholars Office (ISO), responsible for visa compliance
• UW Educational Outreach's International & English Language Programs (IELP), administrator of the VISIT program on behalf of UW

• VISIT program internships are open to any students enrolled in a bachelors, masters or doctoral program abroad.
• The internship must consist of at least 32 hours of structured activities per week and may not duplicate any previous experience the intern has had.
• No more than 20% of the internship may be clerical work nor can any of it involve unskilled or entry-level labor.
• Interns are not allowed to engage in clinical or other tasks that involve patient care or contact.
• Interns may not enroll in or audit any UW courses (including ESL courses), or otherwise participate in coursework. Interns may, with permission of their supervisor, occasionally and infrequently observe classroom lectures if the topic specifically relates to their research.

• Interns must register with UWEO to facilitate their access to a Husky card, UW NetID, UPass, and medical insurance.  Interns may not enroll in any UW courses.
• VISIT students cannot be employed. Although they cannot receive wages or any type of payment for work, they may receive from the University of Washington a stipend that requires no service expectations or employment relationship. Stipend payments must be paid through job class code 0858. Such payments may not be funded by an externally funded award unless the award sponsor specifically approves payment of a stipend to an international visitor.
• Per federal regulation, supervisors must fill out a short evaluation of the intern’s performance at the end of the internship, and an additional evaluation at the midway point if the internship is longer than 6 months.
• There is a $1000 program fee to cover the cost of managing VISIT, which is normally paid by the intern or the department. In some cases, this fee may be waived. To determine if your exchange application is eligible for a waiver, complete the VISIT Waiver Fee Request form and return it to uwvisit@u.washington.edu no later than one month before the start of the internship. Forms must be submitted electronically.

IMPORTANT: It may take 2-3 months from the department's first contact with the intern to when the intern receives his/her DS-2019 immigration paperwork. Please turn in the completed VISIT application packet to IELP at least 6 weeks before the start of the internship.

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