{"id":9166,"date":"2018-08-23T12:29:58","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T11:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/?p=9166"},"modified":"2018-09-13T13:10:49","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T12:10:49","slug":"is-it-true-that-my-passport-needs-to-be-valid-for-six-months-after-the-end-of-my-program-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/is-it-true-that-my-passport-needs-to-be-valid-for-six-months-after-the-end-of-my-program-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it true that my passport needs to be valid for six months after the end of my program in the U.S.?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;In general, the Intern\/Trainee needs to have the passport valid for six more months after the end of their J1 Visa program. However, the so-called \\&quot;six-month club\\&quot; allows the participants from certain countries to have their passports valid only for the time they stay in U.S. including a possible grace period. More information regarding the privileged countries is available on DOS website.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:6594,&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,16737996],&quot;9&quot;:1,&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;14&quot;:[null,2,0],&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;}\">In general, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/help\/j1-visa-definitions#what-is-an-intern\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Intern<\/strong><\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/help\/j1-visa-definitions#what-is-trainee\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Trainee<\/strong><\/a> needs to have their passport valid for six more months after the end of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/index.html?program=j1-visa-only#programs\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>J1 Visa program<\/strong><\/a>. However, the so-called &#8220;<strong>six-month club<\/strong>&#8221; allows the participants from <strong>certain countries<\/strong> to have their passports valid only for the time they stay in U.S. including a possible grace period. More information regarding the privileged countries is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/document\/bulletins\/six-month-club-update#\"><strong>DOS website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In general, the Intern \/ Trainee needs to have their passport valid for six more months after the end of their J1 Visa program. However, the so-called &#8220;six-month club&#8221; allows the participants from certain countries to have their passports valid only for the time they stay in U.S. including a possible grace period. 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