Amended J-1 Skills List

Written By Diane Rish

December, 2024

  • Amended J-1 Skills List: The Department of State updated the J-1 Skills list, removing 37 countries from the list retroactively. This means that J-1 exchange visitors from the removed countries are no longer subject to the 212(e) regulation based on the Skills list. See here.

    • A list of the 37 countries which have been removed from the J-1 Skills list can be viewed here.

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