ICDP Resource Center

The International Career Development Program's Document Resource Center provides documentation and general information to your Frequently Asked Questions related to the J-1 visa program.  If you are a host company or an Exchange Visitor sponsored by the FACC, you will find here information and documents on a wide variety of practical subjects. If you can't find what you are looking for, please contact us at 212-867-1505 or by e-mail at icdp@faccnyc.org.

 STAY HEALTHY! - In light of current health concerns, we encourage all of our J-1 visa Exchange Visitors to stay healthy with some simple steps. Please click here to download a brochure in French from the City of New York on how to stay healthy. More information on travel and health issues is available on the "J-1 Visa News" page of our website, linked here.

 EVALUATION FORM - If you are a host company and need a copy of the required Trainee/Intern midpoint or endpoint evaluation form, click here.

 FORM DS-7002 - If you are a potential J-1 visa host company and need assistance in completing the Form DS-7002 Training/Internship Placement Plan, click here for some helpful hints, and here for a sample of the form.

 MEDICAL INSURANCE - For information on medical insurance requirements for J-1 visa status, click here.

 ARRIVAL IN THE U.S. - If you have just arrived in the United States under FACC J-1 visa sponsorship and need to send us your arrival documents for SEVIS validation, click here.

 TRAVEL VALIDATION - If you are in the United States under FACC J-1 visa sponsorship and plan to travel out of the country, you must have Form DS-2019 signed.  This signed document will allow you to re-enter the United States, upon your return.   For information concerning travel abroad, click here.

 SOCIAL SECURITY - If you are a J-1 visa Trainee or Intern and have questions on how to obtain an American Social Security Number (SSN) and card, click here. You can also see an official document from the Department of Homeland Security on obtaining an SSN by clicking here.

 TAXES IN THE U.S. - If you are a J-1 visa Trainee or Intern and have questions on how to file your American tax return, click here.

 LIFE IN THE U.S. - For orientation and other general information on life in the United States, click here.

 SAFETY & SECURITY - For information on emergency preparedness in the United States, click here.