{"id":4,"date":"2016-04-25T14:55:58","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T14:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.j1insurance.net\/blog\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-06-20T22:54:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T22:54:59","slug":"j1insurance-netblog-j1-visa-insurance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.j1insurance.net\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to J1 Insurance Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/J1insurance.net\/blog\">J1insurance.net\/blog<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">is developed and maintained by J1insurance.net <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">and<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.taianfinancial.com\/?r=j1blog\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">taianfin<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">a<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">ncial.com<\/span><\/a>. For website content in Chinese click here: <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/taianfinancial.com\/liuxue-fangxue\/?r=j1blog\">Chinese Content (\u4e2d\u6587)<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We hope you find our blog provides useful information about anything and everything about J visa&#8217;s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The J1insurance.net\/blog will provide details about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#what\">What is a J visa<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#obligations\">As a J visa holder what are my obligations<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#requirements\">What are\u00a0the Health Insurance Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#ds2019\">DS-2019, US Department of State, Sevis &#8211; What does it all mean<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#how\">How does\u00a0medical care in the US work? \u00a0What do I do if I get sick<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"what\" style=\"color: #339966;\">What is a J visa<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-178 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.j1insurance.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/j1visa-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"j1visa\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.j1insurance.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/j1visa-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.j1insurance.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/j1visa-390x240.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.j1insurance.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/j1visa.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The United States issues a J1 visa \u00a0to visiting scholars, exchange visitors, professors, students, and Au-pairs. \u00a0The J1 visa supports\u00a0holders\u00a0participating in cultural exchange, education, medical or scientific research. To be eligible for a J visa you must meet English language competency standards, and be sponsored by a qualified sponsor (a school, university, private or government research lab or other approved sponsor). The\u00a0J 1 visa is a non-immigrant visa (it is designed for a\u00a0\u00a0temporary stay in the US).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.j1insurance.net\/blog\/j-visa-overview\/\">More about the J visa<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"obligations\" style=\"color: #339966;\">As a J visa holder what are my obligations<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A J visa holder needs to understand what they need to do to keep their visa in good status. \u00a0This includes requirements to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Maintain Adequate Health Insurance.<\/li>\n<li>Comply with the 2 year home residency requirement.<\/li>\n<li>Understand limitations on their ability to work while in the US as well as limits on their spouse with a J2 visa.<\/li>\n<li>J visa holder may be required to pass English Proficiency<\/li>\n<li>There is also an address reporting requirement.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.j1insurance.net\/blog\/j-visa-requirements\">More about J visa Requirements<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"requirements\" style=\"color: #339966;\">What are\u00a0the Health Insurance Requirements<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The basic Insurance Requirements are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Medical benefits of at least $100,000 per accident or illness;<\/li>\n<li>Repatriation of remains in the amount of $25,000;<\/li>\n<li>Expenses associated with the medical evacuation of exchange visitors to his or her home country in the amount of $50,000; and<\/li>\n<li>Deductibles not to exceed $500 per accident or illness.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>There are more details to the insurance requirements which you can read about\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.j1insurance.net\/blog\/j1-insurance-requirements\/\">HERE<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Find Insurance Plans that meet ALL of the insurance requirements try one of our resources:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.j1insurance.net\/blog\/buy-j1-visa-insurance\/\">J Visa Insurance &#8211; Choose a plan and Buy<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.taianfinancial.com\/student-scholar?r=j1blog\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Look up your school (taian website)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.taianfinancial.com\/liuxue-fangxue\/?r=j1blog\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Chinese Webpage (taianfinancial.com)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"ds2019\" style=\"color: #339966;\">DS-2019, US Department of State, Sevis<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-179 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.j1insurance.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DS2019-form-234x300.png\" alt=\"DS2019-form\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.j1insurance.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DS2019-form-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/www.j1insurance.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DS2019-form-187x240.png 187w, https:\/\/www.j1insurance.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DS2019-form.png 351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DS-2019 is a Certificate of Eligibility issued by an approved program sponsored.<\/li>\n<li>The US Department of State is the US government office that oversees all visa issuance from the US.<\/li>\n<li>Sevis &#8211;\u00a0SEVIS is the\u00a0Student and Exchange Visitor Information System.\u00a0This internet based system maintains information on Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) qualified\u00a0schools, US Department of State (USDOS) qualified\u00a0Exchange Visitor Program sponsors and J visa Exchange Visitor Program participants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More about DS-2019, USDOS (US Department of State), and SEVIS (coming soon)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-176\" src=\"http:\/\/www.j1insurance.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/SEVIS1-300x137.jpg\" alt=\"SEVIS[1]\" width=\"300\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.j1insurance.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/SEVIS1-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.j1insurance.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/SEVIS1.jpg 437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"how\" style=\"color: #339966;\">How does\u00a0medical care in the US work?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Every country has it&#8217;s own system for receiving medical care. \u00a0When you come to the US you need to understand the system of doctors, hospitals, urgent care centers, emergency room. \u00a0You also need to understand your health insurance policy. \u00a0Different types of policies have different requirements in order to maximize your benefits.<\/p>\n<p>If there is a topic you&#8217;d like to know about I hope you&#8217;ll ask. \u00a0Maybe we will feature your question in a new blog post.<\/p>\n<p>All services are provided in the US by a US company.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>J1insurance.net\/blog is developed and maintained by J1insurance.net and\u00a0taianfinancial.com. 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