If you are an international participant who will need to apply for a J-1 Visa, please follow these steps to assure that you have prepared all of the necessary applications and documentation:

• Complete online Application and Course Selection.

• Submit current CV

• Submit letter of recommendation

• Complete a J-1 Exchange Visitor Information Form (PDF), and email, fax, or mail it to the Summer Institute. We must have your signature on that document.

• The following items must also be either faxed or mailed to the Summer Institute:

  1. Passport picture page copy for J-1 exchange visitor and J-2 dependents (if any)
  2. Financial documentation supporting the amount and source of all non-UM financial support for your attendance at the Summer Insitute
  3. If you have held J-1 or J-2 status within past two years:
     • Legible photocopies of all DS-2019/IAP-66, and J visa.
     • If no copies are available, please include a statement specifying the dates you held J status.
  4. If you are currently in the US:
     • Copies of your current immigration documents (latest I-94, visa, I-20/DS-2019)

• If applying for Kish or Andrews Fellowship, complete Application for a Kish or an Andrews Fellowship and include a copy of your CV or resume

• J-1 Exchange visitors must pay the mandatory I-901 SEVIS Fee prior to attending their visa interview. For more details on this mandatory fee please view the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement website.

• Upon arrival check in with the Summer Institute office

• Upon arrival attend UM International check in session

• Purchase health insurance

Mailing Address

Summer Institute
426 Thompson Street
P.O. Bo 1248
Ann Arbor, MI 48106
USA

Fax: (734) 764-8263