• Your Form DS-2019 lists your J-1 program start and end dates in item #3 of the document. Unless your program is extended, the program end date on your Form DS-2019 indicates the date when your sponsoring department currently expects you to complete your J-1 activity.

• If you complete your J-1 activity before the expected program end date, you must inform your sponsoring department and your International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) advisor that you are ending the program early and provide the exact last date for your activity. The J-1 regulations allow you to stay in the U.S. for an additional 30 days beyond the date when you complete your J-1 activity.

• Please contact Claudia Zitzmann, Associate Director, ISSS, at czitzmann@miami.edu or at (305) 284-2928 if you have any questions regarding ending your J-1 program early.