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Verify your Health Insurance
J-1 visitors and their dependents are required by the U.S. Department of State to carry health insurance. If you have health insurance from your home country, you must present those documents to the ISSS Office. If you do not have health insurance, arrangements will be made through the Campus Services Office.
Apply for a Social Security Card
J-1 scholar who will be paid in the U.S., and J-2 dependents with USCIS-approved work permits need to apply for a Social Security card. You will need to get a letter from the ISSS Office no sooner than 10 working days after your arrival in the U.S.. Take the letter, your passport and visa documents to the nearest Social Security Administration office鈥擲SA (address is on letter). At the SSA Office, you will fill in an application for the Social Security number. Ask for a receipt for your application. After your immigration information has been verified, you will receive your Social Security card with number in the mail. This could take a couple of weeks or more. IMPORTANT: After receiving your card, you are required to present your card to the Office of Human Resources. They will make a copy of your card and return your card to you.
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Get your DS-2019 Signed for Travel
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