For a complete overview of how to host a J-1 Exchange Scholar or Professor, see MICA's Exchange Visitor Invitation Process.  In order for the request to be processed, the following documents must be submitted together to International Education by the academic program a minimum of four months before the intended start date:

• Completed J-1 Exchange Visitor Request Forms from host department and exchange visitor 
• A copy of the exchange visitor’s passport and the passports of all dependents
• Evidence of the exchange visitor’s English language proficiency
• Documentation of the exchange visitor’s funding – must be equal or greater to minimum living expense estimate
• Original letter on letterhead of invitation from MICA to Exchange Visitor. (Teaching contracts are managed by the Provost’s Office.)
• A copy of the exchange visitor’s current curriculum vitae.