Yes. The program welcomes applications from international students. For currently enrolled international students in the United States, ask your international services office or academic advisor for the options that best fit your needs. You may be eligible to apply for [...]
The RI Summer Scholar Program welcomes students from around the world to our labs and classrooms. Most non-US participants apply for a J-1 intern visa. Once you are accepted into the program, Carnegie Mellon will help you obtain the correct [...]
You will only need to include that information on your J-1 Intern checklist and include a copy of your previous DS-2019 in the paperwork that you mail to CMU for this year’s cohort.
English requirements for J-1 Intern Visa Documents are set by U.S. Department of State regulations. You will need to provide your TOEFL or IELTS scores if you have taken one of these exams in the last 2 years. If you [...]
If you have any questions, that were not answered here, email riss-info@andrew.cmu.edu.
You will receive an email from the Robotics Institute after you accept your offer. This email will contain instructions on how to begin the immigration process.
As part of the J-1 intern status, this internship must fulfill a part of your degree program. Otherwise you may not qualify for a J-1 Intern visa according to U.S. Department of State regulations.
You will need to fill out the paperwork for the J-1 if you complete your undergraduate degree before departing your home country for the US. However, we recommend that you contact us to discuss before sending your documents to start [...]
Most likely, if you are in your 4th or 5th year, you are considered a master’s-level student and should fill out the standard J visa paperwork, not the J-1 intern paperwork (http://www.ri.cmu.edu/ripublic/J1Details.html). If you are in your 2nd or 3rd [...]
Due to the high volume of J-1 visa requests the 75 days allows for requests to be processed on time. Only J-1 Interns (not J-1 short or long-term scholars) can send scans of original documents, but must keep the original [...]