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Home > The Exchange Visitor Program

We are pleased to welcome you to the Exchange Visitor Program! Thank you for your interest. We hope that the information included on our website will enhance your experience with the Exchange Visitor Program. The Department of State is always interested in any issue relating to the Exchange Visitor Program and in the impressions of the general public who come in contact with program sponsors and exchange visitors. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have further questions or would like to make comments.

The Exchange Visitor Program is carried out pursuant to the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended. The Act promotes mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries through educational and cultural exchanges.

Sponsors and exchange visitors are required to comply with the Exchange Visitor Program regulations. For a successful Program, it is essential to become familiar with the governing regulations. This home page and the pages it links should be viewed as a resource; they are not intended as a replacement or substitution for the Exchange Visitor Program regulations, 22 CFR Part 62.

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