Step 06 · Travel
After work ends: the 30-day grace period, travel and going home
Your program end date starts a clock. What you may do in the days after it, what ends your status early, and the rules that follow you home.
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After the J-1 Summer Work and Travel Program: Status, Leaving and Taxes
What happens when your J-1 Summer Work and Travel program ends: the 30 days, changing status, overstay penalties, leaving, your W-2 and filing taxes from home.
J-1 Summer Work and Travel 30-Day Grace Period: What You Can and Cannot Do
After your DS-2019 end date you get 30 days to travel and leave the US. See what is allowed, what is not (no work), and what ends the grace period early.
J-1 Two-Year Home Residency Rule (212(e)): Who Is Subject and How to Check
The two-year home-country rule applies to some J-1 holders. See the three triggers, what it blocks, how to find out if it applies to you and how a waiver works.
Leaving the US on a J-1 Summer Work and Travel Visa: Travel and Re-entry Rules
Can you leave the US during your J-1 program and come back? The travel signature, expired-visa rules, Canada and Mexico trips and what ends your re-entry.
Traveling in the US on a J-1 Work and Travel Visa: ID, Documents and Park Passes
Fly, ride and visit national parks during your J-1 season: what ID TSA accepts, which papers to carry, park pass costs for nonresidents, and trip limits.