Employment Opportunities Off-Campus or in Other UW Departments

J-1 Exchange Visitors in the “professor,” “research scholar” and “short-term scholar” categories may receive compensation for the employment stated in item 5 of the DS-2019. Additionally, occasional lectures or short-term consultations that involve wages or other remuneration may be authorized by ISS on a case-by-case basis. The occasional lectures or consultations must be authorized in advance and in writing. The activity must be directly related to the objectives of the Exchange Visitor's program, be incidental to the Exchange Visitor's primary program activities, and not delay the completion date of the program.

To request authorization to engage in occasional lectures or short-term consultations involving wages or other remuneration, the Exchange Visitor must present to ISS:

• A letter from the representative of the institution, agency, employer or department where the services will be performed, setting forth the terms and conditions of the offer to lecture or consult, including the duration, number of hours, field or subject, amount of compensation, and description of the activity.
• A letter from the Exchange Visitor's primary academic department recommending the activity and explaining how it would enhance the Exchange Visitor's program.

ISS reviews the letters and makes a written determination that the activity is warranted and that it will not interrupt the Exchange Visitor's original objective. ISS will also document the new activity in SEVIS (a government database).