Every year USIT organises thousands of J1 work and travel programme visas for Irish students in full-time third-level education, which allows them to visit and work in the United States.

Thousands of Irish students participate in the J1 visa programme each year, which allows full-time third-level students to work and travel in the US. A number of students also travel to study abroad ...

The lawsuit claims that their legal status was "illegally" terminated. International students pursuing degrees at Michigan public universities sought relief from detention and deportation during a ...

IRISH students are being warned to be "cautious" when heading to the US on a J1 visa this summer over potential deportation risks. The Union of Students in Ireland has urged students over the ...

The Union of Students in Ireland is urging students to be "cautious" about the potential risks involved in "activism" while on a J1 visa in the United States this summer. "While activism is a ...

Students travelling to the US on J1 visas this summer have been urged to be “cautious and informed” about the potential risks involved in “activism” while there. The Union of Students in ...

Kobe gears up to host the Tokyo-based outfit. Matchweek 12 of the J1 League take us to the Misaki Park Stadium as Vissel Kobe and Kawasaki Frontale lock horns in a thrilling clash. Vissel Kobe’s ...

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The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is cautioning Irish students heading to the US on J1 visas this year as hundreds of student visas are being revoked in the US. USI is the national ...

You can check out at any time. More info Irish students travelling to the United States while on a J1 visa have been urged to consider the local “situation” and the “laws” regarding ...

In a statement, the Irish students representative body said it "strongly condemns any attempt to restrict the rights of Irish students on J1 visas to engage in activism, including support for the ...

The J1 visa is infamous for enabling Irish 21-year-olds to shortcut the American dream and get great jobs. Seriously, a friend of a friend came back from a J1 having got a job managing an airfield.