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DS-2019 Updates & Letter Requests

Please email your EVS advisor to request one of the changes outlined below. 

Extension Request

If you are unable to complete your degree requirements before the program end date printed on your Form DS-2019, you may request an extension. 

The request must be emailed to your advisor at least 30 days before the current program end date. If you have any J-2 dependents, their DS-2019s will automatically be extended at the same time. 

Extensions can be issued for up to 12 months at a time. If additional time is needed, another extension request may be submitted in the future. 

Eligibility 

  • You have maintained valid J-1 status. 
  • The extension is supported by compelling academic or medical reasons. 
  • The extension request cannot be submitted more than 90 days before the current program end date. 

Required Documents 

Reprint 

If your Form DS-2019 has been damaged, lost, or stolen, or if you need a new travel signature and no longer have space on your Form DS-2019, you may request a reprint. Any J-2 dependents will automatically receive a reprint at the same time.  

Update Financial Information 

If you gain or lose an assistantship or scholarship, or have any other change in funding, you must report this change to your EVS advisor. 

Required Documents 

  • Letter or other official document verifying change of funding 

Letter Request 

Exchange Visitor Services (EVS) can provide letters to verify J status, verify standard UF expenses, or to invite family members to the U.S. We can also provide a graduation-specific invitation. 

To request a letter, please email your information to evs@ufic.ufl.edu (allow 3-5 business days to process).