• Step 1 - Read the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page on this website
  For an overview, read the CHF Teacher Exchange Page on our primary website: http://www.cordellhull.org/english/Teacher_Programs/J-1_Teacher_Exchange_Program.asp
• Step 2 - Complete the New Exchange Program Form.  Click here to access:
  New Exchange Program Application for School, District or State
  Be sure to fill out all information in the blanks. When finished, click on the SUBMIT button at the bottom of the page. You will then receive a draft agreement describing CHF working terms.
   
• Step 3 - Read and sign the draft CHF Memo of Agreement emailed to you, custom-tailored to your school, district, or state, outlining the working arrangements to establish a teacher exchange.
   

·         Step 4 - Email to CHF - pro@cordellhull.org - name(s) and email address(es) of new teachers to enable us to send our instruction email on how to apply.

·         Step 5 - TEACHERS
Ask teacher(s) to fill out a CHF Teacher Application Form.  Download here:
 CHF Teacher application
NOTE:  If a pop-up box appears, press Cancel or ESC. 
Teachers:  Save the file on your computer using your last name.  After completing the form, insert a digital photo and email to:  pro@cordellhull.org.

You must access the Cordell Hull Bio on our websites to answer the first essay question:
www.cordellhull.org - Click on "About Us - Cordell Hull Bio" or
www.cordellhull.net/CordellHullBio.htm

• Step 6 - TEACHERS
  Fill out a J-2 roster form for each J-2 teacher dependent (spouse or child only):
  
  J-2 Dependent Roster
  Teachers, please fill in the interactive form for all dependents (spouse or child only) who will accompany you to live in the U.S.  Then click the SUBMIT FORM button at the bottom of the form.  
   
• Step 7 - SCHOOL (simultaneously while teachers complete application procedures)
  Fill out a J-1 Teacher Roster form for each teacher:  Click here:  J-1 Teacher Roster
  
  Reminder to schools:  Do not ask teachers to fill out this form unless they are paid by the government in their country of origin.  Be sure to fill out all information in the blanks. Check all details before submitting.  When finished, click the submit button at the bottom of the page.
   
• Step 8 - School sends sponsorship fee to the Cordell Hull Foundation.  The invoice is included in the Memo of Agreement that was created and emailed to the new school in Step 3.  Following the spirit of the Fulbright Hayes Act, we do not allow teachers to pay the CHF sponsorship fee.
  
   
• Step 9 - After establishing a working relationship via a Memorandum of Agreement with the school, district or state department of education, and receiving the necessary paperwork, CHF then enters into the online SEVIS system pertinent information about the teacher from the roster form and sends J visa DS-2019 support forms and an instruction cover letter to the teacher directly.
   
• Step 10 - In order to obtain a J-1 visa stamp in the passport, the teacher must make an appointment for an interview with a consular officer at the American Embassy in the home country which can take from 1-4 weeks depending upon the country and, in emergency cases, may be expedited. See www.cordellhull.net/CHF1 for a list of American Embassy websites in various countries.  For the second and third years in  J-1 visa, it is not necessary for the teacher to request a J-1 visa stamp in the passport at an American Embassy if s/he does not leave the US.  Upon request by the school district, CHF will issue renewal DS-2019 forms for the second and third year J-1 visa terms.
   
• Step 11 - As of 2010, the American Embassy charges an “entrance” fee of $140 to process the visa, plus a separate SEVIS-901 fee of $180. The teacher checks the website of the American Embassy in his country to follow the specific procedures and to obtain any additional documents that may be required for non-immigrant visas.  The minimum document requirements for all J-1 exchange teachers are to complete the interactive DS-160 form and the SEVIS-901 form.  J-1 regulations state that the exchange teacher must be able to read and understand the process to obtain the J-1 visa stamp in the passport.
   
• Step 12 - Arrange for hotel and flight accommodations for teachers to attend the mandatory orientation for first-year teachers.
  
  Contact CHF office for locations, to be established when exact number of participants are known for each date.  You must make a reservation in advance to attend.  2010-2011 orientation schedule: