If you are a work and travel participant who participated in the program before, and you wonder if your previous J1 visa can be used again and you want to get the answer to this question, let’s look in detail.
First of all, the J1 visa type is a special type of visa and is only used in Summer Work and Travel and other work permit internship programs. This type of visa is issued based on the employment dates on your DS document. If we talk about Work and Travel, your visa is issued for four months because you do not have a work permit for more than four months, in addition to your visa period, the government gives you a period to leave the country for one more month, and this is called the grace period. This period is also known as travel time among students.
Since your visa type is a special type of visa, it is not issued for a long time like tourist visa and other categories, and is not open for reuse. The J1 visa is a type of visa that you can use only during your participation in the program and you do not have the opportunity to extend or reuse the previously issued visa when intended to re-join.
If you decide to re-join the program, you must re-register for work and travel with the overseas education agency you work with, and apply for a new J1 visa by paying the visa appointment fee again.