| Visa Processing Times Page has been updated |
Announcement Date: October 27, 2016 |
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| USAID Exchange Visitor Visa Compliance, TraiNet/VCS and ADS Training - New Dates Announced |
Announcement Date: October 12, 2016 |
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| Renewal and Transition to GeoBlue - November 1, 2016 |
Announcement Date: October 4, 2016 |
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FY 15 IAWG Data Entry
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| USAID Exchange Visitor Visa Compliance, TraiNet/VCS and ADS Training - New Dates Announced
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Announcement Date: April 19, 2016 |
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New Form AID 252-2 AID 252-2, Exemption of Requirement to Use USAID-Sponsored J-1 Visa
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The Agency's Participant Training & Exchanges Team (E3/ED/PT&E;) is pleased to notify USAID Mission
and Washington staff that form AID 252-2, Exemption of Requirement to Use USAID-Sponsored J-1 Visa,
was recently revised and is available on the USAID Forms page.
In accordance with ADS 252, USAID staff are required to use the AID 252-2 form to except foreign
nationals, who are participating in U.S.-based USAID-sponsored activities, from the Agency requirement
to use a USAID-Sponsored J-1 visa.
The form has been revised to clarify its use to except the Agency requirement for "USAID-Sponsored" J-1 visas,
specifically. The form also includes other enhanced text and formatting features.
The new AID 252-2 form, dated November 2015, replaces the previous version of the form which was numbered AID 522-5
and dated June 2009. Mission and Washington staff should destroy copies of the previous form and begin using the
revised form going forward for new programs.
AID 252-2, Exemption of Requirement to Use USAID-Sponsored J-1 Visa
Any questions concerning this Notice may be directed to Jeffrey Shahan, E3/ED, (202) 567-4061, jshahan@usaid.gov
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Announcement Date: January 18, 2016 |
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Last Call to Finalize FY 14 Data in Trainet
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Last call to finalize the TraiNet data for FY 14, as we will be processing the FY 14 data beginning of September. Please review the notes below and update all FY 14 as needed by August 31, 2015.
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Announcement Date: August 13, 2015 |
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Establishment of New Email Address for all email communications regarding Exchange Visitor (EV) Individual
Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN)
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USAID's Participant Training Team (E3/ED/PT) would like to announce the establishment of a new email
address,
USAIDITIN@RIVERAINC.COM, for all email communications
regarding Exchange Visitor (EV) Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN).
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Announcement Date: October 7, 2014 |
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Issuance of Partially Revised ADS Chapter 253, Visa Compliance for Exchange Visitors
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This notice announces the partial revision of ADS
Chapter 253, Participant Training and Exchanges for
Capacity Development. This chapter has been revised to update the policy directives and required
procedures for the design and implementation of Participant Training programs, including Exchanges, for
foreign nationals that are financed, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by USAID. Foreign
nationals, who are selected by the Agency to engage in Participant Training programs, including
Exchanges, are considered Participants.
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Announcement Date: October 6, 2014 |
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Issuance of Partially Revised ADS Chapter 252, Visa Compliance for Exchange Visitors
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This notice announces the partial revision of ADS
Chapter
252, Visa Compliance for Exchange Visitors. This chapter has been revised to update the policy
directives and required procedures related to visa
compliance for foreign nationals who are traveling to the United States for any purpose, including
invitational travel and participant training, and are financed (either program or administrative costs),
in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by USAID.
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Announcement Date: August 27, 2014 |
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State Alumni Website - Please Encourage your Participant Trainees to Join
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This is in follow-up to previous emails regarding the State Department's Participant Training and
Exchange Visitor Alumni website found at
https://alumni.state.gov. This website is where past and present U.S. government-sponsored
participant trainees and exchange visitors find tools to advance their
communities and our world. USAID's involvement with the State Alumni website started in November of
2011. To date, several thousand USAID-funded participants have joined. Use of this website is not
mandatory, but it is strongly encouraged.
Please encourage your USAID-funded participant trainees and exchange visitors to join and register at
the State Alumni website. If you have any questions, please contact
Jeff Shahan.
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Announcement Date: July 3, 2014 |
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2014 Hurricane Season
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With the approach of the first named hurricane of the 2014 season, all implementers
are reminded that they need to make sure participants in the areas that will be affected during
various storms are knowledgeable about safety procedures and evacuation routes and have the
implementer's emergency contact numbers. This is especially important for implementers who are not
located near the participants' training sites.
Questions related to this notice may be directed to Linda Walker
or Jeff Shahan.
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Announcement Date: July 2, 2014 |
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| Submission of files from TraiNet to VCS to obtain DS 2019 form for U.S.-based
programs
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Announcement Date: March 6, 2014 |
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The USAID Exchanges and Participant Training team (AID/E3/ED/HEWT) has re-issued Form AID 1381-6,
Conditions of Sponsorship for U.S.-Based
Activities (see ADS
252.3.6), to make the form fully applicable to all U.S.-based activities, regardless of the
USAID-sponsored traveler's
visa type. This agreement between USAID and the sponsored traveler continues to fully reference the
Exchange Visitor J-1 visa, as appropriate,
but is now also applicable to travelers who have received an exception to USAID's policy regarding
use of the J-1 visa
(see ADS 252.3.1).
Form AID 1381-6 (USAID Internal / External)
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Announcement Date: December 23, 2013 |
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USAID's Exchanges and Participant Training Team (E3/ED/HEWT) would like to announce the
establishment of a new purpose-specific
email address, ITIN@USAID.GOV, for all email communications
regarding Exchange Visitor (EV) Individual Taxpayer
Identification Numbers (ITIN). This purpose-specific USAID email account has been established to
help improve and streamline our processing of
W-7 submission requests. All emails regarding EV ITINs are now to be sent to ITIN@USAID.GOV.
Please find USAID Interim Agency Guidance Related to Exchange Visitor U.S. Taxes, revised to
incorporate the new ITIN email address, linked
below for your reference. Any questions concerning this notice may be directed to Jeffrey Shahan,
AID/E3/ED/HEWT, at jshahan@usaid.gov.
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Announcement Date: December 16, 2013 |
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| U.S.-bound participant data entry issues |
Announcement Date: September 20, 2013 |
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| NOTICE: Updated Allowance Rates for Long-Term Programs (6 months or longer) |
Announcement Date: May 23, 2013 |
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| Participant Training Data Entry and Documentation |
Announcement Date: May 7, 2013 |
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| Participant Training Practitioner's Manual Published January 2012 |
Announcement Date: January 19, 2012 |
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| Please encourage your U.S.-bound participants to register for membership in USAID's
alumni website
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Announcement Date: December 18, 2012 |
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