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2013 J1 Student Program Info

Welcome J1 Students

Download the 2013 Summer J1 Guide (.pdf)

Download the 2013 J1 Guidelines for Employers (.pdf)

Welcome to New York and The Emerald Isle Immigration Center!

We hope your stay will be safe and enjoyable. We have compiled this information booklet for your stay here in New York City. This has been compiled in response to the questions we are asked on a daily basis. If this is your first trip the enclosed package may be of some help to you.

Our package includes information on the J1 Program, accommodation, transportation, as well as many useful numbers and websites for you to use. Please note that the information included herein is provided for informational purposes only. It is not an exhaustive list, nor does inclusion in this package imply any type of endorsement of the services provided by the EIIC.

Please let this informational booklet be a useful guide for your stay. If you need more information, which is not currently contained in the attached, please feel free to call or drop into one of our centers nearest you.

Best of Luck and enjoy your stay!
The Emerald Isle Immigration Staff

At this time we especially seek job offers for the available J1 Student visitors who are fully entitled to legally work in USA for the 3 months of their visa. They are well educated and willing to work hard to pay their way through college back in Ireland.

Press Release: Tánaiste Welcomes US Immigration Legislation As Good News for Irish in the US

Tánaiste Welcomes US Immigration Legislation As Good News for Irish in the US

The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade, Eamon Gilmore T.D. , has welcomed the publication of a draft Bill for reform of the US immigration system.

The legislation – which was drafted over several months by a bi-partisan group of eight US Senators – includes provisions that would help resolve the plight of thousands of undocumented Irish people who are living illegally in the US.

It also provides for future flows of legal migration between Ireland and the US.

Welcoming the draft legislation, the Tánaiste said:“This Bill is a very positive development which, if adopted, would help to end the great hardship and uncertainty faced by undocumented Irish in the US and their families here in Ireland.

The inclusion of a new provision to allow several thousand Irish citizens to legally avail of employment opportunities in the US every year is also particularly welcome.

Both of these issues have been a key focus of my ongoing engagement with political leaders in the US, particularly during my visit to Washington D.C. over St. Patrick’s Day when I discussed them with Ireland’s key friends on Capitol Hill and in the Administration.

I am conscious that the overall issues involved are complex and sensitive ones within the US political system and that much further debate is likely to be required before the final shape of any overall legislation becomes clear.

I would like at this stage to express on behalf of the Government our deepest appreciation to the bi-partisan group of US Senators who have spearheaded this historic initiative. The Government will continue to liaise closely with them and other key stakeholders in Congress and throughout the Irish-American community.

This draft Senate Bill is another significant step towards an ultimate outcome that has been long-sought by generations of Irish migrants to the US and their families”.

Press Office
17 April 2013

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