Office of Visa & Immigration Service AdvisingVisa Categories
F-1 Student Visa
This is the most common visa for international students; approximately 85 percent of ODU's international students have this status.
J-1 Student Visa
J-1 Student visa holders are at Old Dominion University via an exchange agreement or similar arrangement with a variety of agencies.
H-1B Visa
This nonimmigrant visa status may be used to employ an individual in a professional position at Old Dominion University.
J Scholar Visa
Old Dominion University hosts many international visitors each year as researchers and faculty via this program.
J-1 Student Interns
The J-1 Student Intern category--different from the J-1 Student and the J-1 Scholar categories--was created by the Department of State in order to provide students from other countries the opportunity to participate in an internship abroad while studying at a degree-seeking post-secondary accredited institution that fulfills the student's educational objective in his/her home country.