If your appointment/offer of employment is subject to obtaining a visa and Carnegie has agreed to sponsor you under our Research Scholar program, please fill out the following application and email it to Kathi Bump.

Once your application has been received and reviewed it will be transmitted to the Responsible Officer of the Carnegie Institution visa program in Washington, DC. If the Responsible Officer has no questions the information will be entered into the State Department SEVIS database program and a hard copy DS 2019 form will be printed and sent to you via air courier (DHL, Airborne, UPS). This process, from the time your application is received for initial review to when the printed DS 2019 is sent to you takes approximately 5 days.

Once you receive your DS 2019 you should contact the consulate/embassy responsible for issuing visas for your area for your personal interview. Attached are some informational files that may help you with the process.

You can find a link to the Consulate/Embassy in your specific area. This link will also provide information on documentation you must bring for your Visa interview and other useful information to deal with the Embassy/Consulate.

Please be advised that your DS 2019 will be cancelled by the State Department if you have not arrived in the United States within 30 days of the start date listed on the form. If your DS 2019 is cancelled you will not be allowed admittance into the U.S. even though you have a visa in your passport. PLEASE CONTACT KATHI BUMP IF THERE WILL BE MORE THAN A 30 DAY DELAY BEYOND THE START DATE (listed in Box 3.-Form Covers Period) BEFORE YOU PLAN TO ENTER THE US TO BEGIN YOUR APPOINTMENT.