U.S. Information Agency: Waiver of Exchange Visitor Foreign Residence Requirement

Pursuant to a legislative request, GAO reviewed the 2-year foreign residence and waiver provisions of the exchange-visitor (J-visa) program administered by the U.S. Information Agency (USIA), focusing on: (1) the history of the foreign residence and waiver provisions: (2) the waiver application and review process; and (3) statistics on waivers requested and granted.