A J1 trainee visa allows foreign professionals to come to the United States to gain exposure to US culture and to receive training in US business practices in their chosen occupational field.

The trainee must have a degree or professional certificate from a foreign post-secondary academic institution and at least one year of prior related work experience in his or her occupational field outside the United States; or has five years of work experience outside the United States in the occupational field in which they are seeking training.

This Visa grants the spouse of the beneficiary a work permit, during the validity of the Visa.