The J program normally restricts the Professor or Researcher to employment with the sponsoring UNLV department. To enable short-term consultations and/or lectures away from UNLV, the following criteria have been set by the United States Information Agency in section 514.20(g) of the USIA Regulations:

Such lectures and consultations must be incidental to the exchange visitor's primary stated activities (as indicated on the DS-2019):

- they must be directly related to the objectives of the Exchange Visitor's program;

- they must be incidental to the primary Program activities of the Exchange Visitor;

- they may not delay the visitor's Program completion date
Procedures for obtaining authorization:

The Exchange Visitor shall present to the Responsible Officer the following:

- A letter from the prospective employer setting forth:
The terms and conditions of the offer - including the duration; number of hours; field or subject; amount of compensation; and description of the activity

- A letter from the visitor's Department Chair/Director recommending such activity, and explaining how it would enhance the exchange visitor's program.

PLEASE NOTE: The J visitor for teaching or research may not be employed in any but an academic capacity. This category may not hold a staff position, and must be paid from academic funding.

Once the above letters are presented to the J Program Responsible Officer, the authorization will be given in writing (provided the criteria are met) after the authorization has been granted, only then may the employment commence.