Section 2: Getting Your Role Approved
Internship Authorization - Getting Your Role Approved
You are not authorized to begin working until your internship has been approved by Rian and you have completed a DS-7002 (training plan). If you begin working without submitting a DS-7002 form and receiving approval from Rian, you will be in violation of your visa for beginning an internship illegally, and without authorization from your visa sponsor. This serious violation can result in your visa being ended.
Once you receive a job offer, please follow the steps below:
Step 1: Submit Job Description
The first step for getting your role approved is to submit a description of your role for us to verify it is aligned with your area of study and visa requirements (see list of requirements in Section 1). Please submit an update through the Job Update Form about your job offer with a detailed description of your role that clearly shows the connection between your role and area of study. You can submit this update by signing-in to your Job Update Form here and following the instructions below:
If you have previously submitted internship updates, the employers that you previously submitted updates for will be listed at the top of the update form and you will need to first provide the most recent update about those employers before adding your new update. If you have no update for the employer(s) listed, select “no progress/change” from the dropdown menu and use today's date. You cannot skip this step.
If your job offer is from a new employer that you have not previously submitted updates for, select “Yes” to the first question asking “Do you have any new internship prospects to submit updates for?” and add the information about the employer. Once you select “Received/Accepted Job Offer” as the most recent action step you took with the employer, the form will prompt you to add a description of your role
Step 2: Preliminary Approval & DS-7002 Instructions
After you submit the update, we will review your submission to verify if it is a fit for your area of study and visa requirements. If the position is preliminarily approved as a fit for your visa, we will send you detailed instructions for completing your DS-7002. Please note: your role will not be completely approved at this time and you will not be permitted to begin work until your DS-7002 is entirely complete, approved, and uploaded to your SEVIS record.
Step 3: Complete DS-7002
Complete a draft of your DS-7002 following the instructions emailed to you and send the completed draft to j1iwt@riancenter.org. Our team will review your draft and advise on if any corrections are required. Once your DS-7002 is entirely complete and no corrections are needed, we will sign and upload it to your SEVIS record and you will be notified that you can begin working.
Please note: You should let your employer know that you cannot begin working immediately and allow 5-7 days to complete the approval process outlined above when setting your proposed start date.