J-1

For students receiving government funding or attending Brown as part of an exchange program.

F-1

The most common immigration status.

In order to obtain F-1/J-1 student status and attend an academic program, newly admitted students must first be issued an initial immigration document (F-1 = I-20 & J-1 = DS-2019) from Brown University. The process for obtaining an immigration document from Brown depends on a student's educational level.