CFR > Title 22 - Foreign Relations > CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE > SUBCHAPTER G—PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND EXCHANGES (parts 61 to 67) > PART 62—EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM > SUBPART A—General Provisions (§62.1 to §62.17) > 62.3—Sponsor eligibility.

62.3—Sponsor eligibility.

(a) Entities eligible to apply for designation as a sponsor of an exchange visitor program are:
(1) United States local, state and federal government agencies;
(2) International agencies or organizations of which the United States is a member and which have an office in the United States; or
(3) Reputable organizations which are “citizens of the United States,” as that term is defined in § 62.2.
(b) To be eligible for designation as a sponsor, an entity is required to:
(1) Demonstrate, to the Department of State's satisfaction, its ability to comply and remain in continual compliance with all provisions of part 62; and
(2) Meet at all times its financial obligations and responsibilities attendant to successful sponsorship of its exchange program.