Who We Partner With
Pathways Global works with a range of U.S. and international organizations — from host companies and overseas partners to legal counsel and ecosystem builders. Each relationship is built around a shared commitment to meaningful professional training and cultural exchange.
For startups, emerging companies, and mid-market organizations.
Startups, emerging companies, and mid-market organizations shouldn't need an immigration department to host an exchange visitor. Pathways manages the sponsorship, Training Plan development, and compliance — so your team can focus on delivering a quality training experience without the administrative overhead.
Tell us about your training opportunity
An introductory call to understand your organization and the type of training experience you can offer an exchange visitor. We'll discuss program fit, timeline, and the DS-7002 Training Plan structure.
Participant connection
Where Pathways matching services are available, we work to identify a participant whose background and learning goals align with your training program. In some cases, participants come through an international partner. Placement services are not guaranteed for all programs.
Pathways handles all compliance
DS-7002 Training Plan development, DS-2019 issuance, SEVIS reporting, cultural activity components, and 24/7 emergency contact — fully managed for the life of the program. J-1 processing is through the U.S. Department of State, not USCIS — typically weeks, not months.
Build your global connections
Exchange visitors who complete their program return home with U.S. training experience. Hosts who invest in training international talent often gain lasting professional connections in the visitor's home market.
Matching where available
Where Pathways has matching capabilities, we work to identify participants whose background aligns with your training program. Note that matching services are not available for all programs — some participants come through international partner organizations.
Zero immigration overhead
Pathways is the J-1 sponsor with a pending DOS designation. We draft the training plan, issue the DS-2019, file all SEVIS reports, and manage every compliance requirement. Your legal exposure stays minimal.
Training-focused programs
Every J-1 program is grounded in a formal DS-7002 Training Plan with defined learning objectives, structured supervision, and cultural activity components. The focus is on the participant's training and development — not filling a role.
One dedicated contact, always
One Pathways team member who knows your organization from day one to program completion. Not a ticket queue. Not a chatbot. A person.
Cultural exchange built in
Every participant receives cultural activity components built into each training plan and orientation programming — satisfying DOS requirements and creating a cross-cultural experience alongside the professional training.
Open new paths for your candidates.
Pathways works with international organizations that connect qualified professionals and students with J-1 programs in the United States. We provide the J-1 sponsor with a pending DOS designationship, compliance infrastructure, and program support so your candidates can pursue structured professional training and cultural exchange in the U.S.
Sign a cooperating organization agreement
A formal agreement establishing the referral relationship, responsibilities, and communication protocols. Simple and fast to formalize.
Introduce qualified candidates
You connect candidates who meet intern or trainee eligibility to Pathways. We handle screening, matching, DS-7002 development, DS-2019 issuance, and all ongoing DOS compliance.
Your candidates succeed — so do you
We share placement outcomes with your organization — industries, roles, and post-program career data. A track record you can use to grow your program and demonstrate impact to your stakeholders.
You introduce. Pathways sponsors.
Your organization doesn't need DOS designation or U.S. legal infrastructure. Pathways is the designated sponsor — we carry the regulatory relationship with the Department of State.
Seven occupational categories
We sponsor programs across seven occupational categories within our Intern and Trainee designations — technology and engineering, business and finance, hospitality, arts and culture, education, media, and public administration. Whatever your candidates' background, there's a qualifying pathway.
Genuine cultural exchange for your candidates
Every Pathways participant receives structured cultural programming alongside professional training — giving your candidates an experience they carry home as a lasting professional and personal asset.
A compliant J-1 pathway for your clients.
Pathways is a J-1 sponsor (designation application under review) for intern and trainee programs. We work directly with immigration attorneys whose clients need a credible, well-documented sponsorship partner — handling all program administration so you can focus on your client relationship.
What Pathways handles
Once we receive the completed host organization and participant information from you or your client:
- →DS-7002 Training Plan drafting and finalization
- →DS-2019 Certificate of Eligibility issuance
- →SEVIS record creation and registration fee processing
- →Pre-arrival cultural orientation and exchange briefing
- →Ongoing SEVIS reporting for program duration
- →Mid-program and final-program evaluations (required by DOS)
- →Program completion documentation
- →Emergency contact and incident response
- →Program completion documentation
One partnership. Every portfolio company wins.
Sign one agreement with Pathways and your entire portfolio gets access to J-1 placements — without each company navigating immigration independently. We brief your incoming portfolio class, companies opt in when they want to host a participant — and we handle everything from there.
Choose your partnership model
Two options: become a Pathways Infrastructure Partner — a formal arrangement where Pathways serves as the preferred J-1 sponsor for your entire portfolio, with a standing agreement and priority access. Or use Pathways on an as-needed basis for individual companies in your network that want to host an exchange visitor on an occasional basis. No minimums required for either model.
We brief your portfolio class
We present to your incoming cohort — what the J-1 program is, what roles qualify, what it costs, and how to use it. No immigration expertise required from your team.
Companies opt in when ready
No commitment from any company unless there's a genuine fit. When they're ready, they contact us directly. You made the introduction; we handle everything else.
No headcount commitment required
Portfolio companies opt in situationally — no minimums, no exclusivity, no obligation if there's no fit in a given cycle.
We carry the compliance responsibility
Pathways is the designated sponsor. Your companies get the talent; we maintain the DOS relationship and all regulatory reporting.
A global talent partner for your portfolio
International talent is often a startup's first foothold in a foreign market. A Pathways participant who knows your portfolio company's product is a strategic asset when you're ready to expand.
Value-add for your ecosystem
Most accelerators offer mentors, office hours, and investor intros. Pathways gives you something rare: a legitimate international talent channel for early-stage companies that can't afford in-house immigration counsel.
Your graduates are ready. Pathways opens the path.
Pathways co-brands an exchange pathway with your institution — your graduates gain structured U.S. professional experience, your program gains documented placement outcomes you can publish. The partnership moves at startup speed — weeks, not months.
Co-design the pathway
We work with your team to define the graduate profile, eligibility criteria, and co-branded program name. If your graduates already have host organizations in mind, we can work directly with those organizations on the Training Plan and sponsorship. Weeks to formalize, not months.
You refer, we vet and sponsor
You refer eligible graduates to Pathways. We review eligibility, develop the DS-7002 Training Plan with the host organization, issue the DS-2019, and manage all DOS compliance. If Pathways has a matching opportunity available, we'll let you know.
Your graduates experience the U.S.
Graduates train with their U.S. host organizations under a structured J-1 program with cultural exchange components built in. They join the Pathways alumni community on completion.
U.S. placement as your differentiator
A documented path to U.S. professional experience is one of the most powerful enrollment tools in international training. Your competitors offer certificates. You offer a career pathway.
No bureaucratic partnership process
We are not a university. A partnership conversation with Pathways moves fast — a framework agreement in weeks, not 18 months.
Co-branded, not subordinated
Your graduates become [Your Program] × Pathways Global participants — your institution's brand travels with them through the U.S. experience and into our alumni network.
