Incident Reporting

ISSS is required to report any “serious incident or controversy” involving a J-1 exchange visitor to the U.S. Department of State within one business day of learning about the incident. Exchange Visitors, faculty sponsors and HR Business Partners must report any incident that would trigger the reporting requirement by sending an email to isss@ucdenver.edu.

The Department of State defines a “serious incident or controversy” as “any situations that have or could endanger the health, safety, or welfare of an exchange visitor or otherwise could be expected to bring the Department of State, the Exchange Visitor Program, or the sponsor’s exchange visitor program into notoriety or disrepute.” Examples of qualifying incidents include, but are not limited to:

• The death, disappearance, or serious injury or illness of the exchange visitor
• Incidents involving the criminal justice system
• Sexually-related incidents or abuse
• Negative press involving the sponsor’s exchange visitor program
• Incidents where a foreign government has become involved
• Lost or stolen immigration documents
• Theft of intellectual property
• Violation of export controls (that is, export of sensitive technology or information)
• Other situations impacting exchange visitor safety