Hi, I've been interning at the World Bank from mid-May until Aug. 30. I am on a J-1 visa (graduate student on scholarship) and as far as I know, I am only allowed to work legally for four months but I am needed for 50 more days as they are short-staffed. Can I accept the extension or do I need to change my visa status to G (thus needing to return to my home country for the visa change) or can I still work with this J-1 visa?

pubpolgrad
washington dc