As your Exchange Visitor Program sponsor, we are responsible
for your well-being while you are in the U.S. We are here to
assist you should you have a sudden emergency such as serious
illness. At the same time, you are also welcome to contact us
regarding non-emergency issues.
Emergency
Please contact CHI at the 24-hour toll-free emergency phone
number, regarding emergency issues such as:
•
A life or death crisis such as critical injury or illness requiring
hospitalization
• If you are a victim of a violent
crime
• If you have been arrested
1-800-432-4643
As a reminder, the staff member on emergency phone duty is limited
to what type of emergency service can be provided since this
person may not necessarily be in our office depending on the
time of day of your call. Also, in general, only advice can
be given evenings and weekends, as many types of legal and financial
services are closed.
Non-Emergency
During regular business hours, please contact CHI regarding
non-emergency issues such as:
• Loss of DS-2019 form and / or I-94 card
• Loss of passport
•
Victim of theft or a non-violent crime (lost valuables, luggage)
• Employee / employer concerns
• General social security
and tax resource information
The CHI Main Office is open
Monday trough Friday
9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. PST (Pacific Standard Time)
You can contact us at:
1-800-432-4643
or by e-mail: chiwt@chinet.org
If noone is available at the time, please leave your full name
and phone number, so we return your call. |
