Work and travel

INFORMATION ABOUT WORK AND TRAVEL PROGRAM

"Work and Travel" is a cultural inter exchange program meant to reach your educational goals through international cultural contacts. The students are involved in everyday life of the host country through temporary work opportunities.

At the end of the program, the students come back home and they share their American experience with their family and friends. This encourages the American citizens to participate at intercultural and educational programs.

J1 cultural exchange visa program permits foreign university students to work legally in the US during their summer holidays for 3.5-4 months. They will have the same rights as any local employee.

INFOAMERICA job offer, through Work and Travel programs, is present almost in all states of US such as: New York, California, Nevada ( Las Vegas), Hawaii, Montana, Utah,Wisconsin, Virginia,Massachusetts ( Boston), Vermont, Wyoming, Arizona( Grand Canyon), Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Michigan, Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Pannsylvannia, Kentucky, New Jersey, Maryland, Illinois ( Chicago), and the special offer of Work and Travel program is Hawaii, California si Las Vegas (crew productions and crew service , server, retail and hostess) at the same price with the other offers. Attention: the offer for Hawaii is limited!!!!

You can work in different fields like hotels ( clerk, front desk, kitchen, office assistant) , resorts ( server, busser, housekeeping, laundry attendant), golf ( golf service attendant, beverage cart server, retail clerk, bellman, front desk/office clerk), restaurant ( server, host, busser), office work( Retail Associate, office assistant) ,theme parks ( crew member), national park (lifeguard,pool attendant, resort worker) , supermarket ( grocery clerk, ice cream sales, cashier), moving companies ( packer, professional mover) and you'll find much more jobs and information at our headquartes.

You can be paid with 7.25$- 14$/ hour, overtime 1.5*rate after 40 hours/week.

If you've been in the USA before and would like to work there again, or if you have a friend who can secure a valid job offer for you or if you contact an American employer directly, you qualify for the SELF-PLACED option, which is more conveniant for you, less expensive. All you have to do is to submit this job offer to us at least 28 days prior to DS2019 start date. Note: according to US legislation, participants cannot work as domestic help (housekeepers, etc.) in American homes. Nor can they work in positions that require them to invest their own money for inventory, such as door-to-door sales. Participants cannot work in jobs that require them to provide patient care.

You can have a second job time permitting and thus you can make more money!

Conditions:

Full time students in intermediate years at an accredited university.

YOU CAN ALSO APPLY IF YOU ARE A FRESHMAN.

SENIOR STUDENTS CAN APPLY IF THEY SHOW A FORMAL ACADEMIC LETTER STATING THAT THEY ARE PRE-ENROLLED IN A MASTER DEGREE.

age between 18 and 29 years old
medium English

Documents for J1 WT:

J1 WT online application (full program, Self-placed)
CV in English, printed and in electronic format
1 copy of your passport (the passport has to be valid at least 6 months after the visa expires)
1 passport-type photo
a copy of your ID
your student card+a copy of your student card (with all your grades written and signed)
university letter that you are a full time student
police record
medical release
a letter form the passport department stating that you have no interdiction to enter the USA
copy of your work record or a signed form if you never had one

Embassy documents:

DS 2019 form
I 901 form (Sevis tax)
DS160 form (can be filled in online at our office, if you make an appointment)
valid passport (old passports too if the case)
student card (must include all your grades signed by the teachers)
university letter that you are a full time student
academic transcript, in stamped envelope
1 5X5 photo (USA visa type)
140 USD (Embassy fee) which you can pay at any Agro Ind Bank office

Cost

Self Arranged - 680$

Cost includes:

pre-interview
orientation and interviews with our American partners
documents processing to get the DS2019 form
assistance in filing for the Embassy interview
assistance in purchasing your plane ticket and your medical insurance
checking on your private job offers
airport pickup for groups made of 15 pers or more (departure announced at least 2 weeks in advance)
1 day orientation and accommodation in the USA
information and documents necessary during your stay in the USA: Social Security card, taxes, banks
assistance over the whole period covered by the program

Regular Placement - 780 $

Cost includes:

pre-interview
orientation and interviews with our American partners
documents processing to get the DS2019 form
assistance in filing for the Embassy interview
assistance in purchasing your plane ticket and your medical insurance
providing a valid job offer
airport pickup for groups made of 15 pers or more (departure announced at least 2 weeks in advance)
1 day orientation and accommodation in the USA
information and documents necessary during your stay in the USA: Social Security card, taxes, banks
assistance during the whole period covered by the program

* Costs do not include medical insurance (120$ for regular placement; 50$ for self-placed), Embassy fee (140$), plane ticket, SEVIS tax (35$).

PROMO

50$ off for any SECOND TIMER STUDENT, irrespective of the intermediary company!
Bring a friend in the program and get 30$ off. You can go in the USA for free! It's up to you!

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