Work/Travel in USA

  United States

Austin

Length of Position: maximum 4 months

Description: Do something interesting this summer: get a paid job, travel around the USA, improve your English, make friends and have fun!

The J-1 Work/Travel program allows you to spend up to four months working in the USA during your school's Summer break with an additional month to explore the country on your own or with your friends.

Highlights: What you get:

-Guaranteed work placement secured prior to arrival
-An hourly wage of at least $7 an hour
-Paperwork coordination: J-1 Visa documentation. Alliance Abroad Group is a designated "Sponsor" by the U.S. Department of State for the Work and Travel program
-Health/Travel insurance
-Pre-departure orientation in your country and orientation in the USA or orientation in your country
-Airport pick up (you should arrive in the designated airport only on prescheduled date for group orientation)
-Housing assistance
-24 hours a day/7 days a week personal support
-Detailed participant handbook that contains all information relative to the program
-An emergency assistance telephone number
-A month to travel in the USA after completion of your job
-Access to tax refund services that will assist you in filing your taxes and help you in reclaiming any portion of the taxes paid in the U.S. that are due to you. (optional)

Qualifications: -From 18 to 28 years old
-At least an intermediate level of English
-Full-time university student at an institution in your native country (not in final year of studies - proof required)

Experience Required: no

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone Interview
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Resume
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

AIDE (The Association of International Development & Exchange)'s Mission Statement: Through education and the exchange of ideas and people across borders, AIDE will build a worldwide community of global citizens who will be part of an ongoing intercultural conversation. AIDE will be a catalyst for change in the world by building bridges between individuals from diverse cultures.

Year Founded: 1992