The Work Visa For Students
The J1 visa is used for many purposes including;
- High School Exchange Programs
- Work and Travel Programs (WAT) for College Students (this is a strict requirement)
- Au Pair
- Camp USA Programs
- Internship or Trainee Programs
- Some Government and Academic Programs
In other words it is a very versatile visa designed for many practical purposes as far as the US is concerned.
The Work and Travel program is designed for current University/College students in their respective long holidays (so usually their Summer) to visit and be able to work in the US for up to 4 months. The period of the visa is usually determined by a combination of how long their work period is and how long the local US Consulate/Embassy is willing to give them.
Obviously depending on which part of the world you come from this means you may be in the US in Winter (South America and Africa), Spring (SE Asia) and Summer (Europe, China, India, Middle East) depending on when your long holidays are at your University or College.
Officially the Work and Travel program requires you to have setup a job with a US employer which has then been approved by a State Department approved sponsor organization. So unlike the regular working visas like H1B, E3, etc., where your employer directly sponsors your visa, here it these designated organizations that are your sponsor and responsible for ensuring you meet requirements on the State Department's behalf.
For J1 Work and Travel there are currently 71 approved sponsors listed on the State Department's website including CIEE, Intrax and InterExchage among others.
As I mentioned you need to have organized a job prior to coming to the US. However this requirement is loosely administered for some nations and vigorously for others under the general unofficial guise of students of certain countries being a greater risk to stay longer than their visa allows.
So some students look at this program as mainly just an extended holiday with the ability to work. Where as others work a lot, travel very little, in the hope when then transfer money back home they will gain a lot from a strong US Dollar. As I said the earlier option is officially disallowed and can have your sponsor organization cancel your visa making you illegal in the country, but it administered loosely depending on where you are from.
CJ provides great information for J-1 Visa Work & Travel students so they can enjoy their Summer vacation living and working in the USA.
- High School Exchange Programs
- Work and Travel Programs (WAT) for College Students (this is a strict requirement)
- Au Pair
- Camp USA Programs
- Internship or Trainee Programs
- Some Government and Academic Programs
In other words it is a very versatile visa designed for many practical purposes as far as the US is concerned.
The Work and Travel program is designed for current University/College students in their respective long holidays (so usually their Summer) to visit and be able to work in the US for up to 4 months. The period of the visa is usually determined by a combination of how long their work period is and how long the local US Consulate/Embassy is willing to give them.
Obviously depending on which part of the world you come from this means you may be in the US in Winter (South America and Africa), Spring (SE Asia) and Summer (Europe, China, India, Middle East) depending on when your long holidays are at your University or College.
Officially the Work and Travel program requires you to have setup a job with a US employer which has then been approved by a State Department approved sponsor organization. So unlike the regular working visas like H1B, E3, etc., where your employer directly sponsors your visa, here it these designated organizations that are your sponsor and responsible for ensuring you meet requirements on the State Department's behalf.
For J1 Work and Travel there are currently 71 approved sponsors listed on the State Department's website including CIEE, Intrax and InterExchage among others.
As I mentioned you need to have organized a job prior to coming to the US. However this requirement is loosely administered for some nations and vigorously for others under the general unofficial guise of students of certain countries being a greater risk to stay longer than their visa allows.
So some students look at this program as mainly just an extended holiday with the ability to work. Where as others work a lot, travel very little, in the hope when then transfer money back home they will gain a lot from a strong US Dollar. As I said the earlier option is officially disallowed and can have your sponsor organization cancel your visa making you illegal in the country, but it administered loosely depending on where you are from.
CJ provides great information for J-1 Visa Work & Travel students so they can enjoy their Summer vacation living and working in the USA.
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