J1 Work and Travel

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What is it?

The J1 Work and Travel is a cultural exchange programme that allows college and university students who are enrolled as full time students to go to the the USA to share their culture and ideas through temporary work and travel opportunities.

Summer Work and Travel Students must be: 

• Sufficiently proficient in English to successfully interact in an English speaking environment;
• College and University students enrolled in and actively pursuing a degree or other full-time course of study at an accredited classroom based, tertiary educational institution outside the United States;
• Have successfully completed at least one semester or equivalent of tertiary academic study; and
• Pre-placed in a job prior to entry unless from a visa waiver country.