The Secondary School Student category of the Exchange Visitor Program (EVP) allows foreign secondary school students to study in the United States at accredited public or private secondary schools for an academic semester or an academic year while living with American host families or residing at accredited U.S. boarding schools. The Office of Private Sector Exchange offers the following office descriptions and information to assist sponsors of the Secondary School Student Program with the routing of questions, complaints, or incident reports. Office of Private Sector Exchange Designation The Office of Private Sector Exchange Designation deals specifically with the following:…
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Office of Private Sector Exchange Designation The Office of Private Sector Exchange Designation deals specifically with the following: Reviewing designation and re-designation applications Reviewing annual reports to acknowledge, assist, and to resolve sponsor’s issues or concerns to administer a successful program Assisting sponsors with J-visa related inquiries and regulatory interpretations; as well as responding to requests for change of category, extension, reinstatements, or permission to issue Providing daily outreach to assist sponsors and to evaluate the effectiveness of program categories Reviewing program requests: * Adding officials * Amendments * Form DS-2019 allotments and expansion requests * Other matters regarding program administration *…
By Alaa Mahmoud, J-1 Summer Work Travel Alumnus A version of this story was originally published on CIEE blog Hello everyone! I’m Alaa Mahmoud from Egypt. I’m currently enrolled as a fourth year medical student in Suez Canal University, Egypt. In 2006, I participated in the J-1 Summer Work Travel program and attended the Council on International Educational Exchange’s (CIEE) Civic Leadership Summit 2016 (CLS16). These experiences influenced me as a person and made me a change maker. After completing my J-1 program and participating in CLS16 where I had the privilege to meet 62 young leaders from all around…
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By Seema Tamang, Secondary School Student, Kathmandu, Nepal A version of this story was published on Rotary Voices Seema Tamang, the first rotary youth exchange student from Kathmandu Nepal talks to us about her high school exchange in the United States. Describe your home life in the United States. During the 2016-17 school year, I was thrilled to be the first outbound exchange student from Nepal. Being blind, I have to admit I was a bit scared at first, as home life in the United States was much different than in Nepal. In my host-family’s home I had my own…
By Eva Dolezalova, J-1 Short-Term Scholar from Czech Republic You can see my husband and me on our wedding day in the picture above. If you guess that we married in Las Vegas, you are right. We married in 2012 and since then we fell in love with the USA. The breathtaking view of Half Dome at sunset will always be imprinted on our hearts. We were just tourists at the time, but we knew that we wanted to come back and stay a little longer to experience more of the life and culture in America. A few years after,…
By Jody Mayo, Communications Manager, Alliance Abroad Group A version of this story was originally published on Alliance Abroad Life-defining moments are always unforgettable. For Vanja Dokic, a third year hospitality and tourism student, that pivotal moment happened almost a year ago. The decision to volunteer at the annual World Youth Student Travel Conference (WYSTC) last year in his hometown of Belgrade, Serbia, determined his destiny. After seven days at the conference, interacting with people with diverse backgrounds from all over the world,Vanja made up his mind that his professional calling would in the hospitality and tourism industry. But never…
