A lot of people from arround the world wish to work in the USA, and one way to be able to do that is through finding a "summer job." To find a summer job in the United States, it is necessary to obtain a visa J-1 within the framework of the program "Summer Work Travel" set up by the American administration.
How to get the working visa J-1?
Unless your employer in the United States is authorized deliver himself the adequate form to obtain the visa J-1, you will, necessarily, have to appeal to a sponsor body. That is a company or an association authorized by the American state to deliver the necessary form DS-2019 to make a working visa application J-1 with the American Embassy in your country. The cost of obtaining the working visa is rather high. It costs hundreds of euros and varies according to the sponsor.
Eligibility conditions to participate in the program Summer Work Travel:
To get a summer job in the United States, it is necessary to be a student in the higher education or, under certain conditions, to be a young graduate.
Within the framework of the program "Summer Work Travel," it is possible to occupy almost all the types of jobs, except, for example, the au pair jobs or those of organizers in vacation center, who enter within the framework of very particular programs.
To get the working visa - J1, it is necessary to:
- Give evidence that you are capable of covering your daily expenses once there.
- If you leave with a job offer in pocket, you will have to prove that you are in possession of at least $475 .
- If you leave without having found an employer, it will then be necessary to prove that you have $950.
- It is strongly recommended to have found an employer before leaving. If you choose to apply for a visa J-1, without having found an employer and if this one is granted to you, you will have only 20 days to find a job once there and you will have to inform your sponsor about it.
- It is necessary to count, at least, one month of the approach before obtaining the working visa J-1.
How long you can work in the USA with the visa J-1?
The "Summer Work Travel" program allows you to work during a maximal period of 4 months between May, 10th, and October, 19th.
It is possible to arrive in the United States 5 days before the date of the beginning of your contract of employment. At the end of your contract, you are authorized to stay on the American territory for a maximum duration of 30 days as a tourist. And it is forbidden to work outside the dates planned at the time of the establishment of your visa.
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