The J-1 Visa
The J-1 visa is the perfect way for an advanced student or professional to expand his or her skill set while learning about another culture and way of life as an exchange visitor in the United States. Through the International Exchange Center’s J-1 trainee or intern programs, you can spend up to 18 months in the professional setting of an American host company, learning and utilizing new skills related to your degree or career. Please begin our online inquiry or download our application and instructions.
Enhance Your Workforce
The J-1 trainee and intern programs are valuable tools in today’s highly competitive global economy. Training skilled individuals from around the world not only adds diversity to your organization -- it gives your organization the opportunity to create international business networks and gain better knowledge of international markets. The J-1 program is a cost-effective way to enhance and enrich your organization, both at home and abroad.
Create New Opportunities
The J-1 visa is the answer for many of your business clients’ needs. The J-1 visa gives your clients the opportunity to train highly qualified and motivated individuals from overseas; you expand your practice and the organizations you represent benefit from hosting these professionals. From small businesses to Fortune 500 companies, many employers are participating in the J-1 exchange program as host companies to emerging young professionals and accomplished overseas employees. Find out how to create new opportunities for your clients.
Participant Spotlight
Participant Spotlight.....
"Everything is big in Texas! It’s not just a phrase, everything really is big! Big portions, big cars, lots of trucks, the roads are so wide. People were trying to scare me that it would be very very hot in the summer but it was great I loved it! Before someone says something negative about any country they should really think twice and go there and live for a while."
-Monika Hogye Hoppanova, J-1 Trainee & 2011 IEC Photo Contest Winner
Read more about Monika and other participants here.
