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Summer
Work and Travel USA
Program Information
This University Exchange Program permits students to learn
about the lifestyle and culture of Americans through working
in the USA during the summer vacation. According to American
law, students who participate in this program can work legally
in many different types of employment for up to 4 months.
The Overseas Educational Group and relevant US exchange organizations
cooperate in selecting a reputable company or organization
that complies with the employment criteria to be the students
employers in this program.
Purpose
To support and encourage non-American citizens or resident
non-American students to experience traveling in the USA along
with gaining working experience through seasonal jobs, similar
to the practice of many young Americans. As the result of
this work experience, students will have sufficient income
to cover their expenses during their stay and travel in the
USA. Moreover, students will have the chance to practice English
in their work place and during their travel. The program's
objectives are to encourage students to spend their summer
break in useful ways and to encourage students to learn from
actual experience outside of universities. Thus, students
will learn much from work experiences, from adjusting to a
new society, and from gaining responsibility.
Application
- Qualifications
- Thai nationality
- Age between 18 - 25 years old
- Have the student status of at least a first year Bachelor
Degree or a Master Degree at the date of application.
- Have a GPA not lower than 2.50. - Have good English
communication skills.
- Have a good human relation assessment.
- Have a good attitude toward working and be ready to
work hard.
- Be able to learn and adjust to living with others in
different cultures.
- English Proficiency score: Students can either submit
their English test score of TOEFL 520/198, TOEIC 650,
IELTS 5.0 or by taking the Michigan Test.
- Application Documents
- Pre-application form --
Download here --, 1-inch black and white or color
photo (Polaroid or sticker are not acceptable and the
photo must not be older than 6 months)
- Copy of un-expired English test score (TOEFL, TOEIC,
IELTS) when used in lieu of a current English test.
- For further information concerning Application Date
and Test, Please ask OEG officers due to some differences
in the program each season.
Working Places
The organization / working places that accepts program participants
to work in the US summer are most likely to be opened seasonally
or places that need extra employees temporarily in high season
periods. Most of the positions are service or casual jobs. The
work establishments that collaborate with Overseas Educational
Group in accepting program participant are mostly theme parks,
national parks, resorts and hotels. Some of the organizations
that currently employ our students are Cedar Point, Ohio; Sea
World, Florida; Six Flags, New Jersey; HMS Host; and Yellowstone
National Park, Wyoming.
- The jobs in the theme park are varied and include Food
Service / Game Operators / Ride Operators / Merchandise
/ Grounds / Area hosts & hostesses.
- The jobs in the national parks, resorts and hotels are
in the Hotel and Tourism business field including Front
Desk / Food & Beverage / Retail / Housekeeping/ Reservations.
Program Participation Process
- Students apply to attend the program after getting the
program information.
- Take tests in Thai and English.
- Interview.
- Announce the program participant list.
- Parent and student conference for the confirmation of
participation in the program.
- Students submit the actual application with other documents
to request DS-2019's.
- Students submit documents for visa requests. Requests
for visa submitted to Embassy.
- Pre-departure orientation.
- Receive J-1 visa and the plane ticket.
- Depart to US.
These University Exchange Programs are under the supervision
and control of the American government. For educational purposes,
they concentrate on training and cultural exchange. They also
give students chances to live in American society and to understand
other cultures through working with Americans and other people
in the international environment. These
programs are not in any case intended for the recruitment of
labor. Therefore, the program participants must
have student status and pass through certain selection procedures.
After successfully complete the selection process, the program
coordinators will request for the individual student exchange
visas (J - 1) from US Embassy to make the participants legally
eligible.
Involved Organizations
:: American Embassy ::
The American Embassy is responsible for considering visa requests
and approving student exchange visas (J-1) for the program that
participants have selected. The Embassy also checks participants
qualifications and other supporting details and documents carefully
before the visa approval.
:: Exchange Organizations
(General) ::
These organizations, which facilitate the operations of the
University Exchange Programs in Thailand, the USA and elsewhere,
are registered as non-profit organizations and, if registered
in the USA, are permitted by the American Government to issue
DS-2019 documents to selected program participants for the issuance
of visas. Besides this, the typical exchange organization is
responsible for contacting other accredited organizations to
cooperatively allocate students to attend the programs in an
appropriate period. Such an organization also has obligations
to cooperate, supervise and solve program problems as these
arise while students stay in the USA.
CIEE
(Council on International Educational Exchanges)
www.councilexchanges.org
This is the exchange organization that Overseas Educational
Group exclusively works with. We have had experience in working
together with CIEE on the quality exchange programs for almost
10 years.
:: Overseas Educational Group
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Overseas Educational Group is the organization in Thailand that
is responsible for;
- recruiting and selecting the program candidates
- checking that candidates are qualified
- ensuring candidates will follow guidelines and rules imposed
by allied exchange (and other) organizations in USA
- cooperating with the US Embassy to facilitate visa requests
and inform students of their official obligations
- giving advice and suggestions about traveling to and in
the USA
- arranging pre-departure orientations for participants
The Overseas Educational Group and exchange organizations in
the USA work together throughout the duration of the various
programs.
Contact us
Summer Work and Travel USA
Tel : (66) 2263-3661-9 press 1
Fax : (66) 2263-3670 , (66) 2627-3939
E-mail : workexchange@overseasedu.com
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