Program at a Glance
The Internship USA Program places foreign college students, recent graduates or young professionals in their field of expertise through J-1 Intern and Trainee Visa categories of the U.S. Government’s Exchange Visitor Program. Highly qualified, motivated and professional individuals prove invaluable assets to nearly every business.
Type of Visa: Intern/Trainee of J-1 visa.
Length of the Program: Intern: Up to 12 months; Trainee: Up to 18 months (hospitality/tourism placements up to 12 months)
Participants’ Profile: Applicants are either currently enrolled in or are recent graduates of a degree or certificate granting post-secondary academic institution outside the U.S., or have five years of experience in their occupational field.
Ages typically between 18-35
Advanced level of English
Types of Positions: Positions include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Hospitality and Tourism Management
- Business Administration
- Finance
- Engineering
- Computer Science/IT
- Health Care Administration
- Accounting
- Advertising
- Architecture
- Business Administration/Management
- Computer Science/IT
- Engineering
- Finance
- Hospitality and Tourism Management
- Marketing
- Public Administration and Law
- Public Relations
- Sales and Marketing
The Primary Objective of The Program: The J-1 Intern and Trainee Program is designed to enhance the skills and expertise of the international participants in their academic or occupational fields through participation in structured and guided work-based training and internship programs and to improve participants’ knowledge of American techniques, methodologies and expertise. Such training and internship programs are intended to increase participants’ understanding of American culture and society and to enhance Americans’ knowledge of foreign cultures and skills through an open interchange of ideas between participants and their American associates. A key goal of the Fulbright-Hays Act, which authorizes these Programs, is that participants will return to their home country and share their experiences with their countrymen at the end of the program.
