Posted By: Sheri (New Board: ForeignJobs 23) on 'ForeignJobs' Title: Summer work in the states... Date: Mon Oct 11 02:17:47 1999 sl. Marketa Lomecka APEX Foundation Pod Juliskou 4 16000 Praha 6, CZ tel.: 02/24311982 fax.: 02/24311981 www.apex-foundation.org Email: APEXEDUPRC@AOL.COM Work & Travel USA '99 (Czech Republic, Slovakia) Manual 1999 Self-arranged program Want to find your job yourself and just get the visa from us? Here's what you need to do... 1. Find your American employer 2. Send us your application with all enclosures 3. Contact us to arrange for the interview 4. Pay the fee 5. Get the visa 6. Enjoy your summer in America! 1) finding your American employer. You can ask your friends or relatives in America for help, but if you don't have any, the best place to go is the Internet. You will find more useful addersses on our web site, but these two are especially useful : http://www.coolworks.com/ and http://www.worktravel.com/ 2) Complete the application form and include ALL the enclosures that are required. That means: 1. The InterExchange application form 2. Job offer from your American employer 3. Check, traveler's check, or money order for $13.00 Registration Fee 4. Proof of student status 5. Photocopy of our passport and driver's license 6. Two references Send it by Registered Mail or a courier service, Imagine if the package would get lost in mail... 3) Contact us to arrange for the interview You HAVE TO be interviewed. Even thoguh you are getting the job yourself. If you are not interviewed, you can't go. We let you know if you were accepted within 7 days after the interview by regular postal letter. This letter will also include detailed instructions for the payment. If you don't receive this letter within 2 weeks after the interview, contact us, it probably got lost in the mail. 4) Pay the fee At this time, we still can't accept payments in any other form than as check or international money order. You will get more detailed instructions for the payment with the letter announcing your acceptance to the program. 5) Get the visa We will submit your check to our bank. Once we receive the money, we send you the IAP-66 form and instructions how to proceed when applying for your visa. You will receive detailed instructions what to do with this form. The U.S. Embassy currently charges $45.00 for visa application. 6) Enjoy your summer in America! We will all meet at the pre-departure orientation. Everybody must attend this orientation, it's the law. Aside from this being a low students agree that they always receive extremely valuable information there. If you purchased our flight ticket, you will receive it at this orientation. And now you really fly to the US NOTE: If your employer is unsure if you really can work in the US, how long you can work there, how your job offer needs to look like, what taxes you have to pay, or any other questions, please recommend him to contact the Work & Travel section of InterExchange at (212)924-0446. YOUR JOB OFFER NEEDS TO LOOK LIKE THIS: * must be on a company letterhead * must show the exact address and phone number of your employer * must show the name of your manager, or other contact person * must show your job description, approximate work hours, and your salary. * must show your job dates from-to * must explain your accomodation arrangements We need to receive the original job offer including the envelope SHERI'S WEB INTERNATIONAL ** Email address: sheri@sherisweb.com Web Address: http://www.sherisweb.com