USA Secondary School Student

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Secondary School Students program is designed for the foreign students to travel and study in any accredited public or high school while living with American Host family or accredited boarding school.

To be eligible to apply as student:-

• Be between 15 to 18 years and 6 months.
• Not have completed more than 11 years of primary and secondary school apart from kindergarten.
• Not have previously participated in a secondary school student academic year or semester exchange program or attended school in the United States in either F-1 or J-1 status.

While looking for the host families the sponsor must:-

• Provide the summary of the exchange visitor program along with the duties and obligations of the participating host families.
• Request a detailed summary and profile of the host family, the physical home environment, family’s composition and community environment;
• Conduct personal interview with all family members residing in the home.
• Request two personal references for the host family from the school or community to attest to the host family's good reputation and character;
• Check that the host family has sufficient resources to host the student.
• Check that every member of the host family above 18 years has undergone criminal background check.

To be eligible as host you should:-

• Provide a bed, adequate storage space for clothes and personal belongings, reasonable access to bathroom facilities and study space if not otherwise available in the home;
• Three quality meals a day; and
• Transportation to and from school activities.

Benefits:-

• Extracurricular experience:-Students can take part in extracurricular activities after schooling hours.
• Accommodation:-Students can live with American host families.