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Employer Resources

Job Offer Form

To fill out the job offer form please click on the link below

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Employer Questionaire

This present employer questionnaire/agreement is used to solely define the profile and eligibility of your company for the program. Aside, a job offer form must be signed for each accepted participant, certifying the terms and conditions of employment. The job offer form will include, but is not limited to, several fields also included in this questionnaire/agreement.

DOS Host Employer Letter

DOS Work Travel Host Employer Welcome Letter 2021

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Employer Responsibilities

(k) Internal controls. Sponsors must utilize organization-specific standard operating procedures for training and supervising all organization employees. In addition, sponsors must establish internal controls to ensure that employers and/or foreign entities comply with the terms of agreements with such third parties involved in the administration of the sponsors’ exchange visitor programs (i.e., affect the core programmatic functions).


(l) Sponsors’ use of third parties.


(1) If sponsors utilize foreign third party entities to assist in fulfilling the core programmatic functions of screening and orientation that may be conducted outside the United States, they must first obtain written and executed agreements with such third parties. For the purpose of this section, U.S. entities operating outside the United States (or its possessions or territories) are considered foreign entities. At a minimum, these written agreements must:


(i) Outline the obligations and full relationship between the sponsors and such third parties on all matters involving the administration of the sponsors’ exchange visitor programs; (ii) Delineate the parties’ respective responsibilities;
(iii) Include annually updated price lists for Summer Work Travel Programs marketed by the foreign entities including itemizations of all costs charged to participants;
(iv) Contain representations that such foreign entities will not engage in, permit the use of, or otherwise cooperate or contract with other third parties (including staffing or employment agencies or subcontractors) for the purpose of outsourcing any core programmatic functions of screening and orientation covered by the agreement; and
(v) Confirm that the foreign entities agree not to pay or provide incentives to employers in the United States to accept program participants for job placements.


(2) If sponsors utilize domestic third party entities to assist in fulfilling the core programmatic functions of orientation and promoting mutual understanding, they must first obtain written and executed agreements with such third parties. Domestic third parties engaged by sponsors may not engage or subcontract any other parties to assist in fulfilling these core programmatic functions. Only host employers may assist in providing orientation to program participants. At a minimum, these written agreements must:


(i) Outline the obligations and full relationship between the sponsors and such third parties on all matters involving the administration of the sponsors’ exchange visitor programs; and
(ii) Delineate the parties’ respective responsibilities.
(m) Vetting third party foreign entities. Sponsors must undertake appropriate due diligence in the review of potential overseas agents or partners (i.e., foreign entities) who assist in fulfilling the sponsors’ core programmatic functions that may be conducted outside the United States (i.e., screening and orientation) and must, at a minimum, annually review and maintain the following documentation for potential or existing foreign entities:


(1) Proof of business licensing and/or registration to enable them to conduct business in the venue(s) where they operate;
(2) Disclosure of any previous bankruptcy and of any pending legal actions or complaints against such an entity on file with local authorities;
(3) Written references from three current business associates or partner organizations;
(4) Summary of previous experience conducting J–1 Exchange Visitor Program activities;
(5) Criminal background check reports (including original and English translations) for all owners and officers of the organizations;
(6) A copy of the sponsor-approved advertising materials the foreign entities intend to use to market the sponsors’ programs (including original and English translations); and
(7) A copy of the foreign entity’s notarized recent financial statements.

(n) Vetting domestic third party entities. Annually, sponsors must undertake appropriate due diligence in the vetting of domestic third parties who assist in the promotion of mutual understanding and potential host employers.


(1) Sponsors must ensure that third parties assisting in promoting mutual understanding (i.e., providing opportunities for participants to engage in cultural activities) are reputable individuals or organizations that are qualified to perform the activities agreed to and that they have sufficient liability insurance, if appropriate. All third parties that are registered business entities must be vetted according to the host employer procedures set forth in paragraphs (n)(2)(i) through (iii) of this section.


(2) Sponsors must ensure that potential host employers are legitimate and reputable businesses by, at a minimum:


(i) Making direct contact in person or by telephone with potential employers to verify the business owners’ and/or managers’ names, telephone numbers, email addresses, street addresses, and professional activities;
(ii) Utilizing publicly available information, for example, but not limited to, state registries, advertisements, brochures, Web sites, and/or feedback from prior participants to confirm that all job offers have been made by viable business entities;
(iii) Obtaining potential host employers’ Employer Identification Numbers and copies of their current business licenses; and
(iv) Verifying the potential host employers’ Worker’s Compensation Insurance Policy or equivalent in each state where a participant will be placed or, if applicable, evidence of that state’s exemption from requirement of such coverage.


(3) At the beginning of each placement season, sponsors must confirm:


(i) The number of job placements available with host employers;
(ii) That host employers will not displace domestic U.S. workers at worksites where they will place program participants; and
(iii) That host employers have not experienced layoffs in the past 120 days and do not have workers on lockout or on strike.



(o) Host employer cooperation. Sponsors may place participants only with host employers that agree to:


(1) Make good faith efforts to provide participants the number of hours of paid employment per week as identified on their job offers and agreed to when the sponsors vetted the jobs;
(2) Pay eligible participants for overtime worked in accordance with applicable State or Federal law;
(3) Notify sponsors promptly when participants arrive at the work sites to begin their programs; when there are any changes or deviations in the job placements during the participants’ programs; when participants are not meeting the requirements of their job placements; or when participants leave their positions ahead of their planned departures;
(4) Contact sponsors immediately in the event of any emergency involving participants or any situations that impact their health, safety, or welfare; and
(5) In those instances when the employer provides housing or transportation, agree to provide suitable and acceptable accommodations and/or reliable, affordable, and convenient transportation.

Employer Cooperation Terms

According to the U.S. Department of State and CSB (the sponsor) regulations governing the program:

1. The Summer Work Travel Program is a cultural exchange program. The purpose of the program is to provide foreign college and university students the opportunity to interact with U.S. citizens, experience U.S. culture while sharing their own culture with Americans they meet, travel in the U.S. and work in seasonal jobs to help defray a portion of their expenses.

2. Our company wishes to participate in the Summer Work Travel Program as a third party and agrees to provide all information required by the sponsor to vet this job offer and cooperate with the sponsor, as needed. This includes, but may not be limited to, a copy of the business license and a copy of the workers compensation insurance. This is certified by the signature of the person completing the form.

3. Our company acknowledges that the below accepted program participant is sponsored by CSB and he/she is considered by the United States Government to be the continuing responsibility of CSB.

4. Our company will provide a suitable work situation for each participant, with wage and work conditions consistent with that required of the American counterparts, and in compliance with applicable federal and state law concerning employment. At minimum, participants must be compensated at the prevailing local wage, which must meet the higher of the applicable State or Federal Minimum Wage.

5. Our company will disclose in writing to the sponsor any fee, expense or cost that is assessed to and paid by any participant.

6. It is legal for participants to begin work after they applied for the Social Security Number, based on their Form DS-2019, I-94 card and receipt from SSA. For more information, please see: http://www.ssa.gov/employer/hiring.htm and 26 CFR 3.6011(B)-2 of the I.R.S. code. Per IRS Employer Tax Guide and Publication 515, the participant, holder of a J1 Visa, is considered non-resident alien, not subject to Social Security (FICA), Medicare and Federal Unemployment (FUTA) withholding taxes.

7. Our company AGREES TO:
a) Make good faith efforts to provide participants the number of hours of paid employment per week as identified on their job offers and agreed to when CSB vetted the jobs;
b) Pay eligible participants for overtime worked in accordance with applicable State or Federal law;
c) Notify CSB promptly when participants arrive at the work sites to begin their programs and encourage the participant to inform CSB of his/her residential address in the United States within 10 days of arriving; when there are any changes or deviations in the job placements during the participants’ programs; when participants are not meeting the requirements of their job placements; or when participants leave their positions ahead of their planned departures;
(d) Contact CSB immediately in the event of any emergency involving participants or any situations that impact their health, safety, or welfare; and
(e) In those instances when housing or transportation is provided, agree to provide suitable and acceptable accommodations and/or reliable, affordable, and convenient transportation.

8. Our company CERTIFIES THAT the positions offered will not displace U.S. workers, that there have been no layoffs in the last 120 days and that there are no workers on lockout or on strike.

9. Our company agrees that it shall not, without the written consent of the sponsor, assign or subcontract any of its obligations hereunder.

10. 10. Our company is responsible to provide the Form W-2 directly to the participant once the employment has been completed so the participant can file a tax return request with the I.R.S.

I, the undersigned, am authorized by our company to extend job offers to the program participants. I hereby certify that the below mentioned participant has been offered employment in our company and all the details included in this job offer agreement are true to my knowledge. I also certify no employee of our company has received compensation from any party in return for offering this job offer.

General Program Information

United States Department of State – J-1 Visa Exchange Visitor Program


Social Security Number

Social Security Administration (SSA) – Evidence of Employment authorization for the J-1 (Exchange Visitor)


Tax Withholding

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) – Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities (Publication 515)

New Employer Regulations


Last updated - May 11, 2012

The United States Department of State has announced the new rules governing the program in May. The entire set of rules is in effect as of May 11, 2012. It is important that you understand these rules and CSB is here for you to ensure the new rules are clear and easy to follow.