FAQ FOR EMPLOYERS

How to host an International candidate?
To apply to our program, the host company needs to complete the Application form provided on the Post a Job Web Page and to provide the following additional supporting documentation for each opening:

• A complete job description: the description should be as detailed as possible and include responsibilities and duties involved.

• A list of specific skills and requirements for the position: Recruiters at International Trainee Network will research the candidate with matching skills and requirements.

• A description or summary of your company: This information will be helpful at the time of informing the candidate on the opportunity to work for your company.
What are the Checking Requirements?

1. Have found an international trainee whom it would like to offer training to.

2. Provide the trainee with a structured training program that must both be suitable to his or her qualifications and background and be approved by an accredited sponsor organization (as required by J-1 Program regulations).

3. Ensure that the trainee is engaged in training and does not perform ordinary work that a part-time or full-time staff member of the company would otherwise be responsible for. J-1 Trainees may not make final decisions about, or carry the full responsibility for, major tasks, assignments or projects. However, they may provide assistance in these matters since on-the-job training is encouraged as an important learning tool.

4. Offer training up to 18 months in one of the following subject fields: Information, Media, Communications, Management, Business, Commerce, Finance, the Sciences, Engineering, Architecture, Mathematics, Industrial Occupations, Public Administration or Law.
What does the trainee need to?
1. Have at least two years of education, training, or work experience in a field directly related to the proposed training.

2. Know English well enough to perform successfully in the proposed training position.

3. Plan to leave the U.S. within 30 days after completion of the training.

4. Have not held the J-1 Visa in the Trainee category before. If previous J-1 Visas were in other categories (e.g. the Secondary School Student or Summer Work/Travel categories) your trainee may apply.
Any foreign national whom you would like to invite to the U.S. for training at your company must first be accepted by an officially designated organization that helps ensure that the trainee and the proposed training satisfy all visa requirements. Only U.S. Department of State-designated sponsors are authorized to issue to your prospective trainee the Certificate of Eligibility that he or she needs to obtain the J-1 Trainee Visa.
What are the legal issues about the J-1 Visa?
Participant of the International Trainee Network Program enter the United States on a J-1 exchange visitor visa and are considered exchange visitors in the United States. The Practical Training Program offers qualified applicants an opportunity to gain experience in their field in the United States.
The J-1 Visa category was established by the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 to promote the foreign policy objectives of mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries, through educational and cultural activities.

Employers do not have to sponsor the candidate. The candidate is sponsored by accredited organizations that have been authorized by the U.S. Department of State to sponsor a number of exchange visitor programs. The employer will only have to submit a training plan detailing the duties and responsibilities of the candidate.
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