A Cultural Exchange Service | Deal With ACES Summer Work Travel Sponsorship Application - A Cultural Exchange Service

Applicant Information

You are completing an application for sponsorship consideration for A Cultural Exchange Service, Inc (“ACES”). You must have all required information and supporting documentation to upload before you begin. ACES will only approve sponsorship to eligible participants who have received job offers from vetted and approved employers.

Participant Eligibility: You MUST be over the age of 18 and a current student enrolled fill-time in a post secondary accredited institution. You must have no previous criminal records, be of good physical condition and be financially able to sustain yourself while you are on the program.

Participant Required Uploads: The following supporting documents must be scanned to a single pdf and uploaded as part of the application:
*Participant CV
*Passport Bio Page
*Student Status Confirmation
*Professional Reference from current employer if returning, or from previous employer, teacher, coach, otherwise (references from family or friends are NOT acceptable)
*Police Clearance (where employer requires)
*HealthScreening (where employer requires)

Employment Eligibility: The employer must complete a “Seasonality Survey” and must have legitimate “seasonal needs.” (This means that they experience peaks in their season that require additional staff that do not displace full-time American workers) The employer must also be willing and able to submit a copy of a current business license and workers compensation policy, and to complete and issue to participants a completed job offer on ACES Employment Agreement.

Employment Required Uploads: A copy of a signed job offer and housing agreement (where applicable) are also required. Where housing is not offered through the employer, you must have housing plans outlined.

Family Name*

First Name*

Middle Name (Admin)

Date of Birth*

Gender*

Male
Female

City of Birth*

Country of Birth*

Country of Citizenship*

Country of Legal Permanent Residence*

Email*

Primary Telephone*

Skype

Current Student Status*

You must be currently enrolled in a full course of study in an accredited post-secondary institution (non-vocational) at the time of application.

Current Foreign Address*

Street Address

City

State / Province / Region

ZIP / Postal Code

Country

Recruiting Agent (if applicable)

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Number of Previous Years Participation in the SWT program*

If this is the first year, please enter “0”

Please enter a value between 0 and 10.

You have indicated previous participation, please list year of participation and sponsoring agency.

You have indicated previous participation, please list previous US employers and year of employment.

Passport Number

Passport Expiration Date

Supporting Documentation

Supporting Documentation is required before sponsorship can be offered. Required Uploads need to be scanned to a single pdf and must include the following:

*Participant CV
*Passport Bio Page
*Student Status Confirmation
*Professional Reference from current employer if returning, or from previous employer, teacher, coach, otherwise (references from family or friends are NOT acceptable)
*Police Clearance (where employer requires)
*HealthScreening (where employer requires)

Supporting Documentation Upload

Please be sure to save your documents (as listed above) to a single pdf and name it as LastName_FirstName_CurrentYear

Supporting Documentation Upload 2 (if additional space is needed)

Please be sure to save your documents (as listed above) to a single pdf and name it as LastName_FirstName_CurrentYear2

Drop files here or

Employment/Employer Information

Participants in the summer work travel program are only eligible to participate during their university set summer break as indicated by the institution and within the window of opportunity as determined by their home country. Exceptions cannot be made regardless of university permission.

Employment Begin Date*

Employment End Date*

Name of Employing Company

Employing Company Website

Position Title: Description of Responsibilities

Please provide the title of the position you are accepting and a brief description of the jobs you will be assigned.

Address of Employment Location (Site of Activity)

This is the physical location of the restaurant, hotel, club, etc. where you will work. *Note, if your employer has multiple sites where you may work, you must provide your sponsor with ALL possible addresses.

Street Address

Address Line 2

City

State

ZIP Code

Employment Site

Above is the only location I am accepting work at this time.
The employer has more locations where I may be working.

Please list any additional potential work locations.

Employment Agreement

Please scan to a single file.

Employer and Work Site Eligibility Survey (if self-arranged employment)

Page 2 only.

Copy of Employer Business License (if self-arranged employment)

Employer Workman's Compensation Policy Page (if self-arranged employment)

Employer Point of Contact (POC)

The employer point of contact will be entered into SEVIS and must know that they may be contacted by Department of State officials.

POC Name

First

Last

POC Title*

POC Telephone

POC Email

Housing Details

You are required to register your housing details with your sponsor.

Do you currently have housing arranged?*

Yes
No

US Address

Street Address

Address Line 2

City

State

ZIP Code

Do you have a lease agreement?

Yes
No

Housing/Lease Agreement.

Where you do not have a formal lease, briefly describe your housing arrangements.

Are you living with family or friends? Is the employer providing housing?

Briefly describe your plans for securing housing.

Emergency Contact (EC) Information

In case of an emergency or where we cannot reach you, please provide contact information for a trusted family member as your emergency contact.

EC Name*

First

Last

Relationship to Applicant*

EC Phone*

EC Email*

Confirmation of Program Terms

File

Participant Terms and Conditions*

Please upload a signed copy of the Program Terms and Conditions.

Pre-Departure Orientation

Pre-Departure information must be reviewed and the last page must be signed and uploaded as proof that you have read and understand the program clearly.

Click here for our pre departure information booklet

You can use https://smallpdf.com/sign-pdf to upload the document, create an electronic signature, save and upload if you do not have access to printer or scanner.

I confirm that I have reviewed and I understand the Summer Work Travel Welcome Letter included within the pre-departure orientation.*

Yes
No

I confirm that I have reviewed and understand the Summer Work Travel Brochure included within the pre-departure orientation.*

Yes
No

I confirm that I have reviewed and understand the Summer Work Travel Program Guide included within the pre-departure orientation.*

Yes
No

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