Michael Sestak

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Summer Work and Travel Program
Michael Sestak American Consul
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Do you like

• Excitement

• Entertainment

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Do you want to

• Be Adventurous

• Get Away

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The Consulate invites you to spend your summer in

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America
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America Stunning natural beauty
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America World-class cities
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America Sports Mecca
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America Fun and Entertainment
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The Summer Work and Travel Program is designed to
get YOU to America
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Are you curious about the details?
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What is the Program?

• The Summer Work and Travel Program allows foreign
  students to work in any location within the U.S.
  for 3 4 months, followed by a month of travel

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Who can participate?

• The Summer Work Travel Program is open to
• English-speaking students of any age who
• study at a
• Uniwersytet (days, evenings, weekends, as well as
  students defending their theses)
• Wyzsza szkola
• Studium policealne (first year students of a two
  year program)

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What type of work is available?

• Bartender
• Bellhop
• Carnival Photographer
• Cashier
• Hotel Receptionist
• Housekeeper
• Ice Cream Server
• Ride Attendant
• Room Service Attendant
• Waiter/Waitress
• And Many Other Jobs!

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How does spending a summer in the U.S. benefit
YOU?
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Improved language skills

• Total language immersion is one of the most
  effective methods to improve language
  capabilities
• Many employers make hiring decisions based on
  language skills
• Working in an English-language country
  demonstrates your fluency
• Improved language skills increases your chance to
  earn more money after graduating from school

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Experience

• How often in your life will you have a chance to
  work outside the European Union?
• After graduation it is much harder to obtain
  permits for lengthy stays in countries outside
  the EU
• Once you begin your professional career, when
  else will you have the time to take a lengthy
  trip abroad?
• Working in America is an experience that you can
  list on your CV/resume

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Memories

• Learn about different cultures by leaving Europe
  and exploring a new continent
• Return to Poland with stories and experiences you
  can use in class and throughout life
• Build a wide network
• of friends and
• contacts in other
• countries

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You can arrange your own work program or a travel
agent can ...

• Complete your paperwork
• Schedule a visa interview
• Provide travel insurance
• Help with job placement
• Locate housing
• Provide emergency assistance

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If you, like most people, decide to use a travel
agent

• Package prices charged by travel agents,
  including plane tickets, start at 4,500 PLN
• We recommend using the Internet to find the
  travel agent who can best serve you
• Prices charged by travel agents vary
  significantly, and you are not required to use
  Polish agents
• Dont forget that your work in the U.S. will
  defray the cost of your stay in America
• The federal minimum wage is 6.55/hour, while
  some states have minimums as high as 8/hour.

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Visas

• The entire process at the Consulate usually takes
  an hour
• A few questions are asked to confirm that you are
  a student and speak English
• Our goal is to issue visas to every qualified
  traveler as efficiently as possible

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When should you apply?

• Participants who apply early are likely to get
  better jobs
• Now is a great time to start the process!

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Why cant I just use my tourist visa to work for
the summer?

• Working on a tourist visa is ILLEGAL
• If you are caught working in the U.S. while in
  tourist status you can be
• Arrested
• Deported
• Banned from returning to the U.S.
• Is it really worth the risk?
• This is the only program that
• will allow you to work for the
• summer legally!!!

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We know the rules can be boring
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But America is an adventure!
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Where else can you

• Watch Hollywood movies before they are aired in
  European cinemas
• Buy electronics, cosmetics and clothes at steep
  discounts
• Eat breakfast at an American diner, lunch in
  Little Italy, and supper in Chinatown,
  without leaving the city

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Past participants say great things

• My Work and Travel experience made not only
• visiting the United States possible but also
• helped me a lot in my academic and professional
• career, Agnieszka Krukowska
• I was a participant several times. I recommend
• the program for everybody, Oskar Grass
• It is the best opportunity to visit and
  understand
• the United States, Roman Jarocki

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Other programs are also available!

• In addition to the summer program, the U.S.
  government also has exchange programs that will
  allow you to work in the U.S. for up to one year
  as an
• Au Pair
• Must be between the ages of 18 and 26
• Intern
• Must be a university student or have graduated in
  the last 12 months

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Internships are available in

• Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing
• Arts and Culture
• Construction and Building Trades
• Education, Social Sciences, Library Science,
  Counseling and Social Services
• Health Related Occupations
• Hospitality and Tourism
• Information Media and Communications
• Management, Business, Commerce and Finance
• Public Administration and Law
• The Sciences, Engineering, Architecture,
  Mathematics, and Industrial Occupations

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More information can be found on our websites

• http//poland.usembassy.gov/visas/
• http//exchanges.state.gov/

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Thank You For Your Attention