Student Availability
Work & Travel USA students visiting the U.S. on a J-1 Visa are excited to bring a new culture to your business and are available to work for up to 4 months during their summer breaks. You can sort the chart below by country of origin, start date or departure date. Start and departure dates vary according to students’ academic schedules. Availability varies by country. For a list of additional countries, please contact us.
Find out more about our popular international recruitment opportunities:
- International Recruitment Tours for employers hiring 15 or more staff
- New York City Recruitment Tours
- Contact Work & Travel USA to learn more about other InterExchange recruitment opportunities
The following dates are subject to change. Please contact your Regional Manager to confirm dates.
Spring Staff
| Country | Earliest Available | Departure By  |
| Thailand* | March 5th | September 30th |
Summer Staff
| Country | Earliest Available | Departure By |
| Colombia | May 1st | August 30th |
| Latvia | May 1st | August 31st |
| Singapore | May 1st | August 31st |
| Dominican Republic | May 1st | August 31st |
| Ukraine | May 2nd | September 2nd |
| Kazakhstan | May 25th | September 6th |
| Jamaica | May 5th | September 7th |
| Moldova | May 21st | September 14th |
| China | June 15th | September 15th |
| Russia | May 15th | September 15th |
| Czech Republic | May 15th | September 15th |
| Serbia | May 21st | September 21st |
| Poland | May 25th | September 25th |
| Lithuania | May 10th | September 30th |
| Taiwan | June 1st | September 30th |
| France | June 1st | September 30th |
| Slovakia | May 15th | September 30th |
| Bulgaria | May 1st | September 30th |
| Ireland | June 1st | September 30th |
| Macedonia | May 15th | September 30th |
| Romania | June 15th | September 30th |
| Turkey | May 15th | October 1st |
| Togo | August 3rd | October 16th |
Winter Staff
| Country | Earliest Available | Departure By |
| South Africa | October 30th | February 15th |
| Australia | November 15th | March 8th |
| Brazil | November 15th | March 15th |
| New Zealand | November 18th | March 18th |
| Costa Rica | December 1st | March 31st |
| Paraguay | December 1st | March 31st |
| Peru | December 7th | March 31st |
| Argentina | December 1st | April 1st |
| Chile | December 1st | April 1st |
*Thailand: Each student may only participate for the duration of his or her school's official break period. For example, if a student's school break is from May 21 to July 21, that student may only participate during that two month period, no matter what Thailand's window as a whole is on the chart.
