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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 four months during their summer breaks. Start and departure dates vary according to students’ academic schedules. Availability also varies by country, see our table below.

The following dates are subject to change. Updated February 2026.

Summer Season

CountryEarliest AvailableWork End Date
AlbaniaJune 15October 2
ArmeniaJune 1August 31
AzerbaijanJune 16September 16
BelarusJune 25September 1
Bosnia and HerzegovinaMay 28October 1
BulgariaMay 3October 1
ChinaJune 1September 15
ColombiaMay 1August 30
CroatiaJune 10October 10
CzechiaMay 1September 30
DenmarkJuly 1September 1
Dominican RepublicMay 15September 7
EcuadorDecember 20October 1
FranceJune 1September 30
HungaryMay 19September 15
IrelandMay 15September 15
JamaicaMay 11August 31
JordanJune 1October 1
KazakhstanMay 8September 1
KyrgyzstanJune 1August 31
LatviaMay 1September 15
LithuaniaMay 2September 15
MexicoMay 15October 2
MongoliaJune 1September 1
MontenegroJune 15September 21
North MacedoniaJune 1September 30
PolandMay 25September 30
PortugalMay 24October 7
RomaniaJune 15September 30
RussiaMay 15September 15
SerbiaMay 21October 10
SlovakiaMay 15September 15
SloveniaJune 15September 30
SpainMay 24October 7
TaiwanJune 1September 30
TürkiyeMay 15October 1
UkraineMay 6September 6
United KingdomJune 1September 30
UzbekistanJune 1September 20

Winter Season

CountryEarliest AvailableWork End Date
ArgentinaDecember 1April 1
AustraliaNovember 15March 8
ChileDecember 1April 4
Costa RicaDecember 1March 31
MalaysiaNovember 25March 15
New ZealandOctober 23February 26
PanamaDecember 1March 31
ParaguayNovember 23February 7
PeruDecember 1March 31
UruguayNovember 15April 1