J-1 Work & Travel                  

The Summer “Work and Travel” program in the United States provides paid working holiday opportunities for you to work during your summer vacation as well as travel and experience daily life in the U.S. We intend that your work & travel (working holiday) opportunities in the U.S. will contribute to your lifelong personal and professional growth. You will also learn about U.S.A. culture and specifically the values in American business practices. The friendships formed will not only last a lifetime but also assist you in your career development upon returning home. The Summer Work/Travel program can last 1 to 4 months. Extensions are not permitted.

The jobs that will be available are almost always Waitstaff positions and our client clubs require a high level of English Language proficiency as well as previous work experience in the food & beverage/hospitality industry or related university coursework.

Benefits:

• Improve English proficiency
• Experience the fun of working and traveling in the U.S.A.
• Develop skills that could help your future employment
• Make new friends from all over the world
• Earn money to pay for your trip to the U.S.A
  

Full-time college or university students in their home countries may participate in the Summer Work/Travel program only during their summer vacation. It is inappropriate for students to participate in this program during time periods other than their summer vacations. You must be at least 18 years old to participate in this program.

J-1 Training Program duration up to 12-months

CCA's Minimum requirements for Training Program applicants are:Minimum
Eligibility Requirements:

• Applicants must be at least 18 years of age
• Applicants must have sufficient knowledge of the English language to communicate and perform training activities as designated in the training program as well as in social situations
• Applicants must have sufficient scholastic preparation to participate in the designated program
• Applicants must have demonstrated a career focus through educational achievement and/or progressive professional experience in the designated field of training
• Applicants must be in good health to perform all training activities as outlined in their designated program
• Applicants must have sufficient funds to cover their expenses.
• Applicants must be outside the United States for a minimum of 90 days prior to the desired start date
• Applicants must apply for their visa through a US Consulate outside of the United States(preferably in their home country)

H2B-Visa (seasonal Non-Agricultural Workers):

The H-2B nonimmigrant visa program permits employers to hire foreign workers to come to the U.S. and perform temporary nonagricultural work, which may be one-time, seasonal, peak load or intermittent.
There is a 66,000 per year limit on the number of foreign workers who may receive H-2B status during each USCIS fiscal year (October through September). The process for obtaining H-2B certification is similar to, but less extensive and time consuming, than permanent certification.

• You can enter the U.S. for a temporary work and enjoy all employee benefits
• You can bring your dependents to stay with you in the U.S.
• You can freely travel outside U.S. on this visa
• You can change jobs if you can show a new job offer and have a new petition approved on your behalf
  

Requirements for the H-2B Visa

Criteria for Determining Employer’s Eligibility

• The employer must satisfy the following conditions to import foreign workers under the H-2B visa:
  
• The job and the employer’s need must be one time, seasonal, peak load or intermittent
• The job must be for less than one year
• There must be no qualified and willing U.S. workers available for the job
     

Criteria for Determining Employee’s Eligibility

• You are eligible for the H-2B Visa provided:
• You have a valid job offer from a US employer to perform temporary or seasonal non-agricultural work
• You intend to return to your home country on expiration of the visa
  

H1 Career Visa

• Criteria for Determining Employer’s Eligibility
•  To be eligible for sponsoring an H-1B visa, the employer must prove that:
• The position offered requires knowledge, both theoretical and applied, which is almost exclusively obtained through studies at an institution of higher learning
• The position requires a specific course of study which relates directly to the position
• Attainment of a bachelor’s or higher degree in the specific activity (or its equivalent) is a minimum requirement for the position
  

To be eligible for an H-1B visa, you must demonstrate that you have:

• Full state licensure to practice in the occupation, if such licensure is required to practice in the occupation
  
• Completed the degree required for the occupation or possess experience in the specialty equivalent to the completion of such degree
  
• Recognition of expertise in the specialty through progressively responsible positions relating to the specialty
  

Applying for the H-1B Visa

• You cannot apply for an H-1B visa as an individual. A U.S. employer has to sponsor your H-1B visa. To sponsor you, the employer must:
• File a Labor Condition Application (LCA) with the U.S. Department of Labor
• File USCIS Form I-129, Petition for nonimmigrant worker with H supplement and supporting documentation and the approved LCA with the USCIS
• If you are overseas, you must take the H-1B approval notice to the American Consulate to obtain the H-1B visa.
• If you are already in the U.S., you can start working for your employer as soon as you receive the H-1B approval notice.
     
   Note: If you are currently on H-1B status, then you can start working upon filing of the new petition.

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