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Eligibility criteria – Host company

In accordance with the Department of State and/or the sponsor’s regulations, your employer must provide us with:

Employer Identification Number (EIN)

The organization’s federal Tax ID number.

Workers’ Compensation

This mandatory insurance covers you for accidents in the workplace. We cannot accept host companies that do not carry this insurance unless they are exempt by State law. If your host company is exempt from providing Workers’ Compensation, they will need to provide proof of that exemption.

Quota

There must be at least one full-time employee (FTE) or one supervisor on site for your employer to be eligible to host. Host companies must respect a ratio of 3 FTEs per J-1 participant. Example:

    • Host company with 1 to 3 FTEs = maximum of 1 J-1 participant
    • Host company with 4 to 6 FTEs = maximum of 2 J-1 participants

    Please note we can make exceptions on a case-by-case basis. Contact us to tell us more about your situation.

    Site visit

    A virtual site visit will be necessary for host companies who have not hosted a J-1 participant through our sponsor within the past 3 years if they:

    • have fewer than 25 full-time employees on site

    OR

    • generate an annual turnover of less than 3 million U.S. Dollars

    Should your host company require a site visit, rest assured that the process is easy and will only take 10-15 minutes of your employer’s time. There are no additional costs for this site visit which will be conducted virtually.

    A change of site of activity or host company is only authorized under exceptional circumstances (company lay-offs, breach of the training plan agreement on the part of the employer…) subject to the sponsor’s prior approval. Additional fees will apply.

    You are only authorized to work for one employer at a time: your host company. It is illegal to work for another company or have any other jobs on the side.

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