J1 Culinary Training and Internship

Position:   Culinary Arts or Pastry/Bakery

Fee:           US$1,000.00 (Reduced Program Fees)

Includes:  Guaranteed job placement, basic medical insurance, DS-2019 required to apply for the J1 Visa and SEVIS fee.  (It does not include air fare, US Embassy Visa Voucher fee, housing and meals.

Location:  Tampa, Florida

Start Date: March 2024

Duration:            12 months

Hourly Rate:      15-18 USD/hour

J1 TRAINING Requirements:

• Must have a degree or professional certificate with at least one year of prior related work experience in his/her occupational field.
• Or, must have at least 2 years of related work experience gained outside the United States in his/her occupational field.

J1 INTERNSHIP Requirements:

• Must be currently enrolled in and pursuing studies at a degree level, or certificate-granting post-secondary academic institution outside the United States.
• Or, must have graduated from such school within 12 months of the start of their internship.?

For both programs, applicants must:

• -Apply for programs related only to their studies and/or professional experience 
• -Participate in a Zoom, or in-person interview
• -Apply for compulsory Sickness and Accident Insurance
• -Apply for the J-1 visa in their home country
• -Enter the U.S. on a J-1 visa (change of status within the U.S. is not permitted)?

In most cases, the following will also be required: (Please provide and attach these in the documents section of your profile):

• -Proof of work experience - supporting the dates you worked for employers and the duties you performed
• -Participant’s essay
• -Proof of education completed
• -Certified copy of certificate, degree, or diploma; OR 
• -Official letter from the post-secondary educational institution confirming graduation date, and educational level completed (degree/certificate/diploma), and field of study: OR
• -Official Transcript from a post-secondary educational institution
• - Police Background Check