Exciting new US opportunity announced for Irish Students!

Talk about the luck of the Irish! A new opportunity is available only for Irish students who want to participate in an internship program in the United States.

The United States and Ireland has launched a Twelve-Month Intern Work and Travel Pilot Program for post-secondary students or young people within twelve months of graduation. The new program is an innovative exchange program that will allow thousands of young people from Ireland to enter the United States for a period of twelve months on a J-1 Exchange Visitor visa.

Here are the requirements to participate in the program:

All participants must be interviewed in-person and must meet the following program eligibility requirements:

• You must be a citizen of Ireland.

• You must be a bona fide post-secondary college/university student or recent graduate. A recent graduate is defined as an Irish citizen who has graduated from a post-secondary college/university in their home country no more than 12 months beyond graduation. The applicant must provide evidence from his/her post-secondary institution of student status or graduation.

• Vocational students pursuing studies at a tertiary level accredited academic institution are not eligible for participation unless such vocational study is part of a structured program leading to a degree or other credential recognized as equivalent to Level VI of the Irish Higher Education System.

• You must provide proof of sufficient financial resources, prior to the issuance of a visa (with Form DS-2019, and that you can support yourself throughout your program and for your return home.

• You may not be accompanied by spouse or dependents.

To start the process, please visit our sign up page, and upload your resume. If you already have a position in the US please upload an offer letter from your host company (your host company can use our sample offer letter template). If you do not have a position already, plese upload, in lieu of an offer letter, a letter of intent, telling us about your interests, preferred start date, and any other pertinent information. Someone will contact you within 5 business days of your signing up in the system.

We look forward to working with you!