J-1 Visa Program
The Luxembourg American Chamber of Commerce is pleased to partner with the French-American Chamber of Commerce in New York in order to provide our LACC member companies with access to J-1 Visas and the Exchange Visitor Program. The French-American Chamber of Commerce in New York is a U.S. Department of State accredited sponsor of the Exchange Visitor Program, facilitated by the J-1 visa. The FACC has generously extended their services to LACC member companies.
If you are a member of the LACC and are interested in being a host company utilizing the J-1 visa program, please contact LACC Executive Director, Ms. Toni Dudsak, tdudsak@laccnyc.org for more information. Becoming a host company will be made easy for you! The FACC will take a personalized approach to each visa, with a dedicated account manager. Your LACC membership is all you need to access this valuable service.
The J-1 program is a non-immigrant visa, participants are expected to return to their home country at the end of their mission. All participants must be on a full-time schedule, supervised, and paid at least the local minimum wage. Here is some info from the FACC for participants on the J-1 visa.
What type of employees could utilize this program?
- Interns: Post-secondary students OR graduate students. Maximum duration of 12 months.
- Trainees: Graduates with 52 weeks of relevant work experience, OR five years of relevant experience with no diploma. Maximum duration of 18 months.
Who can host?
- Companies that have at least 1 U.S. full-time employee are eligible to host.
- Companies without a U.S. presence can host through a local business partner (on a case by case basis, subject to review).