Cheaper J1 Visas to be Offered to Students
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This article originally appeared in The Irish Times.
Written by Barry O'Halloran
A new entrant to the Irish student travel market is offering cheaper J1 Visas here in a move likely to lure more young people to spend time in the US.
The US J1 programme gives students the chance to spend time in the US on cultural exchanges, for work, to intern or engage in other activities.
The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) has just begun offering J1 sponsorships direct to Irish students, with charges beginning at €499 for a basic programme.
The organisation says that it recognises there are financial barriers to J1 and cultural exchange programmes that can deter some students from taking part, so hopes to make them more accessible by operating here.
Sheelagh Daly, CIEE’s director of sales in Ireland, predicts that its lower charges will open the opportunity to more students to travel to the US on the programme.
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