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Your Contract with the International YMCA
Your contract with the ICCP includes three parties: international participant
(that’s you), camp or host organization (your employer), and the International YMCA (your sponsor). The success of your experience relies upon each party upholding its commitments to the
process. They are as follows:
Commitments of the Regular Program Participant and the Work/Travel Participant
The participant agrees to:
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Fulfill the conditions as stated on the ICCP application. |
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Attest to the accuracy of information given in the dossier. |
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Promptly sign and return a copy of the Camp Staff Contract. |
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Provide the camp with a completed medical report upon arrival at camp. |
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Fulfill the job responsibilities as outlined. |
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Complete the length of service as described in the Camp Staff Contract. |
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Reimburse ICCP for a pro rata amount of the ICCP service fee (which ICCP will then refund to the camp) in the event of early departure. |
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Accept the terms of the Exchange Visitor Visa: to work only in camp and to return home no later than the expiration date of the visa. |
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Assume responsibility for transportation from camp to the point of departure, and for all financial needs from the close of camp until the
departure flight. |
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Maintain sickness and accident insurance that meets United States government regulations during the entire stay in the USA. |
Commitments of
the Returning Staff/Direct Placement Program Participant
The participant agrees to:
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Accept the placement arrangements made by the host organization, carry out responsibilities to the best of his or her ability, and adhere
to the policies and regulations of the employer. |
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Attest to the accuracy of information given in the application. |
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Negotiate with the camp director all details concerning salary, arrival and departure dates, work position, and payment of related fees and
travel expense. |
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Promptly sign and return a copy of the Camp/Staff Contract. |
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Submit a completed medical report upon arrival at the camp. |
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Be financially responsible for all personal or incidental expenses before, during, and after the work commitment. |
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Complete the length of service as described in the Camp/Staff Contract. |
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Accept the terms of the Exchange Visitor visa; return home no later than the expiration date of the visa. |
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Maintain sickness and accident insurance that meets USA government regulations for the entire stay in the United States. |
Commitments of
the Employer to the Regular Program Participant and Work/Travel Program Participant
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Send two copies of the regular Camp/Staff Contract to the participant via air mail, stating that remuneration is not less than $450 for
nine weeks plus up to one week of staff training. For each week worked over nine weeks (excluding staff training), the camp will pay the international participant the same
weekly wage as paid to USA staff with similar responsibilities. |
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Carry general liability insurance that covers staff members. |
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Make transportation arrangements and pay costs for the participant’s travel from ICCP orientation to camp. |
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Promptly notify ICCP of any significant problems (such as delayed arrival, or unsatisfactory behavior or job performance) that may remain
unresolved after a reasonable adjustment period (two weeks). |
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Cover all medical and other expenses that result directly from on-duty, job-related incidents, through worker’s compensation or liability
insurance. |
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Provide the ICCP participant with the position stated in the contract and with the job responsibilities as stated. |
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Comply with the rules and regulations governing the Exchange Visitor Program. |
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Assume responsibility for the ICCP applicant beginning at noon on the day orientation ends. |
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Provide home-stay or other arrangements, which must include room and board, for international staff members who are not working in resident
camps. |
Commitments of the Employer to the Returning Staff/Direct Placement Program Participant
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Provide the participant with the position described in the staff contract for a period not to exceed four months. |
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Carry general liability insurance that covers staff members. |
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Promptly notify ICCP of any significant problems (such as delayed arrival) that may remain unresolved. |
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Cover all medical and other expenses that result directly from on-duty, job-related incidents, through worker’s compensation or liability
insurance. |
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Negotiate with the participant all details concerning stipend, arrival and departure dates, camp position, and payment of related fees and
travel expenses. Total expense and reimbursement to the participant cannot be less than that paid to an American staff member. |
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Provide room and board for the time that the participant is on site. |
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Comply with the rules and regulations governing the Exchange Visitor Program. |
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Take full responsibility for the participant’s placement and super-vision, and assure that the applicant meets all requirements for
employment at the host site. |
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Arrange for a face-to-face interview with the participant that is conducted by a person who is knowledgeable about requirements for
employment at the host site. |
Commitments of the
International YMCA to the Regular Program Participant
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Ensure that each participant has a valid and appropriate United States visa to permit work at camp. |
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Provide each participant with adequate introductory information before departure from his or her home country. |
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Provide partial flight reimbursement to participants who pay for their own flights. |
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Provide an orientation program for participants upon arrival in the United States unless specifically requested not to do so by the camp. |
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Provide 14 weeks of sickness and accident insurance through its designated. |
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Provide ongoing assistance to the camp and participant after arrival at camp. |
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Terminate sponsorship if the contract or the J-1 Visa regulations are violated |
Commitments of the
International YMCA to the Returning Staff/Direct Placement Participant and Work/Travel Program Participant.
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Exchange Visitor Visa form (DS-2019) |
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Visa application interview guidelines |
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Ongoing support and assistance to the participant and host institution |
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Program monitoring |
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Representation and program reporting to the United States government |
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Identification of sickness and accident insurance that meets government regulations |
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Terminate sponsorship if the contract or the J-1 Visa regulations are violated |
What else should I know about
the International YMCA Contract?
Evaluation is a required part of the program.
At the
conclusion of your program, the International YMCA will send you an evaluation questionnaire. Please fill it out immediately and return it to the International YMCA. In addition, you and
your director/supervisor should have evaluation sessions to discuss your progress. The evaluation sessions and the International YMCA questionnaire will help you, your supervisor, and
the International YMCA understand what you have learned.
You may work only at the camp or site at which the
International YMCA has placed you.
If you try to work any place else while in the USA, you violate the terms of your visa. Not only could you find yourself in serious legal
trouble, but the person who tries to illegally employ you will face expensive fines.
You must leave the USA before the expiration date on
your DS-2019 form plus 30 days.
Even if you are able to legally change your visa to another category in order to stay in the United States, you must leave the country and re-enter
on your new status.
What happens if things go wrong? |
