APPLICATION STEPS
| 1. Eligibility check | Fill the application request/contact form to request an application and pay the program deposit. You will attend an interview with a GEC Camp Counselor interviewer. As part of the application process, our Interviewers assess that an Applicant possesses the skills, experience, maturity, and ability to participate in the program. |
| 2. Application | Fill the forms at your account and submit your documents. At your account page, you will find detailed information about the documents required. Once you complete your application steps, camps will be able to view your application, references and documents. |
| 3. Placement | They will be placed to camps based on their skills and experience. If the camp managers think you’ll be a good fit for their camp, they will contact you for an interview. If it’s a good match, the manager will extend a job offer to you through our online system. If not, your application will become available to be viewed by other camps! Directors will begin to hire in August and will finish hiring all their staff by May. This means while the placement process will be short for some, it might be quite long for others. If an applicant is unsuccessful in being placed at a camp they will receive a refund of all fees paid to GEC. |
| 4. Visa | If/when placement stage is completed successfully, as your visa sponsor, GEC will send you a DS-2019 document allowing you to apply for a J1 visa. |
| 5. Pre-departure | Once you get your visa, we will send you Camp Counselor participant guide explaining all the details you should know and do before and after arrival. We will also assist you with travel arrangements, airport transportation. |
| 6. Arrival | Once you arrive in USA, we will help you to apply for social security number, arrange temporary housing and meet your supervisor at the host organization. |