J-1 Teach USA

Teach In USA is a BridgeUSA cultural exchange program category that brings international teachers and U.S. schools together. While teachers find a chance to teach and immerse themselves in the American lifestyle for up to 5 years, U.S. schools enjoy the great benefits of diversified education with qualified international teachers in the classrooms.  

Teachers MUST;

1. Meet the qualifications for teaching in primary or secondary schools in their country of nationality or last legal residence;
2. Be currently employed as a teacher in his or her home country, or country of legal residence OR; İf not currently employed as a teacher, have within the past 12 months completed an advanced degree beyond the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree in either general education or in the specific academic subject field in which they intend to teach.
3. Have a degree equivalent to a U.S. bachelor’s degree in either education or the academic subject field in which they intend to teach;
4. Have a minimum of two years (24 months) of teaching experience at K-12 schools outside the USA.
5. Satisfy the standards of the U.S. state in which they will teach;
6. Possess sufficient proficiency in the English language.
7. Be of good reputation and character;
8. Be seeking to enter the United States for the purpose of full-time teaching as a teacher of record at a primary (including pre-kindergarten) or secondary accredited educational institution in the United States (pre-kindergarten teachers must teach full-time, and at the pre-kindergarten level, may teach only language immersion at an accredited host school)
9. Be able to pay the following fees: 

• Application Fee: $650USD 
• US Sponsor Program Fee $2,950USD 
• US Sponsor Insurance $1,000USD