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Q: Where do your students come from?
A: NWSE students come primarily from Europe, Asia,
Central and South America.
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Q: How old are your students?
A: Exchange students must be no younger than 15,
and no older than 18 ½ on the first day of their
exchange.
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Q: How long do exchange students
stay in America with host families?
A: Semester and reciprocal exchanges usually last
5-6 months. Academic year exchanges last
approximately 10 months.
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Q: What does it cost to host a
student?
A: Host families provide room and board to their
exchange student. All students bring their own
insurance and spending money for personal items
like gifts, clothes, entertainment, hygiene items,
school supplies, etc.. Hosting a student should
not cause a financial hardship on a host family.
Host families may deduct $50 per month of hosting
an exchange student from their taxes. This amount
may increase soon.
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Q: Are host families compensated?
A: In general, host families are not compensated for hosting exchange students. Families provide room and board to exchange students because they desire to learn more about other cultures and customs and to make international friends! Host families qualify for a $50 per month deduction on their itemized tax returns for each month that they host an exchange student.
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Q: How is my family selected to host
an exchange student?
A: Interested host families should fill out and return the NWSE host family online registration and contact NWSE. Upon receipt of the registration, an NWSE Academic Coordinator will contact you to arrange a convenient time to meet with you to provide information and to interview your family. Screened and qualified families are then matched with an exchange student. Once this occurs, students and families may begin corresponding with one another.
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Q: What if we have a problem with
the exchange student in our home?
A: In the event that a problem arises
that you cannot solve within your family
framework, you have the support of a local NWSE
Academic Coordinator as well as 24-hour emergency
support by phone. We can arrange counseling or
other types of support if necessary to solve
problems that may arise.
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Q: What are the Department of State regulations governing student exchange in the U.S.?
A: Click here to download a PDF version of the Department of State regulations governing student exchange in the U.S.
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