Overview of Responsibilities

Basic Responsibilities of the International Fellowship

• Student application and screening process.
• Host family application and screening process.
• Assistance with visa arrangements for the student.
• Student placement services with a host family.
• Domestic and foreign air transportation for the student to and from  the host country.
• Detailed travel itinerary provided to the student, host family, I.F. Local Representative, and school.
• Official approval of student enrollment in a local high school.
• Support and guidance of I.F. Local Representative and national office staff.
• Pre- and Post- arrival student orientations, host family interview and orientation, and pre-departure information.
• Comprehensive student health and accident insurance, medical treatment release from natural parents.
• 24 hour emergency assistance by qualified national headquarters staff  through a toll free telephone line ( 1-800-647-8839).

Basic Responsibilities of the Exchange Student/Natural Parents

• All program fees
• Passport, travel documents and travel expenses from home to point of departure
• Personal expenses (clothing, toiletries, school supplies, entertainment, public transportation, souvenirs, long distance calls, etc.)
• All costs associated with the I.F. Student Tour in the United States. (student participation is optional)
• Immunizations/Physical examinations. 

Basic Responsibilities of the Host Family

• An orderly home with a private bed (if not a separate bedroom) for the student.
• Space for the student to write letters, study and store clothing.
• Laundry facilities.
• Welcome the student at the airport upon arrival and accompanies the student to the airport for departure home.  The Local Representative may also greet and bid the student farewell.
• Three meals daily (bag lunch for school, not cafeteria lunches) for the student.
• Insures that the student is registered at high school and attends on a daily basis
• Provides opportunities for the student to attend church of his or her faith, if it is available.
• Offer the student patience and understanding, with a proper degree of discipline, as would be a regular family member.
• Acts in a voluntary capacity, with no compensation from any source