Program Eligibility
The AAG Internship Program refers to either Interns or Trainees.
The requirements for these Programs are outlined below.
- Intern (Program length is up to 12 months): You must be a foreign national who:
- is currently enrolled and pursuing studies at a degree or certificate granting post secondary academic institution, or
- has graduated from such an institution no more than 12 months prior to the Internship Program start date
- has verifiable English language skills sufficient to function on a day-to-day basis in their internship environment
- Trainee (Program length is up to 18 months) : You must be a foreign national who:
- has earned a degree or professional certificate from a post-secondary academic institution outside the United States, and has at least one year of related work experience in your occupational field acquired outside the United States, or
- has five years of work experience outside the United States in your occupational field, and who
- has verifiable English language skills sufficient to function on a day-to-day basis in their training environment. For this program, that usually means that you should be upper intermediate to advanced.
- Returning to the USA for a second or repeat Intern or Trainee Program
- There is no limit on the number of times an individual can participate, as long as you meet the eligibility requirements of the Program:
- In order for you to return on the Internship Program, your new training plan must show how the program will allow for development of more advanced skills or skills in a different field of expertise.
- To return on the Intern Program, you must maintain student status or begin a new program within 12 months of graduation.
- Past participants of an Intern Program who are no longer eligible may participate in a Trainee Program after two years of residency outside the United States following their Intern Program.
- Past participants of a Trainee Program may return after at least two years of residency outside the United States following their initial Program.
