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Thank you for choosing the Quiet Resorts for your work/travel program. You are sure to have an experience of a lifetime. To ensure you get the most out of your time here, please see the resources below.
Each category provides clickable links to help you find what you need easily! Be sure to check out the Bridge USA Resource page for additional info.
Any upcoming events relevant to seasonal workers will be listed below. Check out our community events calendar to see what is happening in the Area. If you do not see any events, be sure to check back regularly to see if anything is new. The calendar of 2025 events is coming soon!
Click here for last year’s International Student Picnic.
Exchange Visitors should ensure they’ve completed all steps to report their arrival in the USA to sponsor, and their program is Active in SEVIS before applying. After applying, SSA will give you a letter stating that you have applied. Give a copy of this letter to your employer. You may begin working before you receive your Social Security Card. It is illegal for an employer to withhold an Exchange Visitor’s wages because they don’t have an SS Card yet. Exchange Visitors must be paid for the time you work, regardless of whether or not you have been assigned a SS number.
The full IRS regulations regarding Social Security and Medicare Taxes (FICA), as well as exemptions for J1 exchange visitors, can be found on Publication 515, Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities; link follows: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p515.pdf.
*Exchange Visitors: after receiving your first paycheck, make sure the 3 above taxes have not been taken out of your paycheck. If you see any deductions under words “FICA”, “SS” or “Soc Sec”, or “Medicare” or “Med”, or “FUTA”, then the employer has made a mistake. You should speak to the employer about this since the law is different for J-1 students and the employer may be unaware that you are exempt from these three taxes. Go to http://www.irs.gov for IRS Publication 519 which explains this exemption.
If a participant has two employers, in this case, they have the option to choose Step 2(c), checking the box on both employers’ W-4 Forms, and writing “NRA” (or “nonresident alien”) below Step 4(c) for the W-4 Form of the highest paying job only.
A wage is payment or compensation earned by an employee for work performed under an employer’s direction, or with the employer’s knowledge or consent.
The Summer Work Travel program provides foreign students with an opportunity to live and work in the United States during their summer vacation from college or university to experience and to be exposed to the people and way of life in the United States.
The U.S. Dept. of State is responsible for the oversight of the designated program sponsor organizations. The program sponsors are responsible for the effective administration of the program, and are ultimately responsible for full compliance with all Exchange Visitor Program regulations.
Who are the SWT Program participants? They are foreign post-secondary students, on their summer break from university from Over 50 different countries from around the world. Many enroll in the program to learn about US culture, improve their English, and earn money towards the cost of the program.
Exchange Visitors should ensure they’ve completed all steps to report their arrival in the USA to sponsor, and their program is Active in SEVIS before applying. After applying, SSA will give you a letter stating that you have applied. Give a copy of this letter to your employer. You may begin working before you receive your Social Security Card. It is illegal for an employer to withhold an Exchange Visitor’s wages because they don’t have an SS Card yet. Exchange Visitors must be paid for the time you work, regardless of whether or not you have been assigned a SS number.
The full IRS regulations regarding Social Security and Medicare Taxes (FICA), as well as exemptions for J1 exchange visitors, can be found on Publication 515, Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities; link follows: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p515.pdf.
*Exchange Visitors: after receiving your first paycheck, make sure the 3 above taxes have not been taken out of your paycheck. If you see any deductions under words “FICA”, “SS” or “Soc Sec”, or “Medicare” or “Med”, or “FUTA”, then the employer has made a mistake. You should speak to the employer about this since the law is different for J-1 students and the employer may be unaware that you are exempt from these three taxes. Go to http://www.irs.gov for IRS Publication 519 which explains this exemption.
If a participant has two employers, in this case, they have the option to choose Step 2(c), checking the box on both employers’ W-4 Forms, and writing “NRA” (or “nonresident alien”) below Step 4(c) for the W-4 Form of the highest paying job only.
A wage is payment or compensation earned by an employee for work performed under an employer’s direction, or with the employer’s knowledge or consent.