Prices and Financial Resources 2025
YEAR programme to the USA:
- Programme price $27,244
- Scholarships and Grants Available
AFS would like to make intercultural exchange accessible to as many students as possible
Eligibility Requirements
If you are interested in the year programme to the USA please get in contact with us as this is now a waitlist scenario.
- You must be between 15 years and 5 months to 18 years and 3 months
- Enrolled in a NZ school
- You can’t have graduated school in New Zealand or graduate while on programme
- Covid/immunisations required
- Vegetarians are hard to place
You will go in on a J-1 Visa
What's included in your experience
- Airfare
- Airport Pick-up
- Host Family Placement
- Housing
- Meals
- School Placement
- Individual Contact Person
- Medical Insurance
- 24/7 Emergency Support
- Assistance with Application Process
- Visa Application Assistance
- Pre-Departure Orientation
- Orientations during your time abroad
- Continuous Support
- Worldwide Presence
- 70 Years Experience
What you are responsible for
- Vaccinations
- Cultural Tours
- Visa and Passport Fees
- Stipend
- School Uniform
Kahu's story in the USA
Kahu tells us about his time in the USA, playing football, meeting new friends and travelling from Arkansas to New Orleans.