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WYSTC 2013 Welcomes US Government Official for Talks on US Cultural Exchange Programmes

WYSE Travel Confederation launches WYSTC Think Tanks

WYSE Travel Confederation will be hosting a number of think tanks throughout the World Youth & Student Travel Conference to bring the youth travel industry together and discuss the issues affecting business. WYSTC Think Tanks provide the framework for organised...
WYSTC 2013 Welcomes US Government Official for Talks on US Cultural Exchange Programmes

J-1 Visa Update

Dear Colleagues, Please find below a recent update on the J-1 Visa situation from Michael McCarry, the Executive Director of the Alliance for International Education and Cultural Exchange. On behalf of the WYSE Travel Confederation and it’s membership, I would...
Au pair groups and others fight Senate immigration rules

Au pair groups and others fight Senate immigration rules

Immigration bill targets cultural exchange programs The Senate immigration debate has unleashed a little-known advocacy group: The foreign nanny lobby. Au pair agencies have joined summer camp operators, hotels and an array of other companies that rely on...
WYSTC 2013 Welcomes US Government Official for Talks on US Cultural Exchange Programmes

The Economic and Social Value of the US J-1 Visa Programme

Faced with changes to US immigration legislation that could threaten educational and cultural exchanges in the country, WYSE Travel Confederation presents its own research which shows the major social and economic benefits that such exchanges bring to communities...