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Step 1: Pre-Screening Form
Required Required Question(s)
Required 1.
Personal information and country of citizenship.
First Name:
Last Name:
Job Title:
Company Name:
Work Phone:
Home Phone:
Email Address:
emailaddress@xyz.com
Country:

2.
If you are an immigration attorney completing this on behalf of your client, please enter your email address, to which the Application Package will be sent.
 

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Required 3.
Date of birth (MM/DD/YY) and current age.
 

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4.
Sex
Female
Male
Required 5.
Highest level of education (degree completed). Please indicate your major or concentration.
Ph.d., M.D. (6+ years)
Master, Law, MBA, etc. (5 yrs)
Bachelor (4 yrs)
Associate (2 yrs)
Certificate (1 yr)
High School (Secondary School)
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Required 6.
Current mailing address.
 

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7.
Mailing address in home country (if different).
 

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Required 8.
Select the program that you would like to apply for.
Core Program
Global Partners Program (Self-placement)
Bridging Leaders Program
Other 
Required 9.
Applicants must meet all of the basic criteria to establish eligibility for our programs:
At least 20 years of age at the time of application.
Post-secondary degree/certificate OR min. 5 yrs professional experience.
Proficient in understanding, speaking, reading, writing English.
Minimum 1 year work experience in desired training field.
Able to participate in visa interview at US embassy/consulate in home country.
Sufficient financial resources for the duration of the training period.
Required 10.
Number of years of work experience in your field.
0-4 years (entry level)
5-9 years (mid-career)
10-19 years (senior)
20+ years (executive)
Other 
Required 11.
Choose a field for professional training.
Agriculture
Architecture
Art, Design
Business
Commerce/Finance
Communications/ Marketing/ Media/ Journalism
Education/Special Education
Engineering
Health Related Occupations
Hospitality
Law
Library Science
Management
Public Administration
Social Services
Social Work/Counseling
Other 
12.
If you have found a training position, where is it located? (City, State)
 

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13.
If you are seeking a training position, where is your preferred location? (City, State)
 

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Required 14.
What are the estimated dates of arrival and departure? (MM/YY-MM/YY)
 

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Required 15.
Does your prospective training site have fewer than 25 employees, OR less than three million dollars in annual revenue?
Yes
No
I don't know
Required 16.
Are you interested in expediting your application?
Yes, please expedite my application processing (up to 10 days) for $500.
No, I'd prefer standard processing (up to 3 weeks).
17.
List the names of J-2 dependents that you'd like to sponsor (First Last Name, Relationship).
 

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Required 18.
How did you hear about San Francisco International Program?
Search engine (google, yahoo, etc)
Friend, family, alumni
Immigration lawyer
CIPUSA or affiliate
Training site
International career center
Call/Email from SFIP
Other 
19.
We can support exceptional applicants to connect to training positions.If you would like your biography to be featured in our materials please review the terms of the release agreement.

Except as may be limited by applicable law applicants consent and agree to San Francisco International Program's (SFIP) use of the materials provided during the application process and/or any data collected by SFIP through participation in the training/internship program including, but not limited to, any application, evaluation, or training information for such purpose as SFIP deems appropriate including without limitation screening and placement of Participant, marketing of SFIP and its services or in satisfaction of the reporting obligations of SFIP pursuant to applicable federal immigration laws.
Yes, please profile me and connect me to training positions!
No thank you.
I'd like more information about this.
Other