Honduras

Country Information

Age requirement: 16.0-17.6 years for school programs. 18.0-55.0 years for community service programs.
Language requirement: Basic Spanish knowledge helpful.
Health restrictions:
Graduates: No graduates.
Smoking: Smokers are very difficult to place. Host families are very conservative and feel betrayed or lied to when student starts to smoke and this is not mentioned in his/her application.
Dietary Restrictions: Strict vegetarians are also difficult to place. Vegetarians that include some animal products in their diets are a bit easier to place, as long as they prepare their own meals.
Religion/Spirituality: Most of the host families are religious and attend religious services often. Host families don't expect student to share their beliefs but expect student to respect and attend religious services with them as this is perceived as a family activity.
Dress:
Other:

Visa: Participants need to pay US$330 in order to obtain the residence permit and alien ID card. We have signed a special agreement with the IOM (International Organization for Migration) to have their professional support to process the permit. This comes as a solution to all the problems we had face in previous years when we invested a lot of time to get the residence permit without positive results.
Departure Preparation:
Arrival & Orientation:
Departure:

Information needed.

Transcript/Diploma: Transcript of grades available depending on school performance.
School:

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