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Becoming a
Host Family
With Ambassador Student
Exchange
Contents
BECOME A HOST FAMILY ............................................................................................................ 1
BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................................... 7
INDEX ......................................................................................................................................... 8
Host Family Information 1
As the U.S. Department of State says, There is no typical host family: families with teens, no
children, young children, children who have grown, single parents, and grandparents, all can be
host families (Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs). If you have the interest, Ambassador
Student Exchange will talk to you about your participation and preferences, and then help you
in matching an exchange student to your family.
Select Student
Following is an overview of the steps involved in becoming a host family, including completing
the application, choosing a student, greeting the student, and then hosting the student. For
more information about meeting exchange students, see Meet Students.
Host Family Information 2
Host
Meet Student
Select student
Express student
interest
1. Families who are interested in hosting a student meet with a local Ambassador
representative.1 The representative guides the family through the application steps,
which include completing an online form, hosting a home visit, participating in an
interview, and authorizing a background check.
2. After you are accepted into the Ambassador Student Exchange program as a host
family, your local representative will send you profiles of students looking for host
families in the United States. You will meet with your representative to select a
student, one that will be a perfect match for your family.
3. Meet your student at the nearest international airport a week or so before the start
of the school semester. At the airport and throughout the semester, an
Ambassador representative is available to make sure the transition begins and
continues to go smoothly.2
4. While your student is living with you, theyll be much more than a guest. Instead,
theyll be like a true member of the family. In exchange, youll become part of their
family in their home country.
Host families report that having an exchange student is the next best thing to living overseas.
Hosts see the United States through the eyes of another culture, appreciate their family
customs and traditions in a new way, and gain a new family member for life (Lampur 24).
1
Representatives are often members of families who hosted an exchange student in previous years.
2
Students also complete a full orientation.
Host Family Information 3
students enthusiasm, curiosity, and perspective. The following table outlines what it takes to
be an Ambassador exchange student. Talk to your Ambassador representative for more details.
Meet Students
Ambassador sponsors students to visit the United States from around the world, usually in the
summer before they begin their exchange semester.
Although host families do not select students at this stage, you can meet students a few
months before making a selection. These are students who want to experience life in the
3
The English Language Test for International Students is a standardized test measuring listening and
reading comprehension.
Host Family Information 4
United States as a member of a family, school, and community. If you hit it off with a student,
you can add his or her name to your invitation list.
Experts say The key to the success of an exchange student program lies in matching qualified
students with suitable families in a school willing to make a contribution to international
awareness and understanding at the grassroots level (Nunez).
Denmark
10%
Japan
14%
Italy
Germany
18%
32%
Ambassador has many years of experience in matching students with families and we provide
extensive, frequent support throughout the semester. If the arrangement does not work out,
however, we will move the student to another family at no cost to you.
Contact Ambassador
If youd like to learn more about hosting an international student in the United States in your
home or school, please fill in the information below. An Ambassador representative will contact
you.
Name Click here to enter full name. Date Click here to enter a date.
Zip code Click here to enter zip code. Host or rep? Choose an item.
If you have a preference, please indicate which of the following home countries you prefer for your
exchange student.
Bibliography
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Commonly Asked Questions. 1 March 2019.
Electronic. 20 April 2020.
Lampur, Harriet. "Student Exchange Programs: Who Benefits?" International Education Monitor
23 January 2020: 20-25. Print.
Index
benfits, 1
Ambassador representative, 2, 3, 5, 6 characteristics, 1, 5
Ambassador team, 6 eligibility, 5
application steps, 2 requirements, 5