Universal Student Exchange

We are Universal Student Exchange, a privately held staffing and recruiting company. We were founded in 1999 and are headquartered in Lima, Peru.

We are a cultural exchange company based in South America with offices in Peru, Chile, and Argentina. Since 1999, we have sent over 36,000 students and young professionals to the United States to participate in cultural exchange programs. We offer over 2,500 job positions annually in luxury hotels, ski resorts, and waterparks, and have worked with over 120 employers in the United States since 1999. We work with Department of State designated Sponsor organizations, which allows us to place nearly 3,000 participants in the Summer Work Travel, Internship and Trainee programs annually.

We facilitate Exchange Visitor Programs: Work and Travel, Internship, and Trainee. The Work and Travel program provides international college or university students the opportunity to live and work in the United States through a temporary job; to qualify for the program, students must be enrolled full time at an academic institution that is accredited by their local government, and a good grasp of the English language is required. The Internship program is for international college or university students to gain professional experience in their professional or occupational field in the United States. Students who have graduated from an academic institution recognized and accredited by the local government no more than 12 months ago can participate in this program category. The Trainee program is for international professionals to work in the United States and enhance their expertise and skills in their academic or occupational field. To qualify for the trainee program, participants must have a degree from a foreign college or university that is accredited by the local government and at least one year of work experience in the field outside of the United States; participants can also qualify if they have five years of experience in the field where they are seeking training.

We have offices in Lima, Peru; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Santiago, Chile. We have worked with employers in the United States since 1999.

We provide Exchange Visitor Programs including Work and Travel, Internship, and Trainee to international students and professionals seeking to gain experience in the United States.