HLP Foreign Employment Solutions

For many young Africans the prospect traveling to the USA remain merely a dream. In a continent with limited opportunities they often aspire to travel abroad in order to broaden their horizons. The cultural exchange programs that exist in the USA creates an opportunity for people from the African continent to experience a different way of thinking. It also provides the perfect opportunity to explore different cultures and meet people from all over the world.

Are you unsure about your next career step?

Spend the next three to thirty-six months enjoying work abroad, gaining practical work experience.

Australia and the USA

In short, a J-1/407 visa is a non-immigrant visa issued by the United States/ Australia, its main purpose is to disseminate information; its goal is to give people training and experience that they can use to benefit their home countries. These Visas are issued to research scholars, professors and exchange visitors participating in programs that promote cultural exchange. All applicants must meet eligibility criteria, English language requirements, and be sponsored either by a university, private sector or government program.

HLP Holdings partnered with USA and Australian based Visa Program Sponsors to assist applicants with every possible need for a successful visa application.

Current Participants

To date, hundreds of Students from Southern Africa benefited from the Cultural Exchange program. The HLP team have already received 500 applicants for next year’s enrollment to the Cultural Exchange program. At this growth rate it is foreseen that another 2000 students will enroll successfully for the year 2020/2021 program. HLP facilitates the student’s whole journey in order to be a successful visa participant and gain the life enriching experience in a secure environment of a very well-organized exchange program. A student will make new friends and come back home with a broader perspective on life and its possibilities. This exposure accumulated will in turn be invested into the student’s country of origin.

Cultural Exchange Program

HLP is offering a loan funded, partially sponsored program to work/study and travel abroad and gain international experience. The internship functions in a wide variety of different fields, which consists of the following:

  • Hospitality Industry

  • Property Management

  • Film & Media Production and Management

  • Teachers

  • Mining

  • Engineering

  • AI (Artificial Intelligence) / IT

  • Butchery/ Blockman

  • Agricultural

  • Maintenance

  • Golf Courses (Cadies, Greenkeepers & General Maintenance)

  • Finance and Banking

  • Facilities Management

  • Call Centre

  • Estate Agents

The contracts are put together on the 3 -36 months basis, Ages for these programs will vary for the different programs.

The HLP Foreign Employment Solutions provide the following services:

  • We offer recruitment services dedicated to all your needs in order to prepare you for a successful enrolment into the Cultural Exchange Program.

  • We are Aligned to and a partner to an accredited licenced US and Australian Sponsor.

  • HLP Initiates, Prepare, Execute & Manage the program.

  • HLP facilitates Finance for your program.

  • HLP act as your 24/7 South African back-up partner.

  • HLP Foreign Employment Solutions (Pty) Ltd will assist you with a successful departure for a travel and work experience of a lifetime.

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“Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.”
– Gail Devers

The Visa sponsor is a committed Sponsor that always place participants with employers that offer more than just a job. Collectively they offer students the opportunity to enhance their skills and broaden their perspectives, moreover, this meaningful experience will set them apart from their peers as well as enrich their lives and bring them closer to the realization of their dreams. The sponsor provides a 24/7 in country support service ensuring a fantastic experience. Students will be fully prepared to understand the program requirements and eligibility so that they can plan and budget their work and travel program accordingly. There will be no surprises except the ones that delight and excite them!

Your host, the business entity and person would be your employer with whom you had an interview whilst in South Africa.

You were prepared by the HLP team for this interview and the visa sponsor arranged for this interview to happen whilst you were still in South Africa.

A representative of the sponsor and/or a reviewed and accredited business entity and person who adhere to all regulations and stipulations within the Cultural Exchange program for interns and is willing to employ foreign interns.

A willing and able representation of the host company participant to the Cultural Exchange program will be responsible and act as your mentor during your 12 months internship abroad.

The participant will encounter secured, endorsed and managed employment environments. Be prepared to unlock internship and trainee programs, excellent opportunities for individuals to improve their skills and expand their global perspectives. Remember the aim of these programs is for participants to learn from different cultures and to gain experience.

There are some costs involved with the different programs which will be set out in more detail depending on the field of the program on request.

  • Airline Cost
  • Learnership/ Training Fees
  • Health & Accident Insurance Premium
  • Foreign Sponsor Agency Fees/ Visa Fee
  • Housing & other
  • Recruitment/ Selection/ Placement Fee
  • Local program Fees

  • You get to experience other cultures
  • Gain international experience within four- and five-star resorts
  • Broaden your views of what is possible for your own life.
  • Get ideas for your own business
  • Make new friends across the globe

You will also be doing an additional learnership which is a SAQA qualification with the relevant credits, that can be aligned to doing a degree. By successfully completing this Learnership, up to R40,000 subsidy will go towards your loan, hence reducing your repayment burden. Should you fail to complete this Learnership the estimated R40,000 allowance will fall away, and you will be liable for this outstanding balance.

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