YES Program Arrivals August 2018
This chart lists all the YES program student placement deadlines and arrival dates to the U.S and their U.S host communities.
|
Country |
Global Link Abbrev. |
Recruitment Org |
# of Students* |
Placement Deadline |
Arrival to DC |
DC Orientation Dates |
Travel To Host Communities |
|
Albania |
ABN |
American Councils |
2 |
Thurs 9 Aug |
Tues 14 Aug |
14-17 Aug |
Fri 17 Aug |
|
Bahrain |
BHR |
AMIDEAST |
1 |
Thurs 16 Aug |
Tues 21 Aug |
21-24 Aug |
Fri 24 Aug |
|
Bangladesh |
BNG |
iEarn |
7 |
Group 1: Thurs 2 Aug |
Group 1: Tues 7 Aug |
Group 1: 7-10 Aug |
Group 1: Fri 10 Aug |
|
Group 2: Thurs 23 Aug |
Group 2: Tues 28 Aug |
Group 2: 28-31 Aug |
Group 2: Fri 31 Aug |
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|
Bosnia/Herzegovina |
BSH |
American Councils |
5 |
Thurs 9 Aug |
Tues 14 Aug |
14-17 Aug |
Fri 17 Aug |
|
Bulgaria |
BLG |
American Councils |
2 |
Thurs 16 Aug |
Tues 21 Aug |
21-24 Aug |
Fri 24 Aug |
|
Cameroon |
CRN |
iEarn |
2 |
Thurs 9 Aug |
Tues 14 Aug |
14-17 Aug |
Fri 17 Aug |
|
Egypt |
EGY |
AFS |
15 |
Thurs 2 Aug |
Tues 7 Aug |
7-9 Aug |
Thurs 9 Aug |
|
Gaza |
GAZ |
AMIDEAST |
6 |
Thurs 9 Aug |
Tues 21 Aug |
21-24 Aug |
Fri 24 Aug |
|
Ghana |
GHA |
AFS |
6 |
Thurs 2 Aug |
Tues 7 Aug |
7-9 Aug |
Thurs 9 Aug |
|
India |
IND |
AFS |
11 |
Thurs 2 Aug |
Tues 7 Aug |
7-9 Aug |
Thurs 9 Aug |
|
Indonesia |
INA |
AFS |
23 |
Thurs 26 Jul |
Tues 7 Aug |
7-9 Aug |
Thurs 9 Aug |
|
Israel (Arab Communities) |
IRA |
iEarn |
5 |
Thurs 23 Aug |
Tues 28 Aug |
28-31 Aug |
Fri 31 Aug |
|
Jordan |
JRD |
AMIDEAST |
9 |
Thurs 9 Aug |
Tues 14 Aug |
14-17 Aug |
Fri 17 Aug |
|
Kenya |
KEN |
AFS |
5 |
Thurs 2 Aug |
Tues 7 Aug |
7-9 Aug |
Thurs 9 Aug |
|
Kosovo |
KOS |
American Councils |
1 |
Thurs 9 Aug |
Tues 14 Aug |
14-17 Aug |
Fri 17 Aug |
|
Kuwait |
KUW |
AMIDEAST |
2 |
Thurs 16 Aug |
Tues 21 Aug |
21-24 Aug |
Fri 24 Aug |
|
Lebanon |
LEB |
AMIDEAST |
9 |
Group 1: Thurs 2 Aug |
Group 1: Tues 7 Aug |
Group 1: 7-10 Aug |
Group 1: Fri 10 Aug |
|
Group 2: Thurs 23 Aug |
Group 2: Tues 28 Aug |
Group 2: 28-31 Aug |
Group 2: Fri 31 Aug |
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|
Libya |
LBY |
iEarn |
3 |
Thurs 26 Jul |
Tues 7 Aug |
7-10 Aug |
Fri 10 Aug |
|
Macedonia |
MCD |
American Councils |
3 |
Thurs 16 Aug |
Tues 21 Aug |
21-24 Aug |
Fri 24 Aug |
|
Mali |
MAL |
iEARN |
4 |
Thurs 9 Aug |
Tues 14 Aug |
14-17 Aug |
Fri 17 Aug |
|
Morocco |
MOR |
AMIDEAST |
6 |
Thurs 2 Aug |
Tues 7 Aug |
7-10 Aug |
Fri 10 Aug |
|
Mozambique |
MOZ |
AFS |
2 |
Tues 26 July |
Tues 7 Aug |
7-9 Aug |
Thurs 9 Aug |
|
Nigeria |
NGA |
IRIS |
6 |
Thurs 16 Aug |
Tues 21 Aug |
21-24 Aug |
Fri 24 Aug |
|
Pakistan |
PKS |
iEarn |
23 |
Group 1 (Islamabad): Thurs 2 Aug |
Group 1 (Islamabad): Tues 7 Aug |
Group 1 (Islamabad): 7-10 Aug |
Group 1 (Islamabad): Fri 10 Aug |
|
Group 2 (Karachi): Thurs 23 Aug |
Group 2 (Karachi): Tues 28 Aug |
Group 2 (Karachi): 28-31 Aug |
Group 2 (Karachi): Fri 31 Aug |
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|
Philippines |
PHI |
AFS |
8 |
Thurs 2 Aug |
Tues 7 Aug |
7-9 Aug |
Thurs 9 Aug |
|
Saudi Arabia |
KSA |
AFS |
3 |
Thurs 2 Aug |
Tues 7 Aug |
7-9 Aug |
Thurs 9 Aug |
|
Senegal |
SNL |
iEarn |
3 |
Thurs 16 Aug |
Tues 21 Aug |
21-24 Aug |
Fri 24 Aug |
|
Sierra Leone |
SRE |
iEarn |
1 |
Thurs 9 Aug |
Wed 15 Aug |
15-17 Aug |
Fri 17 Aug |
|
South Africa |
RSA |
AFS |
2 |
Thurs 26 Jul |
Tues 7 Aug |
7-9 Aug |
Thurs 9 Aug |
|
Suriname |
SRN |
iEarn |
1 |
Thurs 9 Aug |
Tues 14 Aug |
14-17 Aug |
Fri 17 Aug |
|
Tanzania |
TNZ |
IRIS |
3 |
Thurs 9 Aug |
Tues 14 Aug |
14-17 Aug |
Fri 17 Aug |
|
Thailand |
THA |
AFS |
3 |
Thurs 2 Aug |
Tues 7 Aug |
7-9 Aug |
Thurs 9 Aug |
|
Tunisia |
TNS |
AMIDEAST |
10 |
Group 1: Thurs 2 Aug |
Group 1: Tues 7 Aug |
Group 1: 7-10 Aug |
Group 1: Fri 10 Aug |
|
Group 2: Thurs 23 Aug |
Group 2: Tues 28 Aug |
Group 2: 28-31 Aug |
Group 2: Fri 31 Aug |
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|
Turkey |
TUR |
AFS |
15 |
Thurs 2 Aug |
Tues 7 Aug |
7-9 Aug |
Thurs 9 Aug |
|
West Bank |
WBK |
AMIDEAST |
8 |
Thurs 16 Aug |
Tues 21 Aug |
21-24 Aug |
Fri 24 Aug |
NOTE: The following cohorts cannot be deferred to a later travel date, and thus the deadlines listed above are final:
- All students from Gaza
- All students from Libya
- All YES students with disabilities regardless of country of origin will travel during the week of 8 Aug and cannot be deferred to a later date. Students with disabilities must be placed by Thursday 4 August and will travel to their host communities on Wednesday 16 August. For more information go to Placed Sponsored Programs Students where you will find a section about YES students with disabilities.
*Number of students may be subject to change and will be updated as necessary.