FAQs: General [Updated 5/21/21]
FAQs: Health and Safety [Updated 5/21/21]
- What should we do if a participant requests to receive a COVID-19 vaccine?
- Will AFS require participants, host families and/or volunteers to have the COVID-19 vaccine?
- What COVID-19 related expenses are included in the AFS Participant Medical Plan?
- What should we advise a host family if their student gets sick or another member of the host family gets sick?
- What kind of safety guidelines should our students, volunteers, and families adhere to during the year?
- Are there any AFS-specific COVID-19 reporting requirements?
FAQs: Placements [Updated 5/21/21]
FAQs: Travel and Orientations [Updated 5/21/21]
- When will students arrive for the 2021-22 school year (SM/YPscNH21)?
- How will students travel to our Team?
- How can our Area Team begin to prepare for NH21 Core arrivals?
- Will students need to quarantine upon their arrival in the U.S.?
- When will students return home?
- What is the plan for 2020-21 and 2021-22 Orientations?
FAQs: Support and Compliance [Updated 5/21/21]
FAQs: Study Abroad [Updated 5/21/21]
- What is the status of Summer and Fall 2021 Programs?
- How does AFS-USA determine that Study Abroad programs are still viable to operate?
- Will Study Abroad participants be able to obtain visas?
- What are some of the specific tasks with which AFS-USA sending volunteers can assist?
- What is the plan for the Pre-Departure and Gateway Orientation(s)?
- Why is AFS implementing a new Online Pre-Departure Orientation Module and when will it be available?