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2020 Summer Work and Travel Season Is On

Ambassador Herro Mustafa awarded the first 2020 Summer Work and Travel visas to three Bulgarian students. More than 100,000 Bulgarian students spent a summer in the U.S. on the Summer Work and Travel program already. More than 5,000 will go to the United States in summer 2020. Read More»

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 14 February, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News | Tags: Ambassador Mustafa, SWT

Summer Work and Travel Program Presentation and Q&A Session

Want to know how to apply for the SWT program? Want to know how you can prepare for the interview? Come talk to our Vice Consul on Wednesday, February 13. He will be happy to answer all of your questions! View detailed information. (PDF 633 KB) Read More»

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 5 February, 2019 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Events, News | Tags: Consular Affairs, SWT

Summer Work Travel Academy Cultivates Entrepreneurship

From June 18-23, the Summer Work and Travel Regional Entrepreneurship Academy brought together 30 alumni of the Summer Work Travel J-1 Visa Program (SWT) from Bulgaria, Macedonia and Serbia to learn about how to design and launch businesses. Taking place in the village of Dolna Banya, the participants took part in workshops, team-building activities, role-playing games and networking opportunities over the ... Read More»

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 24 June, 2017 | Topics: Events, News | Tags: News, SWT

Deputy Consul Visits Varna

March 1 – Deputy Consul Evan Stanley visited the Economic University of Varna yesterday to promote the Summer Work and Travel program. This important program builds a bridge between the youth of our two nations. To date, there have been over 100,000 Bulgarian students who have traveled to the States as participants in the program. ... Read More»

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 2 March, 2017 | Topics: Events, News | Tags: consul, Summer Work and Travel Program, SWT

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