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What's the best way to learn English? 100% immersion. So why not stay with an American family while studying at ILI? You will experience American culture, see how Americans live, what food they cook, how they celebrate holidays, and most important of all, you will be able to practice speaking English!
 
 
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ILI's Homestay Program offers our F-1 visa students the opportunity to learn, first-hand, how Americans live and work. Often, the friendships which develop between students and their American host families last a lifetime.

Homestay students live in comfortable houses in residential neighborhoods within normal commuting distance from ILI. Each host family has been carefully selected and interviewed by the Homestay Coordinator. All of our Homestay families live close to public transportation. A common commute door-to-door in the D.C. area can take between 30-75 minutes.

If you arrive on the weekend (Saturday or Sunday before 9 pm), your host family can meet you at the airport and take you to their home. Otherwise, please arrange a time to meet your host family at their house.

Homestay includes a private bedroom, breakfast every day and dinner five days per week. To apply for Homestay in Washington, DC, simply fill out the Homestay Application Form below. Please remember to be very specific and thorough. Your answers will help us to find the most compatible host family for you.

 
 
 
 

Homestay Application Form
 
 

Please Read Carefully:

Homestay Placement Fee: $150 (non-refundable) Cost for Homestay: $796 for 4 weeks
  1. Applicant must be 18 years of age or older.
  2. Applicant must be enrolled at ILI as an F-1 visa student in our Intensive English Program in Washington, D.C.
  3. Applicant is responsible for the cost of commuting on public transportation to and from school. Please note: commute to school can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 75 minutes door-to-door, which is a very common commute in the DC area.
  4. Applicant must be covered by health and accident insurance during Homestay. It is not our responsibility to provide such insurance. However, we do have application forms and information for our students. While we do not endorse the following health insurance company, we have been referring many students to Compass Benefit Group at www.compassbenefit.com.
  5. Applicant gives permission to the Host Family to arrange for any emergency treatment if necessary and takes full responsibility for the cost of such care.
  6. Applicant agrees to arrange a time to meet the Host Family at their house.
  7. Applicant agrees not to remain with the Host Family if no longer enrolled at ILI
  8. Applicants wishing to withdraw before the scheduled end date of Homestay are required to give ILI at least a one-week cancellation notice before their intended last day in Homestay. If the one-week cancellation notice is not given or the student does not start Homestay as scheduled, the charge of 1 week of Homestay at the current rate of $199 is payable to ILI.
  9. Homestay includes breakfast every day and dinner five days per week.
  10. Homestay may not be provided for students with special problems or requirements, including but not limited to any medical, physical or dietary issues. Such problems or requirements must be indicated on the application; otherwise ILI reserves the right to terminate the applicant’s Homestay at any time.
  11. ILI does not honor requests for Host Families of a specific race, religion, or ethnic background.  In addition to traditional two-parent families, Host Families may include single-parent families, couples without children and single adults.
  12. ILI is not responsible for any damage, illness, or injury incurred during the Homestay period.
  13. ILI can arrange airport pick-up service if the applicant's flight arrival information has been sent to ILI at least one week before arrival. If the applicant arrives on the weekend (Saturday or Sunday) and before 9 pm, the Host Family can pick the applicant up at no charge. If the applicant arrives during the week (Monday through Friday), ILI can arrange for airport pick-up service at a cost of $100, payable by the applicant to ILI upon arrival.
  14. The Homestay Placement fee of $150 is non-refundable, unless ILI is unable to place the student with a Homestay family in which case the fee will be refunded to the applicant.
 
1. Name of Applicant:*  

* required
       /       /  
Last (family) First Middle
If referred by an agency, please enter the name of the agency here:
 
  Have you completed the application to become a student at ILI?*
       Yes    No (please go to "Apply Now" and apply there first)
2. Gender:*
  Male     Female  
3. Date of Birth:*
       /       /    
Month Day Year
4. Country of Birth:*
    
5. Country of Citizenship:*
    
6. Address:*
    
7. Telephone:*
    
8. E-mail:*
    
9. Level of the school which you most recently attended:
   High school    College   or   Other:
10. Dates of Homestay:
Beginning Date:*
Ending Date:*  
        /       /    

Month

Day

Year
    /       /    

Month

Day

Year
11. How is your English?*
     Good    Fair      Poor
12. How is your health?*
     Good    Fair      Poor
13. Are you allergic to any type of food(s), animal(s), or medicine(s)?*
     Yes      No
       If so, please explain:  
14. Do you smoke?*
  Yes     No  
15. Valid health insurance for the U.S.A. is required by all homestay students. What is your insurance policy #?
  
16. Your health insurance company name and phone number in the U.S.A.:
       Phone:
17. Emergency contact's phone number:*
    
18. Is a homestay with children acceptable?*
     Yes      No
         If not, please explain:
19. What are your hobbies?
  

 

20. I agree to ILI's refund policy: The Homestay Placement fee is non-refundable unless ILI is unable to place me with a Homestay family. Students withdrawing from Homestay will be refunded 75% of unused Homestay payments and charged a $50 cancellation fee.  
     
21. The Homestay placement fee is $150. Do you wish to pay by  Visa/MasterCard?*

  Yes    No

  

 

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