International work · U.S. arrival support
Your first job in America — start to first shift.
Arrivo finds you a real U.S. job — hotels, resorts, restaurants, theme parks, tourist retail — and handles everything that comes after the offer letter: visa coordination, housing, banking, and your first weeks in a new country.
Nervous about agencies? Read the honest part first — who issues your visa, what happens if it fails, and what to have in your pocket on day one.
$0 until you're placed and earning
From
Home
To
Your new city
- Passenger
- You
- Job
- Matched for you
- Visa
- Coordinated
- Housing
- Sorted on arrival
- Bank & SIM
- Set up week one
- Payable now
- $0.00
Gate A · Seat 1A · First shift ready
The route
One partner, all twelve steps.
Most agencies stop the day your visa is filed. We stay with you until you know your commute, your bank works, and you've got keys to a place of your own.
Phase 01 — Find
We find the job
- 01
International recruiting
- 02
Candidate screening
- 03
Skills testing
- 04
Employer matching
- 05
Interview coordination
Phase 02 — Move
We get you there
- 06
Immigration coordination
- 07
Arrival coordination
Phase 03 — Land
We land you on your feet
- 08
Temporary housing near your job
- 09
Transportation orientation
- 10
Bank, phone & SIM setup
- 11
City orientation — transit, money, local norms
- 12
Permanent-housing transition
Two ways in
Whichever door fits, we walk you through it.
US visa categories set their own rules, and we'll tell you honestly which one you fit — then handle everything from matching to wheels-down.
Summer Work Travel
Up to 4 months, your summer break
- Full-time university students, at least one semester completed
- Work at hotels, resorts, theme parks, restaurants, tourist retail
- Job offer arranged before you fly — it's what unlocks the visa
- Live the American summer, earn, and travel afterwards
Trainee Program
12–18 months
- Built around documented experience — no degree required
- Culinary, hospitality, and hotel-operations placements
- We turn family-business and informal work into verifiable proof
- Structured training at real American employers
Who shouldn't apply (yet)
Said plainly, so you know before you start:
- You're not a university student AND have no documented work experience — the current two programs can't carry you yet, and we'd rather say so than take your hopes.
- You need a permanent job and a green card now. That's a different, employer-driven process (years, not months) that we don't sell.
- You can't hold a basic English conversation. Sponsors test this and so do we — better to know now.
- You're expecting fast-food or chain-restaurant jobs. Those categories are legally closed to J-1 visas — for anyone, through any agency.
Remote training for every applicant — before anyone flies.
Regardless of your experience level, you go through our remote training program before departure, and in-person training continues the day you arrive. You land prepared — not guessing.
- Workplace English coaching
- US work culture and expectations
- Interview preparation with your actual host
- Job-specific skills before you fly
The honest part
If this goes wrong, who are you dealing with — and what happens to you?
People have been burned by agencies that take fees, overpromise visas, and vanish after the paperwork. You should interrogate us harder than them. Here are the answers in plain language.
Who you're actually dealing with
Arrivo's role
We are not the visa sponsor.
We find the job, screen you, prepare you, and handle your landing — housing, transport, banking, orientation, and support for your whole stay. We're the company you actually talk to, from first message until you're settled and the fee period ends.
The legal side
A US State Department–designated sponsor issues your DS-2019.
J-1 visas only exist through designated sponsor organizations — they vet your employer, issue the paperwork, and are required to give you a 24/7 emergency line. You will know exactly who they are, by name, before you commit to anything. No sponsor name, no deal.
What happens when it goes wrong
The embassy says no.
You owe us $0. Nothing, ever. There is no fee, no deposit, and no admin charge at any point before you're working.
We can't find you a match.
You owe us $0. We tell you honestly if your profile isn't strong enough instead of dragging you through months of false hope.
The job falls through after you accepted.
We go back to matching. If we can't re-place you, you still owe $0 — you haven't earned, so we haven't earned.
The job ends early — hours cut, season over, employer problems.
Your fee follows your work: $150 in any month you worked, $0 in any month you didn't, never more than 12 billed months. On a 4-month summer stay the most you can ever owe is $600. Payments stop the day your work does — a flat fee for the months you worked, never a debt.
You're unhappy in month three.
You call us, not a hotline maze. We work the problem with you and your employer — and if it's unfixable, we help you plan your way home. Payments pause the day your work does.
Every one of these is a commitment, not a slogan: you pay nothing until you're placed and earning, and payments track your actual work.
What to have in your pocket on day one
We charge you $0 — that part is real. But be clear-eyed: your first paycheck is weeks away (you need a Social Security number, and US payroll runs in cycles), so you still need starting cash. Most programs say bring $1,000+. Here's our honest breakdown:
| Flight to the US | $400–800 | varies by country and season |
| Food & essentials, first 3 weeks | $200–350 | until your first paycheck |
| Local transit & setup | $100–200 | transport card, SIM top-up, small supplies |
| Emergency buffer | $300–500 | things you can't predict |
| Realistic minimum to bring | $1,000–1,500 | Housing is arranged before you land, so you're never hunting a roof with a suitcase. |
Estimates, not quotes — exact numbers depend on your country, city, and job. We build your personal budget with you during screening, before you spend a dollar.
Can't cover it yet? Depending on your skillset and your screening interview, Arrivo may cover part or all of these costs for candidates we believe in — decided after the screening call, confirmed in writing, before you book anything. It's a grant, not a loan: no extra fee later, and asking costs you nothing — it never hurts your application. Tell us honestly; we'd rather invest in the right person than lose them to a plane ticket.
Support after you land — the mechanics
You get two numbers, in writing, before you fly.
Arrivo's direct line for anything about your job, housing, or settling in — and your sponsor's legally required 24/7 emergency line for urgent situations. Both arrive in your welcome packet before departure. If either is missing, don't get on the plane.
We reply within one business day — usually the same day.
Job problems, housing issues, paperwork confusion, or just questions about how anything in America works. For true emergencies (medical, legal, safety), the sponsor's 24/7 line is the right call — that's what it exists for.
Escalation is real.
If your employer breaks the agreement — wages, hours, housing — we take it to the sponsor and the employer together. Sponsors can drop non-compliant employers, and that's leverage a lone worker doesn't have.
Your timeline, start to first shift
- 01
ApplyDay 0
10 minutes, plain language or resume
- 02
Screening callWeek 1
We verify eligibility and build your file
- 03
InterviewWeeks 2–4
Video call with a real US employer
- 04
Job offerWeeks 3–5
You accept — this is what unlocks the visa
- 05
Sponsor paperworkWeeks 5–8
DS-2019 issued by the designated sponsor
- 06
Embassy interviewWeeks 8–12
You attend with your DS-2019 and offer letter
- 07
Fly & first shiftWeeks 12–16
Housing ready, bank and SIM set up week one
Typical, not a promise — embassy wait times vary by country. Total: usually 3–4 months from application to landing. Peak summer seasons can run longer than 16 weeks if your embassy is backlogged. We won't push you to buy a non-refundable ticket until the visa is in your passport.
One more honest thing: we're new.
We don't have years of placements to point at, and we won't invent fake testimonials or borrowed logos — the agencies that ruined this market's trust did enough of that.
What we offer instead: a founding cohort kept deliberately small, so every applicant gets founder-level attention; the sponsor's legal protections on every placement; and terms where we literally cannot get paid unless you do.
Ask us anything before you apply — including the uncomfortable questions. Especially those.
What you pay
Nothing upfront. Not one dollar.
You pay nothing until you're placed and earning. After that, a flat $150 for each month you worked — $0 in any month you didn't. Employers pay nothing, which is why the model can work.
Employers pay nothing, which is why the model can work: hotels, restaurants, and attractions get screened, tested, arrival-ready workers at no cost.
Landed & Ready Program
$150 / month you work
$0 due today · $0 if it fails
- $0 until you're placed and earning
- $150 for each month you worked — $0 in any month you didn't
- Never more than 12 billed months — a 4-month summer stay caps at $600
- Stops the day your work stops — billed by Arrivo, never deducted from your paycheck
Application first, payment only after you're working.
Where you can work
The goal isn't the perfect job. It's getting in the door.
We place you wherever the right first door opens. All roles are in J-1 visa categories — the pathway that lets you work legally and pay as you earn.
Hotels & resorts
Housekeeping, front desk, food & beverage — the classic first jobs with built-in career ladders.
Full-service restaurants
Kitchen and floor roles in proper sit-down restaurants, from bussing to prep.
Theme parks & attractions
Seasonal operations, guest services, and rides — high-energy work with housing options nearby.
Tourist-area retail
Shops, outlets, and visitor hubs where international staff are the norm, not the exception.
Luxury guest services — Trainee lane
Butler-style guest relations and management rotations at upscale hotels, for candidates with documented hospitality experience and strong English.
Office & business assistant — Trainee lane
Executive and administrative assistant placements for candidates with office experience (degree + 1 year, or 5+ years) and confident English.
Experience documentation
Worked since your teens, but have nothing on paper?
In many countries, real experience happens in family businesses and informal jobs — and never gets written down. Part of our screening process is building that paper trail with you. We don't invent experience. We make the experience you already have count.
Tell us in plain language
No resume? No problem. Describe what you've done the way you'd tell a friend — family business, informal jobs, all of it counts.
We turn it into proof
Reference letters, contracts, payslips — we know exactly what visa sponsors need to verify, and we help you collect every piece.
You get a real resume
Years of invisible work become a document that reads: line cook, six years, high-volume kitchen, trained two staff.
We match you to programs
Documented experience opens visa pathways that require it — including 12–18 month training placements in American hotels and restaurants.
License prep — the legal path into licensed work
Many good American jobs require a state license: cosmetology, barbering, massage therapy, food handling, commercial driving. That stops most people. It doesn't have to stop you.
As part of your screening and after arrival, we map out exactly what your target state requires, prepare you for the study and exams, and connect you with legitimate schools. Cost-assistance grants can apply here too.
One line we will never cross: we help you earn a license — we never provide shortcuts, fakes, or "licenses" that won't survive an employer's check. Licensing rules vary by state and some require in-person schooling; we'll tell you what's real before you spend anything.
Have an existing resume? Upload it with your application below — it speeds everything up.
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Upload a resume or describe the work you've done in plain language — either one works, and both count. Family business, informal jobs, helping out at home: it's all experience.