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Council on Standards for International Educational Travel

Student Resources
Student ResourcesBelow are the necessary forms you will need while studying as an ETC exchange student. Also, the Student Links section offers links to helpful resources.


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  • Student Grade Report - Monthly grade report for your teachers to sign.

  • Permission to Travel - Please send this required form to ETC two weeks before you travel. In addition, if you are travelling outside the United States, mail your original DS 2019 form to the ETC head office in Portland, Oregon. If you are planning to miss any school, please complete the Instructor Permission to Travel Form, below, and send to your ETC representative before you leave. Final approval depends on your most recent grades.

  • Instructor Permission to Travel Form


  • Permission to Extend Stay - Please submit this form to the ETC main office to extend your stay past the last day of school. It is due one month before your program end date.


  • Student Evaluation - Tell us about your exchange experience.

  • Student Bank Account (W-8) Form - Please use this form to open up a bank account. For your own protection, please do not have any host family member or person(s) add themselves as co-signers or otherwise with your bank account. Students are fully responsible for the maintenance of their bank accounts and neither ETC, your local coordinator nor the host family have any responsibility for this.

  • Brazilian Transcript Convalidation Form - Please print these forms to ensure proper convalidation process is followed. You may want to print extra copies for your host family and school official. Please note that as of Fall 2008, Brazilian students are responsible for completing the convalidation process. If you have any questions please call our head office (503) 222-9803.

  • Apostille Process

ETC Student Links
We've put together some helpful links to help you out while you're part of our program.


Exchange Student Visa Frequently Asked Questions


AVi International
AVI Insurance - Insurance for Brazilian, Spanish, Turkish, Interact German, Swedish, Chinese, South Korean, and WYS Japanese students.
Phone: 1.877.566.2681
Web: www.avi-international.info


 ACE Insurance
ACE Insurance - Insurance provider for GLS German and ISECE Japanese students.
Emergency Phone:  1.800.336.0627


Student Visas
Student Visas - Find the answer to questions you have about your student visa.


World Clock
World Clock - Find out what time it is in your student's home country.


Currency Converter
Currency Converter - Find out how far your money will go with XE.com.


Metric Converter
Metric Converter - Use Worldwide Metric's metric converter to discover how many kilometers are actually in a mile.
Website: www.worldwidemetric.com/metcal.htm


Skype
Free Voice Over Internet Telephone Program - Talk to your friends and family back home for free with Skype.
Website: www.skype.com


The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel - Get the forecast to help plan your weekend.
Website: www.weather.com



Tourist Information - Learn more about your community by visiting the links below.

Portland: www.pova.com
Oregon State: www.traveloregon.com
Seattle: www.ci.seattle.wa.us/html/visitor
Washington State: www.experiencewashington.com
California: gocalif.ca.gov/state/tourism/tour_homepage.jsp

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