Where you can do a gap year
55 countries with gap years an American can actually do. Click one to see them all.
12–45–910+programsNot open to Americans
Australia
11 gap years you can do here
- Australia Ski Resort Seasonal Work (via subclass 462)immi.homeaffairs.gov.auPays, amount variesPays youPaid work
- Australia Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462)Australian Department of Home AffairsPays, amount variesPays youPaid work
- Australia Work and Holiday Visa (Subclass 462)immi.homeaffairs.gov.auPays, amount variesPays youTravel & study
- Global Work & Travel (Australia, New Zealand, Canada)globalworkandtravel.comPays, amount variesPays youPaid work
- InterExchange Work Abroad (Australia, New Zealand)interexchange.orgPays, amount variesPays youPaid work
- Bruderhof Communitiesbruderhof.comRoughly breaks evenBreaks evenTravel & study
- HelpXhelpx.netRoughly breaks evenBreaks evenTravel & study
- AIFS – Study Abroad Semester (Gap Year Compatible)aifabroad.comFee variesYou payTravel & study
- Le Cordon Bleu – Short Culinary Coursescordonbleu.eduFee variesYou payTrades
- PADI Divemaster Coursepadi.comFee variesYou payOutdoor / wilderness
- WWOOF Australiawwoofaustralia.comFee variesYou payPaid work
Not open to Americans
These run here, but the US has no agreement that lets American citizens apply.
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