American Home Life International

For 33 years, AHLI has been providing American homestay, academic programs (F-1 visa and J-1 visa) and short-term cultural experiences for over 17,000 international students from 26 countries. We remain committed to help our students succeed by placing them in the right schools and in the best academic or cultural programs. Critical for student success, AHLI’s strength is the unparalleled ability to provide Christian host families that offer a safe, secure and nurturing home environment for the students.

AHLI partners with more than 150 accredited public and private schools, community colleges and English language centers across 29 states. With significant global experience and commitment to excellence, the AHLI team is skilled at bringing the best combination of school, academic program, homestay and short-term cultural experiences to meet a variety of student needs and budgets. AHLI offers affordable academic year programs through the J-1 High School Exchange program and our Select Program, which matches students to available schools based on academic ability, English level, extracurricular interests, and homestay availability.

A comprehensive college preparation support program is provided to students by a qualified AHLI team of educators. This includes the critical areas of academic goal setting, SAT and TOEFL preparation, college counseling, college selection and application, essay and resume writing as well as college visits. 

Where English language learner support is required by a school which has no ELL program, AHLI provides qualified teachers for both individual support or in-school class time as required.

To ensure students are placed in the best home environment, each host family is carefully screened, checked for background, interviewed and the home inspected by AHLI personnel. Host families are provided youth protection training and given an extensive hosting orientation. On-going host family support is also provided throughout the student’s stay. 

A qualified, local student coordinator is assigned to each student to provide excellent student care covering orientation, in-person monthly meetings and activities, celebration of birthdays, and monitoring of college plans and preparations. Like a mentor, the coordinator guides the student on social, academic and cultural adjustment. AHLI facilitates all communication between the school, agent and parents, and advocates for the student in challenging situations. 24/7 emergency assistance is also made available to all AHLI students. 

AHLI local coordinators work with each placement under the direct supervision of Area Student Directors. Monthly reports on the student’s academic progress and social development are prepared to keep parents apprised of how their child is doing in the US.

AHLI is committed to ensuring our students are well supported by a tight network of school coordinators and administrators, coordinators and directors, ELL teachers and host families to enable them to succeed in pursuing their educational goals.