IHPS host families must meet the following criteria:

All IHPS’s Hosts are pre-screened and interviewed in their home to ensure quality accommodations, safe environment, and interests in hosting. The criteria to be a host family for one of our students is tough and not all who apply are accepted. It is up to our individual Housing Coordinator to determine if every host family meets the criteria to participate in our program. All Hosts are paid on a monthly basis by IHPS Homestays. A brief overview of our requirements

• Our Host families must be willing to submit to a criminal background check
• We would like our Hosts to be interested in cultural exchange and willing to integrate their student into some of their daily and family activities
• IHPS will list the best possible transportation when confirming the placement of the student, be we also rely on Host families to know the best route to school and to help familiarize the student with public transportation, direct them to the nearest bus stop and areas of interest around town
• Our international students are choosing to live with a host family so they can get an English conversation at home. If the family speaks another language in the home that is fine, but we do encourage speaking to the student in English only.
• We require hosts to live near public transportation and not more than nine miles to a student’s school or internship
• Host families must offer a safe and welcoming environment and also promise to treat the student with courtesy and respect and as a member of the family
• Our housing coordinator will ensure during the in-home visit that the home is clean and the private bedroom has a bed, chair, and desk with adequate lighting
• Towels, linens, and laundry detergent are provided by the Host family. Students provide their own toiletries.
• Host families must carry homeowner or renters’ insurance
• If a Host does not want to offer meals, they must allow students to use their kitchen, and cookware to prepare their own meals. Only light cooking is allowed for students. Host families must also offer a designated space in their refrigerator and cupboard so Participant can store their own food

Please Note

• Although we understand that there are charges associated with hosting an individual in your home, IHPS will not accept you into our host program if we feel that this is your main objective.
• International Housing  Placement, Inc. reserves the right to move a student from a Host’s home without further financial obligation at all times.
• IHPS also offers free homestay vacancy advertisements to our IHPS Hosts on our sister site worldhomestay.com. Please feel free to apply there as well if you also coordinate your own homestays with students. Also, to connect with other hosts please visit us on Facebook!

Apply Now to our Host Family program! If you have specific questions about hosting an international student, please write us an EMAIL at info@ihpshomestays.com