Your recruiting partner in Thailand, with leadership in California.
Stars & Summer Exchange recruits, screens and orients Thai university students for the U.S. J-1 Summer Work Travel program. We work only on this one program, and we run it with people on both sides of the Pacific.
Everything a sponsor needs to review us.
Each page covers one part of how we work. Start anywhere.
Help in the U.S., in Thai
Why we keep a Thai-speaking contact in California, and how we help students solve problems quickly.
Read about us → How we workSix steps, documented
From university outreach to support during the season, with records kept for your review.
See the process → Compliance22 CFR 62.32
Our written commitments and the seven documents we prepare for annual vetting.
View commitments → StudentsFor Thai students
Program basics in Thai and English, and why we take no payments before a sponsor agreement.
Student information → LeadershipRatchathep Panthongta
Founder & CEO, based in California.
Meet the founder → ContactTalk about 2027
Email us to request our business plan and company documents, or to set up a call.
Contact us →Applications for Summer 2027 are not open yet. We will announce dates only after we sign an agreement with a designated U.S. sponsor. We do not take any payment before then.
นักศึกษา: ขณะนี้ยังไม่เปิดรับสมัครโครงการ Summer 2027 เราจะประกาศหลังเซ็นสัญญากับผู้สนับสนุน (sponsor) ในสหรัฐฯ แล้วเท่านั้น และจะไม่เก็บเงินใดๆ ก่อนหน้านั้น