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=== Long-term exchange ===

[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-09709-0002, Dresden, Ankunft eines indischen Gaststudenten.jpg|thumb|Enthusiastic welcome offered to the first Indian student to arrive toin [[Dresden]], [[East Germany]] (1951)]]

A long-term exchange is one which lasts six to ten months or up to one full year. Participants attend high school or university in their host countries, through a [[student visa]]. Typically, guest students coming to the United States are issued a [[J-1 visa|J-1 cultural exchange visa]] or an [[F visa|F-1 foreign student visa]]. Students are expected to integrate themselves into the host family, immersing themselves in the local community and surroundings. Upon their return to their home country they are expected to incorporate this knowledge into their daily lives, as well as give a presentation on their experience to their sponsors. Many exchange programs expect students to be able converse in the language of the host country, at least on a basic level. Some programs require students to pass a standardized test for English language comprehension prior to being accepted into a program taking them to the United States. Other programs do not examine language ability. Most exchange students become fluent in the language of the host country within a few months. Some exchange programs, such as the [[Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange]], are government-funded programs.