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he Embassy of the United States of America in Pakistan is seeking applications from qualified students to participate in the Foreign National Student Intern Program (FNSIP) for the year 2024.
Applications must be in accordance with all requirements in this announcement. Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be considered and disqualified. Submissions must contain all the required documents as listed in this announcement.

Program Description
The purpose of the FNSIP is to offer foreign national students accepted into the program the unique opportunity of experiencing a foreign affairs work environment and ensure provision of an educational experience to the student. The internship does not offer compensation or future employment rights. Any student participating in the FNSIP is not an employee of the U.S. Mission in Pakistan, or the U.S. Department of State, or the United States Government (USG). 

Students’ participation is not creditable for any employment benefits.

Program Duration
The 2024 Summer FNSIP will begin June 17, 2024, and end August 23, 2024, the duration of each internship depends on the nature of assignment and will vary from six to eight weeks with daily commitment hours of four to eight hours.

Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the SNSIP, students must meet ALL the following criteria:

-Minimum Age: Applicants must be at least 18 years old at the time of participation in the program.
-Citizenship/Legal Residence: Applicants must be a citizen or permanent legal resident of Pakistan. Students whoare permanent legal residents of Pakistan, must provide proof of citizenship or legal residency status and if
required by Pakistan law, proof of authorization to work.
-Meet Definition of Student: Applicants must be a student in a local education institution and meet the definitionof a student. Students who are eligible to participate in the FNSIP are defined as follow: “A student is an individualwho is enrolled not less than half-time in a high school, trade school, technical or vocational institute, juniorcollege, college, university, or their accredited educational institution”. An individual who is a student is deemednot to have ceased to be a student during an interim between school years if the interim is not more than 5 monthsand if such individual shows to the satisfaction of the employer that the individual has a bona fide intention of
continuing to pursue a course of study or training in the same or different educational institution during the schoolsemester (or other period into which the school year is divided) immediately after the interim. NOTE: To be
considered for the FNSIP, students must have graduated from high school or equivalent secondary school prior to
beginning the program and must be at least 18 years old. Also, there is not a break of service for purposes of thisrequirement if an individual is receiving academic credit for the internship, even if not otherwise taking classes.
-Transcript and Permission: Applicants must be in good academic standing at their current educational institutionand must provide a certified transcript verifying this. Applicants must also provide written permission from theireducational institution at which they are currently enrolled to participate in the FNSIP.
-Security Certification: Applicants MUST receive a successful security certification from the U.S. Embassy prior to
beginning the program.

Equal Opportunity
The U.S. Mission provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment/selection to all people
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual
orientation.