Homestay Payment/Cancellation Policy
Payment of homestay fee is made directly to the homestay family and is due on day of arrival and before the beginning of each new session.
Additional fees may be charged for the following:
- Temporary homestay can be arranged if your homestay family is not available immediately at the time or day of your arrival.
- Transportation to and from the airport are also available, by our homestay family driver.
The homestay family fee is not normally refundable; however this is left up to individual families based on the circumstances.
The charges for the homestay fees cover a eight-week period. Pay date begins on the day of arrival. Homestay owners can charge for the extra days upon the student’s departure. If there is a school break between sessions, those days are counted as extra as well.
If the student asks to be moved to another homestay because of incompatibility with the original selected homestay, we will move the student as soon as another homestay is available, and the unused portion of the homestay fee will be forwarded to the new homestay family.
If a student chooses to move out of the home stay for reasons other than incompatability, for example, they found an apartment in which to move, they want to live closer to the ELI, and choose to not wait until the end of the session to move, they must pay their homestay owner for the entire session. No refunds for unused days in the current session.
Students must tell their homestay owner at least two weeks before the end of the session if they plan to move out or remain in the home. They must also tell the Homestay Coordinator, Nancy Purcell at rtp3@aol.com or call at 610.274.8057 to let her know their plans.
If the student decides to move out at the last minute, after two weeks before the end of the session, they must pay the homestay owner an additional two weeks of the homestay fee. In addition, if the student wants to transfer to another homestay after two weeks before the end of the session, they will be charged an additional $100 Homestay Placement Fee.
Payment covers 8 weeks of homestay.