Building Global Classrooms. Together.
Experienced educators, matched with the American districts that need them most, through the J-1 exchange.
What we do, and what it costs
Talinta recruits licensed international teachers and places them in U.S. K-12 schools under the J-1 Teacher Exchange Program. Three things about how we work, before you go any further.
You know where you stand before you owe anything
Screening is free. You get a written determination of where your credentials stand and what your fee will be, and nothing is due when you apply.
One fixed fee, set the day you sign
It doesn’t move with your salary, your placement, or your sponsor. Every required third-party program cost is listed separately. Talinta does not receive commissions from visa sponsors, government agencies, credential evaluators, licensing authorities, insurers, or initial and final program-travel bookings. Optional leisure-travel services are separate from the J-1 program. Talinta may receive disclosed referral compensation from qualifying leisure bookings made through an independent travel partner.
Districts pay nothing to host
No recruitment fee, no placement fee. Screening, vetting and interview coordination come at no cost to your district, whether or not you hire the candidates we send.
Every number, on both sides, is on the Fees page.
Partnership
New: Travel Support for Talinta Teachers
We’ve partnered with Goofy Getaways to help with travel — for your program arrival and departure, return trips home, and leisure travel along the way. It’s an optional resource to make the most of your J-1 program experience and take the stress out of travel planning.
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Placements, partnerships, and program milestones as they happen. Click any update for the full record.
Last updated 2 September 2026
Three candidates sat interviews on 2 September for elementary and reading specialist openings. No offers have been made — the district decides next.
On 2 September, a rural school district partner interviewed three of the teachers we put forward — for elementary classroom openings and for a reading specialist position.
Interviews are not offers, and we want to be exact about that. The district decides who, if anyone, it wants to hire. Only after an offer does a candidate begin the sponsor and visa steps. Screening and interview coordination cost the district nothing, whether or not it hires.
Where this sits in the process
- District interviews — three candidates, elementary and reading specialist
- The district’s hiring decision, and any offers that follow
- Sponsor eligibility and the DS-2019, for anyone who accepts
- Consular visa interview
- Arrival and first day
Candidates are not named while a hiring decision is pending. We name a district publicly only with its written permission.
Good news from Laguna: C. passed her sponsor eligibility interview on Monday, 31 August. Two of four steps are behind her — the DS-2019 comes next, then the consular visa interview.
C. is a licensed elementary teacher from Laguna province in the Philippines. An Arizona host district extended her an offer this month, and on 31 August she passed her sponsor eligibility interview.
She is not placed yet, and we want to be exact about that. Two of four steps are done. The sponsor now issues the DS-2019, the consulate decides the visa, and only then does she travel.
Where she is in the process
- Offer received from an Arizona host district
- Sponsor eligibility interview passed
- DS-2019 issued by the sponsor
- Consular visa interview, U.S. Embassy Manila
- Arrival and first day
C. appears by initials with her written permission. Talinta is not the sponsor: the sponsor determines eligibility, and the consulate decides the visa.
An ongoing partnership rather than a single placement, with their first position already at offer stage.
The district is rural, in Arizona, and has agreed to work with us year over year rather than for one vacancy. That matters more than a single hire: we recruit against their staffing needs as they come, and they get candidates screened for that specific community rather than whoever was available.
Hosting costs the district nothing. Screening, vetting and interview coordination are free to them, whether or not they hire the candidates we send.
What we confirm in writing before any teacher accepts an offer here
- What is available, and what it costs each month
- How far the nearest grocery and hospital are
- Whether a vehicle is necessary to live there
- Who a teacher can call once they arrive
We name a district publicly only with its written permission.
Only a sponsor designated by the U.S. Department of State can issue a DS-2019. Both of ours carry that designation — please check it.
Talinta is not a sponsor and cannot become one. Under the J-1 Teacher Exchange Program, only organizations designated by the U.S. Department of State may determine a teacher’s eligibility and issue the DS-2019 that supports a visa application. We work alongside them; we do not speak for them.
We now work with two of them. Both designations are published by the U.S. Department of State, and we would rather you check the list yourself than take our word for it.
Who decides what
- Screening, district matching, interview coordination
- Eligibility determination and the DS-2019
- The offer, the contract, and your salary
- The visa decision
If anyone tells you they can guarantee a J-1 visa, that is not how the program works — and it is worth walking away from.
Teachers are named by initials only, with their written permission. Districts are named only with theirs.
Our Values
- Transparency, in writing. For hard-to-staff rural, remote, and tribal placements, we confirm the specific housing terms, local services, and community details in writing before a teacher accepts an offer.
- Honesty over polish. If we can’t verify something, we say so rather than let a general description stand in for a specific one — for teachers evaluating an offer, and for districts evaluating a candidate.
- Respect for what the exchange actually is. We treat the J-1 program as a genuine cultural exchange, not a pipeline to permanent relocation — and we’re upfront that Talinta isn’t the sponsor; we work alongside the designated sponsors who determine eligibility and issue the DS-2019.
- Quality over quantity. We run every candidate through a rigorous screening process and place only the most qualified teachers with our trusted school partners — a shorter list, but one districts can rely on.
Who you’ll be working with
Talinta was founded by two educators with nearly 20 years of combined classroom experience — teaching in the Philippines and in America’s hardest-to-staff districts.
Ready to Begin?
If you’re a teacher
Screening is free, and nothing is due when you apply.
Start a free screeningJust have a question? info@talintateacherpathways.com
If you’re a school or district
Tell us what you’re trying to staff and we’ll reply within two business days.