STEP 1: Apply
Interested applicants should fill out the application form on our website, making sure to email CSL with any additional questions or concerns. We will then read through the application and contact the potential visitor by email or phone within three business days to discuss their specific needs and wants in detail.

STEP 2: Send the Deposit
To reserve a spot in our program, visitors must send a 20% deposit after the application is submitted. This is non-refundable and should be sent as soon as CSL confirms that there are available families. In the rare event that no families can be confirmed, CSL will refund the deposit in full.

STEP 3:Arrange the travel details
Visitors should try and choose a flight that arrives into Beijing between the hours of 8am and 7pm, local time. Furthermore, visitors are responsible for handling all VISA and passport issues prior to their arrival into China. CSL can assist the visitor with VISA renewal once they are in China, but it is up to the visitor to arrange all travel documents prior to their arrival.

STEP 4: Confirm the Family
This will happen one to two weeks before the participants’ arrival. CSL will send a brief description and address of the family’s home so that participants know with whom they will be living with.

STEP 5: Pay the Balance
Once the family is confirmed, CSL will send out an invoice for the remaining program balance. This should be paid before arriving into Beijing.

STEP 6: Arrive in Beijing
Once in Beijing, a personal representative from CSL will meet the visitor at their arrival gate at Beijing Capital airport between the hours of 8am and 7pm, local time. The representative will then personally escort the visitor to their family’s home via taxi or private car (depending on what’s available). If the visitor’s flight falls outside of 8am to 7pm, CSL will provide them with a list of hotels and their respective locations and contact details, including a phone number, an address written in Chinese, and specific directions on how to find a taxi to the hotel of their choice. A representative will then meet the visitor at their hotel the next day between 8am and 7pm (whichever time the family prefers) to take them to their respective homes. If the visitor wishes to have airport transfer outside of normal hours, CSL will arrange this for 350RMB, but they will not be able to go to the family’s house until the following day, out of respect for the families’ work, sleep, and eating schedules.

**Program includes: roughly 1 meal a day, 1 cell phone with SIM and RMB 100 credit to use during your stay (can accept international calls free of charge), transportation card with RMB 50 credit, personal airport pickup and transfer, map and orientation packet, personal introduction to family with translation assistance, monthly lodging, introduction to language partner, and CSL's continued support and consultation throughout your entire stay.