One-time payment
€3,900
VAT included · Single payment before you travel
Save €200 versus the financing plan
- Full J1 visa
- Hotel placement
- Interview prep
- Year-long health insurance
- US bank account
- Housing advisory
- On-the-ground support all year
J1 visa program for hospitality graduates
Come back from the US as a manager.Not as an intern.
For kitchen, F&B, front-of-house and front-desk professionals who want to jump from underpaid internships to a top international hotel.
30-minute video call · No commitment · We speak English and Spanish
A team with +10 years handling J1 visas and placements at luxury hotels across the United States.
The invisible ceiling
A hospitality career in Europe has a glass ceiling. And it takes years to break.
You finish a hospitality degree, vocational training or a hotel school with a solid diploma, you start an internship at a hotel for less than €600 a month — often €0, and if you're lucky, in three years you make senior receptionist. In five, shift leader. In seven or eight, assistant manager. Many people never get past that.
After four or five years like this, plenty of good people quit the industry out of sheer frustration. Front desk, F&B, kitchen — strong profiles leaving for other sectors because they don't see progression. Years of training, years of experience, and a forced career change because of how the industry works here.
It's not you. The European industry promotes slowly and pays worse. Meanwhile, top US hotels are actively looking for exactly your profile — and they pay ten times more for it.
The shortcut
One year in the US is worth five back home.
Same job. Same industry. Results that don't look alike.
Europe
United States
Base salary
€0–600 a month
Base salary
$18–22/hour (≈ $3,000/month) + overtime x1.5 + tips
Rent
40-50% of your salary
Rent
25-35% of your salary
After 12 months
Still an intern or assistant
After 12 months
Resume line at a top international hotel
Back home
You start your career from the bottom
Back home
You come in as manager or assistant manager
Language
Whatever you already had
Language
Real professional English, not classroom English
US figures are base salary. On top of that come tips and overtime paid at x1.5 (holidays too), which usually push your real take-home well above the base.
The process
Four steps. We take care of all four.
Apply
Send us your CV and we reply within 48 hours
A first video call with us to see if you fit. Requirements: hospitality or tourism degree (or equivalent vocational training) within the last 2 years (or under 30 with relevant experience), functional English (B2 level — no official certificate required), and a valid passport.
We place you
We find you a hotel on the US East Coast
Based on your profile, your English and your preferences. You interview, we prepare you. We don't move to the next step until you've signed with a hotel.
We handle the J1 visa
DS-2019, SEVIS, embassy, training plan
We do all the paperwork. You only show up to the embassy interview — and we train you for that one too.
You land with everything sorted
Bank account, housing, on-the-ground support in the US
We help you open a US bank account before you fly, find housing in your city and understand the US tax system. We stay available all year long.
Kitchen, front-of-house or front desk — we'll see if you fit on a 30-minute call.
A real story · Front-desk profile
Lucie walked this path. Here's what happened.
“I went from €200 a month in Europe to living well in Miami at a luxury hotel. And when I came back, I walked in as a manager. The best decision I've ever made.”
— Lucie, LOORU class of 2024
Before
€200 / month
Internship in Europe
During
+ $3,000 / month
Front desk, luxury hotel in Miami
After
Manager
Back in Europe
Coming soon: a real kitchen-profile case. If you want to see paths closer to yours, ask for them during the call.
Who's behind this
This isn't run by an agency. It's run by someone who's been on the other side of the interview.
Juan Álvarez has worked in the US for over 10 years at luxury hotels, leading hiring and training for J1 candidates. He knows exactly what hotels look for, what HR filters out, and why some profiles get in while others don't.
LOORU exists because most agencies running these programs treat candidates as paperwork. They don't prepare them properly for the interviews, they don't support them once they arrive, and they don't know which hotel actually fits each person. We do — because we've been on the other side.
Talk whenever you want. No commitment.
The breakdown
Why a year in the US with us costs less than it looks.
You can't process a J1 visa on your own — you need a sponsor authorized by the US Department of State. We're your way in, and on top of that we save you months of paperwork, costly mistakes and the international move done alone.
Full J1 visa
DS-2019, SEVIS, forms, embassy
Saves you
3-6 months of paperwork and ~€800 in typical mistakes
Placement at a top hotel
Direct access to HR, not cold applications. Roles in kitchen, F&B, front-of-house, front desk, banquets or events based on your profile.
Saves you
Applying to 50 hotels that never reply
Interview prep with mentors
Professionals who already worked at those hotels
Saves you
70% don't pass the first round without this
Health insurance covered all year
Full coverage per J1 requirements
Saves you
€1,500-2,500 if you buy it on your own
US bank account before you land
So your first paycheck cashes without delay
Saves you
3 weeks waiting on checks with no way to rent
Local housing advisor
Finding a room or shared apartment with someone who knows the market
Saves you
Falling for newcomer scams (very common)
On-the-ground support all year
We're available when something breaks
Saves you
The feeling of being alone 7,000 km from home
Pricing
Two ways to pay. Same program.
Recommended
Financing
€300/month
€500 spot reservation + 12 monthly payments of €300
Total: €4,100 · 0% interest · No co-signer
You earn $18–22/hour base (≈ $3,000/month), plus overtime at x1.5, holidays and tips. You pay €300/month out of your US paycheck and still have plenty left to live on.
Everything above, plus:
- Installments aligned with your US bi-weekly paychecks
- No interest, no hidden fees
- No co-signer, no prior payslip required
Honesty before the call
Who this program is for. And who it isn't.
This is for you if…
- You're between 20 and 35 years old
- Your profile is kitchen, F&B, front-of-house or front desk — the operational roles top hotels actually hire for
- You graduated in hospitality, tourism or related training within the last 2 years (or have 5+ years of experience)
- You speak functional English (B2 level — no certificate needed)
- You're willing to live 12 months away from your usual environment
- You want to accelerate your career, not just «travel»
This is not for you if…
- You're looking for a sabbatical or disguised tourism
- Long shifts put you off even knowing overtime is paid at x1.5 and holidays too — in the US working more shows up directly on your paycheck
- Your English is below B2 and you don't want to bring it up before traveling
- You want a guarantee of staying in the US afterwards (the J1 requires you to return)
If you're not sure, say so on the call. We'd rather lose a client than send you somewhere you won't be okay.
Frequently asked questions
The questions almost everyone asks on the first call.
No. The J1 visa is open to candidates from most countries — what matters is your profile (recent hospitality degree or equivalent vocational training, functional English, valid passport) and that your home country doesn't have specific J1 restrictions. We've placed candidates from across Europe, Latin America and other regions. We'll check your specific case in the first call.
You literally can't do it on your own. The J1 visa can't be processed by an individual: it requires an official sponsor authorized by the US Department of State — without one, your application doesn't even enter the system. On top of that, top hotels don't process cold individual applications. The €3,900 covers access to the sponsor, direct placement at hotels that work with us, embassy interview preparation (where everything is decided), health insurance, US bank account, housing advisory and year-long support. What you're paying for is that access.
In practice, almost nobody who's been properly prepared gets denied. Denials happen when applications are accepted that don't qualify, or when the embassy interview is done without serious preparation. We control both: we pre-filter profiles that actually qualify and we train you for the interview until you're ready. Once the process starts, the official sponsor fee is non-refundable — that's the heaviest part of the cost — which is why the important thing is to make sure your profile qualifies before starting. We check that in the first discovery call, no commitment.
Mainly Miami. That's where we have the most established hotel network and where most candidates get placed. We also handle placements in New York and Atlanta when the profile and timing fit. The final city depends on which hotel offers you the spot, but we respect your preferences whenever the hotel agrees.
Top US hotels mostly request operational profiles: kitchen, F&B, front-of-house, front desk, banquets and events. The preparation, the visa and the support are the same for everyone. What changes is the hotel department where we place you, based on your training and experience. In some cases we can combine rotations across several departments to add cross-functional experience.
Yes. We work with a local housing advisor who helps you find a room or shared apartment before you arrive. We don't include the rent in the price, but we do cover the whole search and negotiation.
Functional B2. No official certificate required. In the discovery call we do a quick assessment. If you're not there yet, we'll tell you what to bring up before applying.
Not on this visa. The J1 requires you to return to your home country when it ends. If your goal is to emigrate, this program isn't the path.
We're locking in the dates for the next cohorts. We'll walk you through them in detail on the discovery call.
The next step
A 30-minute call. Zero commitment.
You walk out knowing whether this is for you.
On the call we look at your profile — kitchen, F&B, front-of-house or any operational role —, your English, your options, and we tell you which hotels you could fit. If you don't see it clearly, no pressure — at least you walk away with real information about the US industry.
We speak English and Spanish · 30-minute video call · No card, no long forms