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For events that have an event fee (stateside programs with no fundraising requirement) that are not support raising through donor giving to Reliant the fact that the event participant is not a US citizen will not affect their acceptance to the event/program. For Collegiate Leadership training programs it may affect the ability to be hired by the YMCA which is a having a job with the YMCA is a requirement to attend the program. 

For programs that have a fundraising requirement (example McLean activate internships) Reliant is under no obligation to solicit the citizenship or visa status information for the participants so we do not need to ask that citizen question on the program application. However, if a participant offers this information (for example under the question of is there anything else that we need to know) then we need to deal with each specific visa immigration issue as it comes up.  If they have the appropriate VISA then they can apply to be volunteers (unpaid) program attendees and attend a fundraising program where the support that is raised is donated directly to the program (not the individual). 

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