How to Enter the Peace Corps With Your Spouse

To serve in the Peace Corps together a couple must be married for at least a year.

The Peace Corps is an organization where teachers, engineers and medical workers volunteer to serve in an impoverished country for a period of 27 months. In order to volunteer with a spouse, you must be legally married, both of you must qualify to serve and there must be matching jobs for both you in the same location. Couples must also be married for one full year before their date of departure to serve together in the Peace Corps. Keep in mind that the application process can take anywhere from six months to a year.

Instructions

1. Fill out an application form on the Peace Corps website (peacecorps.gov). You will need to do one and your spouse will do a separate one. Include also a resume, three recommendations, transcripts, two essays, information on any financial obligations and a health form.

2. Go to an interview with a Peace Corps recruiter if you are selected. You will hear whether or not you have been chosen for an interview about two weeks after submitting the application.

3. Wait for results of the interview. If the recruiter nominates you and your spouse, you will receive a Medical Forms package. Go to your doctor and have him fill out the forms and perform any necessary tests.

4. Wait for the Peace Corps to evaluate your medical forms. Supply a marriage certificate and any other legal documents they require. If you qualify, you and your spouse will receive an invitation to join the Peace Corps.

References

• Peace Corps: The Application Process
• Peace Corps: FAQs