Sister in law came to USA from the the Philippines for a tour. She was wondering if she is able to work here.
2007-03-25 14:33:34 · 12 answers · asked by cure671 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
she need a working visa. working with tourist visa is illegal.
2007-03-25 14:37:10 · answer #1 · answered by dk 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
She may not work unless she is hired by a company that can and will apply for the correct status for her:
http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1275.html
Remember, she received her tourist visa because she convinced the interviewing consular officer that she had good reasons to visit you for a short time and then go home again. If she finds a job instead, she has committed visa fraud.
2007-03-25 21:41:54 · answer #2 · answered by dognhorsemom 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You cant work for an employer with a tourist visa.
However, you can do any type of business (as long as is legal), your tourist visa doesnt forbid that.
If you dont have a social, you can get a tax ID and report your income.
2007-03-25 22:56:09 · answer #3 · answered by Jordan 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, not unless she gets a work visa. She will have to go back though, because her tourist visa will run out while it is being processed.
2007-03-25 21:48:23 · answer #4 · answered by DAR 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No. My ex got work here while on a tourist visa, over stayed it and then got deported. Oh, he's also barred for entering the US for 10 years. Please do it legally, get some support for a work visa or go back and apply for it.
2007-03-25 21:39:08 · answer #5 · answered by Spring loaded horsie 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
no, she can't. you have to have a visa that allows you to work, not a tourist visa. and if she tries to change it while she is here in the US, it can make the government really mad...because it's entering under false pretenses. she can't say she is here on vacation, and then all the sudden try and stick around.
2007-03-25 22:09:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
apply for change of status on form I-539, but you have to get an employer that will offer a qualifying job so the I-539 can be submitted with proper supporting form, such I-129. Forms at www.uscis.gov., it was a great site before they say they upgraded, but you get alot of "can not find responses now."
2007-03-25 21:54:54 · answer #7 · answered by rickv8356 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, absolutely not. She knows it too. It was explained right on the visa form when she applied. She's got to go back by the date on her I-94 too. That's not optional either.
2007-03-25 21:40:22 · answer #8 · answered by Yak Rider 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Tell her to marry a nice (guillable..?) US citizen. Or apply for a work visa. Can't be a tourist and work tho... not legally.
2007-03-25 21:36:06 · answer #9 · answered by MJ 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If she read the inscription on the statue of liberty and bought into the 'free country' propaganda she may feel that it negates subsequent legislation limiting the available freedoms in the US to those already there, and rightly so.
2007-03-25 21:40:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋