B-2 Visitor Visa question and work...
Apr 6th 2011, 8:29 am
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Re: B-2 Visitor Visa question and work...
Mr. F. is correct as it depends on the specifics. I should not have been so absolute with my response, but on the surface this arrangement is unlikely to fit the exceptions.
Generally, a person would need work authorization to provide a service such as training. Receiving training is generally fine as long as it's not on-the-job training where the labor done under the pretense of "training" is actually contributing to the company's work. For example, you cannot train to work at a Pizza Hut overseas by actually making pizza and serving it to customers in the US. You could however train by making the pizza and throwing it in the trash.
There are a few exceptions when providing training is allowed such as when a foreign company manufactures a product and includes installation/training with the sales contract.
Generally, a person would need work authorization to provide a service such as training. Receiving training is generally fine as long as it's not on-the-job training where the labor done under the pretense of "training" is actually contributing to the company's work. For example, you cannot train to work at a Pizza Hut overseas by actually making pizza and serving it to customers in the US. You could however train by making the pizza and throwing it in the trash.
There are a few exceptions when providing training is allowed such as when a foreign company manufactures a product and includes installation/training with the sales contract.
She made a rueful comment on "never say never" -- she worked for a firm involved with a lot of immigration related immigration where her opponents were always the guys and girls at the Office of Immigration Litigation of the Department of Justice. In Bricklayers, she was on the same side as her usual opponents. It felt strange.
