Hotscot

Quote:

Originally Posted by Georgette

They are wanting a few people to travel out there in the next few weeks to start getting the new employee's trained up so we are going to use that as an opporunity for him to explore a bit.

They've already applied for a visa to do this?

https://www.uscis.gov/working-united...siness-visitor

Pulaski

Oh, you're right …. we'll have to cut back.

Georgette

Honestly i have no idea, i dint ask many questions about that i'm more focused on him pushing them for an official meeting to get things started for us

Pulaski

Delivering training is OK (specifically acceptable) on the VWP, as are a number of other business-related activities, including the broad and nebulous "attend meetings".

Rete

No, not a green card but an EAD (employment authorization document). Most volunteer work can be done and is done by people who are paid to do that work. In order to do that volunteer work, you need an EAD even if you are not being paid. Just because you would qualify for an EAD doesn't count. You need to have it physically.

Robtuck's wife should think about that with her doing volunteer work.

tht

Pulaski

Which is a convoluted way of saying that you can volunteer at charitable organizations such as animal shelters, soup kitchens, or similar charitable organizations, but you cannot do work for which others are routinely paid. So in your case, for example, "volunteering" at a daycare would not be permissible, because that is a commercial business that pays people who look after the children. And needless to say, you cannot be paid at all, not even "in kind".

robtuck

The volunteer work is pure volunteering, nobody gets paid anywhere for it. She is well aware she cannot do work normally paid for even if someone claims it to be volunteering, unless she has the EAD in hand. My daughter is in this situation with the College trying to get her to support other students with tuition. It's not paid, but other people DO get paid, so she is having to refuse because she is on an L2 as a dependent. She is also not allowed to babysit, we know the rules and we behave :-) edit: and we did keep our company lawyers appraised of the situation.

robtuck

Oh, and if you are even half thinking about it, I'd just go ahead and get the EAD, even if you have no plans right now but it is in the back of your mind. My wife was clear she did not want to work for at least 2-3 years.

Hotscot

Good to know.
I probably did that years ago and forgot.

Rete

Actually some city and county animal shelters do pay people to work there to feed, walk, clean kennels, etc.

Pulaski

Correct, and those are businesses/ government operations, as distinct from the charitable organizations as I was careful to be specific about (above post #112) ".... you can volunteer at an animal shelter, soup kitchen, or similar charitable organization ….".

ETA: I intended to include "animal shelter" as a charitable organization, but I can see a way of reading what I wrote as contrasting animal shelters with charitable organizations.

ETA2: Post #112 is now fixed.

jeepster

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Georgette

I cant get on the site as i live in Europe?

scrubbedexpat099

VPN?