Posted By: pmt (Az vyrostu budu velky) on 'ForeignJobs' Title: re:summer job Date: Thu Jan 18 14:06:35 2001 Jeden tady o voze, druhy o koze. ..... Hey guys, I am not sure how does J-1 visa works. But I have spent legaly 1 year in the US with j1 visa. Working for government. So i hope they made sure that my paperwork is done ok. Have a nice day Petr > > You will be a J1 visa holder. Once you arrive in the Usa you have to apply > > for > > Social Security Card. 4 months for work and 1 for travelling > > Just to let you guys know: J1 is a student visa, legally you're not allowed > to > work the first year and after that you can only work 20 hrs/week and it has > to be directly or indirectly for the school you attend. Of course you should > > attend a school to have J1. > > The bottom line: if you work with J1 you're not legal. Why bother getting > the > visa then :) > > > Stefan > > Jerry III > > Enough said ... > http://jerryiii.home.sprynet.com/mica/index.htm