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  1. #1
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    Default Can I Work For Another Compan With a J1 Visa?

    :?: I'm an Au Pair in my second year and i found a position in a company in my free time, can i work for them with my J1 status?

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    Default Working Outside Job on J-1 Visa

    The short answer appears to be "no". The "au pair" visa is authorized under the Immigration and Nationality Act Section 101(a)(15)(J):
    Quote Quoting 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(J)
    (J) an alien having a residence in a foreign country which he has no intention of abandoning who is a bona fide student, scholar, trainee, teacher, professor, research assistant, specialist, or leader in a field of specialized knowledge or skill, or other person of similar description, who is coming temporarily to the United States as a participant in a program designated by the Director of the United States Information Agency, for the purpose of teaching, instructing or lecturing, studying, observing, conducting research, consulting, demonstrating special skills, or receiving training and who, if he is coming to the United States to participate in a program under which he will receive graduate medical education or training, also meets the requirements of section 212(j), and the alien spouse and minor children of any such alien if accompanying him or following to join him;
    Outside work wouldn't fall under that definition.

  3. #3
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    Dear J-1 worker,

    No, you cannot have another position while on a J-1 status. You should change your status. Do you have a position in mind? Would the other employer sponsor you? There are several non-immigrant types of visa that we could discuss with you.

    Good Luck!

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