[BNM] Itchy feet [ot]

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as someone who's been caught out by visa problems in the past [a long  
story involving handcuffs, deportation and other delightfully inhumane  
treatment by the 'department of homeland security'] i'd advise you  
make sure you're appropriately prepared.

ideally you want a h1b1 as tom rightly pointed out, but this is tricky  
to get unless the employer is willing to 'sponsor' your visa - this  
means they must legally take responsibility for you while in the US  
and guarantee employment for the duration of the visa. whatever you  
do, don't try working on a visa waiver or very*bad*things can happen  
if you get caught...



On 3 Sep 2008, at 11:12, Chris Billett wrote:

>
> On 3 Sep 2008, at 11:01, Wayne Douglas wrote:
>
>> Chris Billett wrote:
>>> No good on visa waiver then :(
>>>
>>> I've done two,three and five week sessions no probs. (or no probes  
>>> as
>>> the iPhone wants to type... probably quite accurately)
>>>
>>> On 3 Sep 2008, at 09:45, Wayne Douglas <wayne at codingvista.com>  
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> [...]
>>
>> When they say "get an employer to sponsor you" does that litterally
>> mean
>> to pay for some kind of sponsorship or does it mean in a legal sense?
>
> Not sure, sorry - although if you have real trouble finding out and
> need to I can ask a couple of business owners in the US this  
> afternoon.
>
> CB
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