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    British tourist detained by US authorities for 10 days over visa issue

    (www.theguardian.com)
    205 points n1b0m | 12 comments | 10 Mar 25 18:32 UTC | HN request time: 1.976s | source | bottom
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    quackscience ◴[10 Mar 25 19:54 UTC] No.43325226[source]▶
    Probably shouldn't tell border patrol you're doing unpaid labor in a country you're visiting. When speaking to authorities it's best to say the absolute minimum required for the encounter.
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    1. chasil ◴[10 Mar 25 20:21 UTC] No.43325609[source]▶
    I've never had anything to do with foreign exchange students, but are they absolutely prohibited from work of any kind?

    If there is ambiguity, then we can't have them here.

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    2. aaomidi ◴[10 Mar 25 20:27 UTC] No.43325684[source]▶
    Basically.
    3. toast0 ◴[10 Mar 25 20:30 UTC] No.43325713[source]▶
    In the US, it's very clear. If they don't have work authorization from USCIS, they shouldn't be doing work. There's some guidelines out there on the internet [1], but the students should be extremely careful; any form of compensation or expectation of future compensation for their work could put them in serious trouble. The University of Michigan has a more fleshed out guideline page for their international students [2].

    [1] https://marksgray.com/immigration-blog/can-foreign-nationals...

    [2] https://internationalcenter.umich.edu/students/employment-vo...

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    4. korkybuchek ◴[10 Mar 25 20:45 UTC] No.43325880[source]▶
    > but are they absolutely prohibited from work of any kind?

    Generally yes.

    But you can have on-campus jobs to supplement your income, and there are at least two programs (CPT and OPT) that let you get approval for limited-term employment in your area of study. CPT also requires university approval.

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    5. kccqzy ◴[10 Mar 25 21:30 UTC] No.43326338[source]▶
    Both would require university approval. OPT is literally structured as a course at the university.
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    6. bakul ◴[10 Mar 25 21:40 UTC] No.43326406[source]▶
    She was on a tourist visa. She should have gotten a J-1 visa who can do 20 hours/week part time work with some constraints. Some details about this visa: https://yfuusa.org/2024/05/16/j1-student-visa/
    7. davidgay ◴[10 Mar 25 22:12 UTC] No.43326700{3}[source]▶
    You can also do OPT "post-completion" of your degree - this also gives your (new) employer some time to apply for a longer-term work visa.
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    8. yandie ◴[10 Mar 25 22:32 UTC] No.43326882{4}[source]▶
    And you need to get work authorization (EAD card) for that. It’s not a given
    9. actionfromafar ◴[10 Mar 25 22:39 UTC] No.43326931[source]▶
    Musk is lucky enforcement wasn't as strict back then.
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    10. codedokode ◴[10 Mar 25 23:03 UTC] No.43327156{3}[source]▶
    Cannot citizenship be revoked for past violations?
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    11. toast0 ◴[10 Mar 25 23:27 UTC] No.43327376{4}[source]▶
    There are acceptable grounds for revocation of naturalization [1], but I'm not sure that having previously violated visa terms necessarily qualifies. The question becomes was he lawfully admitted to permanent residency, and was there a concealment of material facts or willful misrepresentation involved in the process. We would need to really see his immigration file and have knowledge of the dates he was in the US, and when he performed work.

    [1] https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-l-chapter...

    12. s1artibartfast ◴[11 Mar 25 03:00 UTC] No.43328738{4}[source]▶
    Not really. It has only happened a couple times in hundreds of years and was about foreign spys