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

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205 points n1b0m | 1 comments | 10 Mar 25 18:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.468s | source
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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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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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1. 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/