If a MA student is here on a J1 (I think) visa, and gets a summer internship job, how long is it valid after?
Specifically, when the internship or "contractor" job ends, how long does he have to find a new job, sponsor, or leave the country? Does he or she have the option to stay and change the visa to a work visa? If so, how long can they remain unemployed after the first contractor job ends before they are out of status? And can they change status to a business or "investor" visa from a J1 or other student visa (He was NOT on a H1b with an employer sponsor).
I originally asked the question thinking he was here with an employer sponsored H1b, but found out this was not the case, he was just a student who arranged a summer internship through the school in his last semester of his MA program.
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George L
25 Oct 2009
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There are many different types of J visa programs. Some allow the holder to work, some don’t. In certain types of J programs, people normally work during the course of the program, like the Summer Work/Travel program, or the Au Pair program. His ability to change status to an H or L visa will depend on whether he was subject to the 212e residency requirement or not. It’s going to be impossible to answer your question precisely without looking through his documents and the USCIS data base.