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Wed 27 Nov, 2002 09:30 am
Now this is a question that I've been carrying with me for a long time, way too long I think.
I'm a swedish citizen living in Germany, and I've been offered a job in a restaurant in New England by my buddy's brother, Brian, who owns the store. Now, as far as I know there is a bunch of regulation and rules and laws and whatchamacallits, regulating the "inpour" of professional workers into the U.S.
Ok, here goes; is there any way to get a work permit, if the restaurant-owner states that I'm a student of hospitality (or something like that), and he's my teacher. Brian is a Culinary Institute of America graduate, and has been running his store for four years now.
I'm asking this because I don't want to do anything illegal, but I do want to work for a year to in the States! Does anybody know anything, or have a link....
I'm grateful for all information that I can get!
Stefan
There is no work permit per se for "students'. A student visa is for those who are attending an accredited educational facility so I doubt he qualifies for that but a visa doens't grant permission to work either.
For a work visa (H-1B) he would have to show to the State Dept. that he needs to hire someone with unique qualifications that can't be met in the local workforce. In the food services industry that might actually be pretty easy - I doubt there are many available experienced "Swedish Chefs" around in New England... If he builds the job around your specific skills he could probably swing it but the employer would have to do all of that - there is little you can do on your end.
Thank you very much for your information, fishin'. This could be the break that we've been looking for! :-)
You might ask Jespah, she's a member of the Massachusett Bar.
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