J1 San Francisco

stereo_steve

Hello all !,

I'm jetting off to San Francisco this summer. The americans are really tightening up security though and will only let people travel if they have a job organised in the US. I have managed to get a job from my uncle but unfortunately my girlfriend hasn't.

Is there any boards reader with a contact in San Francisco? We would be so grateful!! All my girlfriend needs is a letter saying that she has a job. Once she gets there she can look for one on her own. Any replies or advice would be gratefully appreciated. Thanks

The_Bullman

Do you know if there is any obligation for the employer to keep you on? I'm also heading out to america for the summer and I need to get the job offer form signed. I could get a friends company to sign it, but they don't want me to work there. Basically, I don't want to get them in shit by asking them to offer me a job, only for them to not hire me at all

Sorry for gettting your hopes up Stereo_steve

The_Bullman

Oh I believe that Gerry was over in San Francisco before. Maybe you could pm him and see if he can help you

stereo_steve

Hey Bullman,

You need to have a letter saying that you have a job. The US Embassy will probably try to confirm it as well. Both your employer and yourself can cancel the job at any time. I'd imagine that you would have to work there for a few days though. I'm not a hundred percent sure.

If you can get a letter your laughing! Best of luck getting your visa. My Girlfriend is having no luck!

daveirl

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stereo_steve

You see we don't know what will happen! For example if katie takes a job in LA and then just doesn't turn up will her employer complain and she get sent home?

All she needs is a letter saying she has a job. The employer can then say she was unsuitable and fired her. Does anyone know someone in a position to write letter?

I'm getting desperate!!

The_Bullman

are you sure it's a letter you are looking for?

I'm looking at the stuff from USIT and it's a form that they said needs to be filled out. Am I wrong?

And when does all this have to be sorted by? Initially I heard that you had to have a job offer by the time you traveled. And when I was in USIT last they said that I had to have the job offer sorted by March(the beginning I think)

tte

Just so i get this right...a letter from an employer in the US is needed, stating what?My situation is ive a mate who may get me one from the east coast and i want to go from the west coast...it's not a case of the employer 'forcing' me to get a job but rather when it comes to booking the flights and the interview at the US embassey.
Can they suss out the fact that im geting a letter from the east coast when i want to go west?
In the original booking/application form do you have to specify the point of entry-and if so can you change this by the time your interview comes round?
Also how many J1s are there?Do they run out usually and if so when?

daveirl

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Gerry

Originally posted by tte
Just so i get this right...a letter from an employer in the US is needed, stating what?My situation is ive a mate who may get me one from the east coast and i want to go from the west coast...it's not a case of the employer 'forcing' me to get a job but rather when it comes to booking the flights and the interview at the US embassey.
Can they suss out the fact that im geting a letter from the east coast when i want to go west?
In the original booking/application form do you have to specify the point of entry-and if so can you change this by the time your interview comes round?
Also how many J1s are there?Do they run out usually and if so when?

Since they want the job offer to be on official, headed paper, and not the back of a cigarette box, I think they will figure out which coast it is on

To change your point of entry you are going to have to change your flights completely, you would certainly lose out on some cash.

Ichiro

I really dont think this is a Problem.
I took the J1 solo got the letter from a friend, job was based in Vegas
Booked my tickets which were Texas. And nothing was said when processing my Visa.

It's all BS if you ask me.