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not j1 not a student

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  • 27-12-2008 9:23pm
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    gubby
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    Can anyone tell me what to do if you want to go to the usa for a year or so. you are not a student and do not have j1 visa. Does one have to get a green card? if so, is that hard to get?
    cheers


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    gubby
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    ok just tell me if you have to be a student to get a j1 visa??


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    pwd
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    yes you need to be a student to get a j1


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    Rabies
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    pwd wrote: »
    yes you need to be a student to get a j1

    No you don't.

    I got my second J1 and I wasn't a student. Worked at a summer camp for a second summer. THey sorted out all the paper work, told me to apply for J1 as normal, it was approved and on I went to america


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    BuffyBot
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 24,924 Mod ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    Not really for Travel/Holidays.

    Moving to living abroad.


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    Our man in Havana
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    Rabies wrote: »
    No you don't.

    I got my second J1 and I wasn't a student. Worked at a summer camp for a second summer. THey sorted out all the paper work, told me to apply for J1 as normal, it was approved and on I went to america
    I agree.

    It is USIT that cause all the misinformation.


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    damo9
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    so if ive read these posts correctly u can get a j1 visa without being a student?:eek:
    I previously held a j1 visa in the past and would LOVE to go back, Is it only possible to do so by working for a summer camp?


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    GunScope
    Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭GunScope


    Not at all, get in touch with Usit for more info .... they wil take your money if they can :D


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    damo9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭damo9


    I have emailed USIT in the past and they have said YOU must be a student...

    Very confused..!


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    GunScope
    Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭GunScope


    There are J1 Internship and Trainee programs, as well as the Camp Counsellor options ...


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    Our man in Havana
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    GunScope wrote: »
    There are J1 Internship and Trainee programs, as well as the Camp Counsellor options ...
    There is no need to be a student for any of those either, despite what USIT say.


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    damo9
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    I have just been back onto the usit site and from i can see the options are as follows:
    1. J1 visa work and travel(student summer work and travel)
    2. 12 month visa(student or recent graduate-12months max)
    3. Internship programme( securing a sponser before u leave)

    Im not a student,not a recent graduate and not interested in securing a sponser in a particular industry, so from i have seen i do not have any options to have a "working holiday" in an old j1 sense. I think this is what the initial poster(s) had in mind...correct me if im wrong..


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    PeakOutput
    Registered Users Posts: 7,639 ✭✭✭PeakOutput


    here are the requiremtents for the new 12 month visa according to the usit website

    * You must be a citizen of Ireland
    * You must be a current student or recent graduate (within 12 months of graduation)
    * You must attend/ have attended a recognised 3rd level institution in Ireland and obtained a minimum of a degree qualification in your field of study


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    EoinG
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭EoinG


    Bumping this...

    So is there any clarification as regards eligibility of non-students for the J1 summer visa? Having looked at Usit, Go4less and Sayit, it seems you most certainly have to be enrolled in a full-time third level course. But I don't want to believe it!!! Can the people who claim otherwise give more details??

    The 12-month visa is an internship programme, it doesn't operate like a working holiday visa. I wouldn't risk heading over the states now looking for an internship with all the global uncertainty... Especially not looking for an internship in psychology!


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