Lollipop95 wrote: » http://www.thejournal.ie/j1-visas-jobs-2439864-Nov2015/ I can see there being a massive cut in people doing the J1 now. Was actually considering going on one either this year or next year but this has put me off tbh!
Mr.S wrote: » I doubt this will make much difference tbh. Under the WVP you get 90 days anyway, so basically the full summer. Casual work (ala J1 jobs) is usually no problem to be paid off the books.
RyanDrive wrote: » This is going to cause a lot of problems (if they end up enforcing it). It's easy to get a job in most cities in America but you have to be there in person. Whose going to hire someone for casual work without meeting them? The only students who will be getting the J1 will be those privileged enough to have connections in the US. Big blow for Irish students in my opinion.
conorhal wrote: » Which is exactly why the Americans are enforcing this, too many working visa students working off the books and thus unfair competition for American workers looking for jobs. In other words a reasonable immigration policy.
irishash wrote: » Same rule came in for a few years back in the early 2000's, or so we were told at the time. At first my friends and I thought "crap, it will be a nightmare to sort something out". As it turns out it was a good thing for us. It motivated us to find decent well paid jobs in the west of the states. 4 of us all got jobs in a casino in Reno Nevada, with accomadation sorted out for us. Decent wage and of course the opportunity to make more through tips. If this sounds like the kind of job you would not mind, I would advise you (in the new year) to contact a few of the Reno casinos, with details of how long you are coming for, personal background, CV if you feel it helps, and a police check (cant hurt). Was the best summer job I ever had, made a good bit of cash (no tax to pay) and had a kick ass 3 week holiday at the end.
markpb wrote: » I did my J1 in 2003 and went through a programme/company that organised work in Universal Studios. We all had SSNs and jobs arranged before ever left the country. I can see a big market for companies like that under the new rules.
Dublin991 wrote: » I'm planning on booking the J1 2016 in New York, don't plan on booking through the likes of USIT unless absolutely necessary. What's SSNs?
Mongfinder General wrote: » I went looking for a job in Wisconsin on my J1 and got the **** kicked out me
Electric Sheep wrote: » I see you have done your research and are well prepared:rolleyes:.
Dublin991 wrote: » I'm clueless 😂 but I take it you don't know either with your lack of an answer
Sh1tbag OToole wrote: » Americans only put in a token effort to care about unfair competition to Americans. Silicon valley tycoons are bringing in Chinese and Indians on H1-B by the bucket load and there's an absolute ton of illegal farm workers and fruit pickers who shouldn't be there at all but it's gone to the stage now where the farms are completely dependent on being able to get these illegal immigrants. Few Irish students who are known for getting too drunk? They can afford to get rid of them, drum up some publicity on the twitter machine and get a couple of extra votes from the anti-immigrant crowd.
Electric Sheep wrote: » You are quite correct, I have lived in the US for the past 25 years with no idea what an SSN might be.
Foxtrol wrote: » H1-Bs have to be paid at above the prevailing rate for the job they’re doing and the role has to be advertised for a period to allow US citizens to apply. This is a rule for J1s for all nations, not just Ireland, so I have no idea why you’re trying to make it seem like they’re targeting ‘drunken Irish students’.
Sh1tbag OToole wrote: » Yet one constantly hears about codology going on with these H1-B's to bring in cheap foreign workers and the USAian gov't aren't going to stand in the way of big business
