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There is no real explanation. It is the rules. Ever thought about the
immigration rules in Switzerland? Why seasonal workers can't have
their family in Switzerland? Welcome to being a foreigner. ;-)
<smirk>
(generally, J-1 holders (post-docs, trainees) earn much less than
highly skilled H-1 (programmers, engineers, ...) and therefore might
not be able to feed their family. In this case they can file a form
and request that their spouse can work to make a living. It is not
automatic!
Hansjürg
At 7:08 AM -0700 9/13/00, Kohler, Robert wrote:
>Can someone explain to me why a J-2 visa holder can work in the US and not
>an H-4 even if it is
>some hours/week on campus? I have an H1-B visa and my wife has an H-4.
>Isn' t it an aberration of the system?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Robert Kohler
>LightLogic Inc.
>3350 Scott Blvd. Bld. 1
>Santa Clara CA, 95054
>USA
>tel 408 855 18 06 (office)
>fax 408 970 72 71
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Received on Wed Sep 13 2000 - 09:18:02 PDT