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Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 09:20:45 -0700
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> 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?
The logic is the following:
If you are a J-1 holder you may be so badly paid that you could not support
your family (and they may starve to death ;-). Thus, the US government
graciously allows your spouse to cover her living expenses and eventually
the children's one (if they are any). BUT NOT YOURS!! This is a condition
of the authorization to work for a J-2 dependent. If you are an H-1, you are
a SKILLED worker, and, of course, lavishly paid. Consequently, you can
support an important number of relatives, and there is no reason to allow
them to work.
I may sound a little ironic, but I am convinced this is the reasoning.
Laurent
-- Laurent Vuilleumier e-mail: L_Vuilleumier_at_lbl.gov Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory phone : (510) 486-6108 1 Cyclotron Road, 29C fax : (510) 486-7303 Berkeley, CA 94720 ================================================================= To unsubscribe from the swiss-list mailing list send the message body of "unsubscribe swiss-list" to majordomo_at_swiss-list.com or visit http://www.swiss-list.comReceived on Wed Sep 13 2000 - 09:21:35 PDT
