Changing jobs with J1 visa HATE DOOR TO DOOR SALES!?

We have a young lady living with us who is with a company that entices foreign students to come to America under the guise of making lots of money working 80 hours a week, selling educational material door to door.



She has quickly realized that the pipe dream they sold her was exactly that---A BUNCH OF SMOKE!



She is an awesome young lady and we would like to help her change jobs. How can we go about this? The company is putting a lot of pressure on her and we would like to help set her free immediately. We have secured her with another job within the same j1 category, but do not know if she can even change jobs.



Please we are desperate to help this young lady and anyone else who has found themselves trapped in this door to door sales, cult like job here in the U.S.Changing jobs with J1 visa HATE DOOR TO DOOR SALES!?
I think the above answer is the reason why so many of these foreign j1 work/travel visa students get taken advantage of from these so called reputable door to door companies.



YES YES YES you can change jobs if you are on a 4 month j1 work visa. You can't however just quit your current job and go find another. There are a few hoops you must jump through. First you must contact your sponsor--the org. that issued your j1 work/travel visa and let them know that you are needing to change jobs. They will advise you if the new employment adheres to the specific category to your j1 visa.



There are certain jobs that a j1 work/travel visa holder can not have: Participants may not be employed as domestic employees in U.S. households or in positions that require them to invest their own money to provide themselves with inventory for the purpose of door- to-door sales.



You will also need to contact SEVIS and let them know of the job change and any new address you may have within 7 days of the change.



I am very sorry that this girl has found herself caught up with the ugly side of American business, where so called ';reputable';, ';been in business for 150 years';, companies brainwash these gullible students into thinking if they beat on enough doors, and sell the sizzle NOT the steak, they will guilt us stupid Americans into buying a product they do NOT want or need. That is NOT what America is all about. And kids this IS NOT THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE THAT WILL BUILD YOUR CHARACTER!



There are plenty of American jobs for these kids, on this work program that will ACTUALLY allow them to experience true America and also have a life (not working 80 hours a week--6 days a week!) and actually make money with decency and honesty and still have respect for themselves at the end of the day!



God bless you for taking this kid in and saving her from these scum bags! I wish more people would open their eyes to injustices and lend a helping hand!Changing jobs with J1 visa HATE DOOR TO DOOR SALES!?
Foreign nationals participating in exchange visitor programs may only engage in activities authorized for their program. She is bound to the employment described in the program. A J-1 classification is not a catch-all category that permits employment in any field of endeavor in which the J-1 has an interest.



It sounds like she is enrolled in a short summer work program. Designated sponsors of summer and/or work travel exchange programs are obligated to pre-arrange employment. If she finds the employment unsatisfactory, she is free to terminate the employment, but she is not free to work somewhere else.



An exchange visitor who engages in unauthorized employment shall be deemed to be in violation of his or her program status and is subject to termination as a participant of an exchange visitor program.