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Yes of course. An architect is a well established job on any large scale construction project. Do you think all construction workers are unskilled laborers? If
by CPLX 1y ago
Yes of course. An architect is a well established job on any large scale construction project. Do you think all construction workers are unskilled laborers?
If they were practicing architecture in the US without proper work visas it would be illegal.
- pavlov 1y agoOk, you’re saying that a Korean architect working for Hyundai isn’t allowed to visit a Hyundai work site on ESTA or B-1. What kind of visa do they need to get? Please be very specific. I’ve had L-1 and O-1 visas to the US in the past. Those were complicated processes that took many months and cost over $10k in legal fees each time. Those visas are explicitly meant for multi-year stays, not just work site visits. But is that the type of visa the architect should get for this business trip? If not, then what?
- CPLX 1y agoA Korean architect might well be allowed to come for meetings or to supervise on a B-1. They might not, depending on what they actually do. The laws are written out and there's lots of precedent. The point I'm making is if there's 300 people with hard hats and hi-vis vests that say "mechanic" on them (to name one example I saw in a video of the raid) there's a pretty reasonable chance they're very clearly on the wrong side of visa law.