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9 FAM 402.2-5(E)(1) (U) Commercial or Industrial Workers (CT:VISA-1288; 05-21-2021) a. (U) An applicant coming to the United States to install, service, or
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9 FAM 402.2-5(E)(1) (U) Commercial or Industrial Workers
(CT:VISA-1288; 05-21-2021)
a. (U) An applicant coming to the United States to install, service, or repair commercial or industrial equipment or machinery purchased from a company outside the United States or to train U.S. workers to perform such services. However, in such cases, the contract of sale must specifically require the seller to provide such services or training and the visa applicant must possess unique knowledge that is essential to the seller’s contractual obligation to perform the services or training and must receive no remuneration from a U.S. source.
b. (U) These provisions do not apply to an applicant seeking to perform building or construction work, whether on-site or in-plant. The exception is for an applicant who is applying for a B-1 visa for supervising or training other workers engaged in building or construction work, but not actually performing any such building or construction work.
- nashashmi 1y agoThose are provisions for visa grants. After the visa is given, was there any law that was broken? No. I agree the terms of the visa explicitly did not allow for applicants to perform construction. And they are accused of doing construction work. This means the State Department would issue visa cancellations and the company would get sanctioned. Instead ICE went ahead and arrested the employees. That is full overreach. Visa cancellation had not been issued.