Can non-immigrants work in the United States? Is it legal?

You can legally work in the United States if you have a legal work visa in a non-immigrant visa in the United States.

If the applicant wants to work in the United States for a short time as a non-immigrant, according to the provisions of the US immigration law, he should apply for the corresponding visa according to the type of work. Most short-term work visas require American employers or institutions that intend to hire applicants to submit applications and obtain USCIS approval before applying for work visas.

There are many kinds of work visas in the United States, including:

1.H- 1B (professional)

If the applicant wants to go to the United States to engage in pre-arranged professional and technical work, he should apply for an H- 1B visa. This visa requires the applicant to have a bachelor's degree or above (or equivalent) in the professional field he will be engaged in. USCIS will review the applicant's employment background and personal conditions to determine whether he meets the requirements of professional skills. The applicant's employer shall submit an application form for labor situation to the US Department of Labor, including the terms of the contract signed between the employer and the employee.

2.2A (seasonal agricultural workers)

When there is a shortage of local workers in the United States, American employers can recruit foreign citizens to engage in short-term agricultural work in the United States through H-2A visas. If you need to do temporary/seasonal agricultural work in the United States for a short time, you can apply for an H-2A non-immigrant visa. American employers (or American agricultural production cooperatives/* * * and employers) who intend to hire the applicant must submit the I- 129 form for approval in the name of the applicant.

3.H-2B (Skilled and Unskilled Workers)

If you need to go to the United States to do temporary/seasonal work, but the United States lacks corresponding local workers, you should apply for an H-2B visa. An American employer who intends to hire an applicant must obtain certification from the US Department of Labor to confirm that no suitable American citizen meets the applicant's position.

4.H-3 (trainee)

If you need to go to the United States for training for one or two years (in any field except postgraduate education or training), you should apply for an H-3 visa. This kind of training can be paid, allowing applicants to take part in practical work, but not productive work, provided that the applicants can't get similar training in their own countries.

5.H-4 (family)

If you are the main applicant for an H visa, your spouse or unmarried children (under 2 1 year old) will be issued with an H-4 visa to accompany you to the United States, but your family members are not allowed to work in the United States.

6.L- 1 (intra-company transfer)

If employees of multinational companies are temporarily sent to work in higher-level institutions, subsidiaries or affiliated units in the United States, they need to apply for L- 1 visas. The multinational companies mentioned here are not limited to American/foreign enterprises. To obtain the L- 1 visa, the applicant must belong to the management/senior management or have professional knowledge, and be sent to the United States by the company to hold such positions, but the job titles before and after going to the United States need not be exactly the same. In addition, in the first three years of applying to work in the United States, the applicant must have worked continuously in an organization outside the United States for one year. L- 1 Visa can only be applied after the American company or subsidiary where the applicant is going to work is approved by USCIS (whether in the form of package or individual transfer).

7.L-2 (family)

If you are the principal applicant with a valid L visa, your spouse or unmarried children (under 2 1 year old) will be issued with an L-2 visa. According to the recent law, spouses also have the opportunity to apply for employment permits. Spouses must enter the United States with their own L-2 visa, and then submit a complete I-765 form (available from USCIS) and pay the relevant application fee. However, relevant laws still prohibit children from looking for jobs in the United States.

8.O

Class O visas are mainly for outstanding people in the fields of science, art, education, commerce, sports or film and television production and their necessary assistants/escorts.

9.p (artists, entertainers)

P Visa is mainly for sports/entertainment professionals, artists and their necessary assistants/escorts who are going to perform in the United States.

10.Q

If you plan to go to the United States to participate in international cultural exchange programs aimed at providing practical training, employment opportunities and sharing your country's history, culture and traditions, you should apply for a Q visa. To apply for this visa, the project organizer must submit the application to USCIS in the name of the applicant and get approval.