Working vs. Helping

[tbhere 0]

My parents are building a new house. My husband is getting a K3 to come into the country. If he wanted to be able to help with the building of the house, is that considered working if he isn't getting paid? They are his co-sponsors as well, so will this affect it?

Edited June 1, 2009 by tbhere

[reeses16 8]

No, if he is not being paid he is not working. There is no need to discuss him helping your parents during his K3 interview.

[tbhere 0]

No, if he is not being paid he is not working. There is no need to discuss him helping your parents during his K3 interview.

Last year my husband was refused entry because we went down to visit family and to help them for a short while in building their house. What we didn't know is that as a visitor he is not aloud to do any kind of skilled or unskilled labor, even if he isn't getting paid. Whethere we like it or not it is probably going to come up in the interview, and so I am trying to find out, if the house isn't complete and they grant him the K3, is he still considered working if he is not getting paid?

We went back again after he was refused entry just to go down for a weekend and they refused him entry again, and they told us that since there was no possible way for us to prove that he would not be helping on the house they would not grant him entry. Hence, they gave a us three options: 1. Stay in Canada and don't bother crossing again(that doesn't help) 2. Wait until the house was complete, but because he was refused entry he would have to prove every time he tried to cross that he had sufficient ties back to canada(this doesn't help either) or 3. File for a K3 visa. So we chose 3!! His interview is on June 4th and I just don't want them to have a reason to deny the visa.

[Moosker 7]

He's fine as long as he accepts NO money for his services.

[rebeccajo 14]

No, if he is not being paid he is not working. There is no need to discuss him helping your parents during his K3 interview.

Last year my husband was refused entry because we went down to visit family and to help them for a short while in building their house. What we didn't know is that as a visitor he is not aloud to do any kind of skilled or unskilled labor, even if he isn't getting paid. Whethere we like it or not it is probably going to come up in the interview, and so I am trying to find out, if the house isn't complete and they grant him the K3, is he still considered working if he is not getting paid?

We went back again after he was refused entry just to go down for a weekend and they refused him entry again, and they told us that since there was no possible way for us to prove that he would not be helping on the house they would not grant him entry. Hence, they gave a us three options: 1. Stay in Canada and don't bother crossing again(that doesn't help) 2. Wait until the house was complete, but because he was refused entry he would have to prove every time he tried to cross that he had sufficient ties back to canada(this doesn't help either) or 3. File for a K3 visa. So we chose 3!! His interview is on June 4th and I just don't want them to have a reason to deny the visa.

But that was a different scenario.........