I'd like to internship while in a trip to visit US friends

[Iviez 0]

Hello!

I'm a brazilian and veterinary student in Brazil. I'm on my 4th year of school and by the end of this year I'm going on a 45 days trip to the US to visit some friends and spend Christmas and New Year's day. I'd like to work on my field in some way while I'm there.

I've read that in volunteering I wouldn't need a visa, but I believe that, if I'd like to internship at a bigger animal hospital, I'd need a visa. Any ideas on how to proceed in my case? Should I invest and e-mail the clinics to volunteer or should I try to get a J1 visa? Is there any other type of visa or authorization that would work in my case?

Thank you all in advance!

[Boiler 45,486]

Not something you could do on a B, J1 would seem more obvious.

[Mollie09 1,543]

Btw, you can't do unpaid work on a tourist visa and call that "volunteering". Unpaid work is still considered work.

[sma1488 155]

A B-1 visa covers "participating in short-term training." Would that be relevant here?

http://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/temporary-visitors-business/b-1-temporary-business-visitor

[Mollie09 1,543]

A B-1 visa covers "participating in short-term training." Would that be relevant here?

http://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/temporary-visitors-business/b-1-temporary-business-visitor

That's used for people who travel on business (B-1) to attend training for their job, not a tourist (B-2) attending training.

The visa may be B-1/B-2 but you are admitted either as B-1 or as B-2 at POE.

[Iviez 0]

Hmm interesting I'll look more into this B1 visa.

Thank you all for your information!

[JohnR! 5,495]

With a tourist or business visa you can't do volunteer work, but if you have contacts at a vet clinic you can spend time observing, and nothing else.

Besides the visa, in order to practice in the US you may be required to complete an equivalence or complementary course to address the difference in curricula. IMHO, consider using this time to spend as an observer so you can learn, and once you have your Brazilian degree, try a student visa so you can pursue a higher degree stateside.

Good luck!

Hello!

I'm a brazilian and veterinary student in Brazil. I'm on my 4th year of school and by the end of this year I'm going on a 45 days trip to the US to visit some friends and spend Christmas and New Year's day. I'd like to work on my field in some way while I'm there.

I've read that in volunteering I wouldn't need a visa, but I believe that, if I'd like to internship at a bigger animal hospital, I'd need a visa. Any ideas on how to proceed in my case? Should I invest and e-mail the clinics to volunteer or should I try to get a J1 visa? Is there any other type of visa or authorization that would work in my case?

Thank you all in advance!

[Iviez 0]

With a tourist or business visa you can't do volunteer work, but if you have contacts at a vet clinic you can spend time observing, and nothing else.

Besides the visa, in order to practice in the US you may be required to complete an equivalence or complementary course to address the difference in curricula. IMHO, consider using this time to spend as an observer so you can learn, and once you have your Brazilian degree, try a student visa so you can pursue a higher degree stateside.

Good luck!

Yes! I'd settle with that, I believe it's called "shadowing". I just don't wanna stay sitting around the house doing nothing. I got a friend with some contacts I will see if they would allow that.

Thank you very much!

[TylerW 0]

Work is work on the tourist visa, whether you are paid or not so you couldn’t complete an internship on the tourist visa. But it would be a great chance to go to a few places and see what kind of work they have going on – you could also check out if they have any events for visitors like open days or other interesting things. Maybe you could come back to the US later and take a higher degree in your field. Make sure that you have good quality travel insurance for your trip because healthcare is really expensive here.

[iishlegend 1]

i guesss you can call this "corporate culture exchange". no salary no employee affliation required and no coverage by labour laws.