Seeking Employment While on B1 Visa

[spike]

Hi There,

Appreciate an urgent response on the following matter.

My friend recently visited California on business purpose and during his stay he applied for some jobs posted on internet with some employers based in US.
When he told me this matter i advised him that he's not supposed to seek employment under B1/B2 visa. He was worried as he already sent out couple of applications to few employers. However he did not attend any interviews during the stay. He's expected to depart US tomorrow to his country. So my questions are

1. Will he face any issues at the immigration at the airport as he was seeking employment opportunities while on B1/B2 status in US?
2. Will his B1/B2 visa get cancelled and banned entering US again?
3. Can an employer inform the government that someone under B1/B2 is seeking employment without conducting an interview with the candidate?

A quick response is greatly appreciated.

Thank you

[raghvi]

Hi There,

Appreciate an urgent response on the following matter.

My friend recently visited California on business purpose and during his stay he applied for some jobs posted on internet with some employers based in US.
When he told me this matter i advised him that he's not supposed to seek employment under B1/B2 visa. He was worried as he already sent out couple of applications to few employers. However he did not attend any interviews during the stay. He's expected to depart US tomorrow to his country. So my questions are

1. Will he face any issues at the immigration at the airport as he was seeking employment opportunities while on B1/B2 status in US?
2. Will his B1/B2 visa get cancelled and banned entering US again?
3. Can an employer inform the government that someone under B1/B2 is seeking employment without conducting an interview with the candidate?

A quick response is greatly appreciated.



Thank you

1. Not in my knowledge.
2. Highly unlikely.
3. Highly unlikely that an employer would do so.

As long as your friend was not involved in illegal activities its highly unlikely that your friend will get reprimanded so severly for searching for a job while on B1/B2. In my opinion, though its not considered right use of B1/B2 to search for a job but I doubt anyone has got arrested or deported just for searching jobs ofcourse as long as the nature of the jobs itself is not shady.Also, the primary purpose of entering in US on B1/B2 should never be to search for jobs.

Its different matter if the person on B1/B2 is offered a job then he/she cant work unless filing a COS to a Work Based visa. such as L1/H1.If they work on B1/B2they can be legally acted upon.

This is my opinion not legal advice.