J1 Visa and Unauthorized Employment

WARNING: Teachers under the J1 visa.    Please beware of your illegal activities.   Unauthorized employment, including driving for Uber or Doordash using your J2 dependent’s SSN, is fraud and not allowed.   Working for any home health organization that pays cash after a day’s work is not allowed.   Babysitting, house sitting, dog sitting, … Read more

H-1B Service Fee

H-1B Service Fee  Facilitation Services include: – Pre-Screening and Collaboration Facilitation – Access to the Proprietary Wise Up Program – Access to Teach-USA Proprietary Database – Guidance and Facilitation on Visa Sponsorship Process and Support – Guidance on US Embassy Application Process & Support – Out-of-County Application Process & Support (Philippines Only) – Flight Facilitation … Read more

Can J-1 Visa Teachers Work On Another Job?

Under the J-1 visa program, teachers can only work at their designated host school indicated on their DS-2019. (This includes summer jobs or after-school jobs).    They are not allowed to have any other source of income in the USA, additional employment, or receive compensation from any other source than the host school printed on … Read more

Can I Participate in the J1 Program If I Just Retired?

YES! With the condition that the teacher should have at least two years of full-time K-12 teaching experience within the past eight years.   Awesome, right? ——- Please feel free to browse our site, https://www.teach-usa.net to know more about the J-1 Visa Program. Requirements can be found here.

College Teacher: Can I Participate In The J1 Program?

  The sponsors we work with are very strict with the “be-currently-teaching” requirement. And then, one said YES! With the condition that the teacher should have at least two years of full-time K-12 teaching experience within the past eight years.   Awesome, right?     or Join our H-1B Possibility Program!  ——- Please feel free to … Read more

How Do I Fail?

  The possibilities are infinite! So, why choose to think about FAILING? But to make you happy, here goes: HOW DO I FAIL 101. 1. Think negative. 2. Say negative. 3. Do negative. 4. Speak negative. 5. Be negative. Yey, you succeeded! Congratulations! I hope you are happier! 🙂 Please feel free to check the … Read more

Should I Resign?

What’s the Process?   After getting the US Embassy Approval, the next step is to register with the Commission on Filipino Overseas (CFO).   One of the requirements to secure a CFO sticker is to submit clearance from your previous employer.     Please check this link to know more about the requirements of the CFO. … Read more

Not Currently Teaching Eligibility

One of the J1 visa program requirements is for a teacher to be currently teaching. It makes sense since this is a cultural exchange program, and one of the benefits of the program is for educational and cultural enrichment.   Unfortunately, virtual tutoring or teaching doesn’t count. Teachers participating should be current teachers in an academic classroom … Read more