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Student on F1 visa. May I accept reimbursement for interview travel expenses?
You're not accepting payment for work, you're accepting reimbursement for your expenses. You are allowed to look for a job while on F1 visa, you're not allowed to actually work.
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Forgot to notify Immigration Bureau of Japan about job transfer
In principle, you could face a fine of up to 200,000 yen (that's in the same category as, for example, not carrying your residence card when you go out); in practice I have never heard of anybody who ...
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Forgot to notify Immigration Bureau of Japan about job transfer
fkraiem has already provided a fantastic answer, I just want to add my personal experience.
Yesterday I notified the Immigration Bureau of Japan via their e-system. They said on their site that ...
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Permanent residency catch 22 : Can't get a job for PR, can't get PR without a job
The reason they are not willing to sponsor you for PR is that they can find employees who are as good (or better) for the job, but do not come with such requirement. Generally speaking for an employer ...
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Cancelling non-immigrant B visa without going to Thailand
What you have is a non-immigrant visa that allows you to enter Thailand. If you do not use it, it simply expires.
A non-immigrant B visa is not an "employment visa". It is a visa that allows you to ...
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Employer green card sponsorship after job termination
Leaving the company does not, in itself, affect the petition -- people can be petitioned while not in the US and not working for the petitioner, as long as the petitioner intends to employ the ...
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Can stateless individuals in the European Union legally reside and work there?
If the country is a member of the 1954 UN Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons they have to follow the rules of that convention. Read it, and you will know what is required by ...
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H1b visa after job termination
You remain in H1b status for 60 days after leaving the job, unless your I-94 expires sooner (in which case you will remain in status until the I-94 expires). Furthermore, as you have a pending I-485, ...
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Understand a German employment visa rejection
It means that the salary offered by your prospective employer is deemed too low compared to the local standard for similar occupations by the relevant Arbeitsagentur. The law cited, Ҥ 39 (2) 1 Nr. 1 ...
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Long-term visits to other Schengen countries for US residents
Answering my own question to say what happened.
Since I was only planning to stay in Germany for marginally more than 90 days, the Ausländeramt just gave me a Grenzübertrittbescheinigung that lets me ...
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Can I teach maths classes for children in my apartment?
You have an unrestricted EAD, so you are authorized to do any kind of employment (including self-employment) in the US, as far as immigration is concerned. Of course, if you earn any income, make sure ...
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In the Netherlands, am I obligated to refund a previous employer for missing deductions?
This is a very partial answer, because while I live in the Netherlands, all of my labor law experience is knowledge is from a different state and legal culture (Israel). Still, it might be useful to ...
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Remote Work in Norway
For this duration, you would need to register in Norway and become a member of Norwegian social security. This would normally also mean that you would need to pay taxes in Norway. As the taxes in ...
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What penalty would I incur if I violate the resignation notice period?
tl;dr: Talk to your employer and ask for an Auflösungsvertrag.
Regarding the maximum consequences, there are
the one month gross salary penalty your contract mentions
any damages your employer ...
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Singapore Employment Pass - age limitation
There is no age limit beyond the legal retirement age (62). As long as your company is willing to, and able to, sponsor an EP, you should be fine. Note that the salary is only one of the criteria (...
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Teaching in Canada
I am assuming that she wants to qualify to teach K-12 (elementary/secondary). If she wants to teach post-secondary, that will have different requirements. I notice her MA is in history. If she wants a ...
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Does it make sense for foreign research assistants (HiWis) in German universities to voluntarily contribute to Rentenversicherung (pension scheme)?
Actually the secretary sent me the Badem-Württemburg Erklärung zur Sozialversicherung form (42101s) which has a section that explains the issue. Basically, it says that paying this contribution will ...
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Do I need to change my residence status in the NL?
I am not sure the sources necessarily contradict each other but, based on my reading of the info available on IND.nl, my understanding is that there is a distinction between work permit (...
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Can a US citizen work remotely for a US company while studying in Czech Republic on a student visa?
There are three separate questions here:
Are non-EU citizen students allowed to work in the Czech Republic? The answer is yes, you may work for as many hours as you want. See this page for proof:
...
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Working as a freelancer in France
In this situation, could I work as a freelancer in the future, staying in France, but doing work for clients who are abroad?
I think so: I'm doing that.
Would I need any special permission from ...
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Working as a freelancer in France
You don't need anything to stay in France and work as a freelancer (no visa or permission needed).
There are a few things that are going to be more complicated however:
You need to take care of all ...
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Moving to the Netherlands while working for a UK company
With the exception of United States and Eritrean citizens (unsure on second) tax status from employment (and other sources of income) is (usually) based on residency. The previous answer calls this "...
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Can stateless individuals in the European Union legally reside and work there?
There are a few possibilities:
You might still be deported to the US. It's more complicated and would require the consent of the US but I remember that the website of the State department suggested ...
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My sister has been offered a job in the US and they want to sponsor her, but would she get the job or not in the US?
I am not an expert but H-1B may not be applicable as its a specialty work, where the employer has to prove that they could not find the person with the specialty skill in USA and hence requesting H-1B ...
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Australia visa: skilled employment of two jobs at the same time
It can't be anything but 3 years in total, regardless of what or where the experience was acquired. Were you to indicate 6 years, your application could be seen as irregular, or deceptive, as the ...
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Am I allowed to quit without notice during my pregnancy in Germany?
"However, realistically I am pretty sure most places would want a new hire to start sooner than half a year". Given that you are posting here, I am going to guess you are not German. I think you ...
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How can a US company regularly pay an overseas contractor?
Your best bet is to create a Transferwise bank account. That gives you an American routing number which your customer can wire the money to (which should be straightforward for them). You can then ...
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Which employer's address should I indicate on my N-400 Application for Naturalization Form if I worked at different branches over the past few years?
Branches come and go. Where you worked three years ago may not even exist today.
Enter the current headquarters address of the company. The point of the question is contact info for the company, not ...
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How to complete I-9 form?
From the instructions to the Form:
Form I-9 is used for verifying the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States. All U.S. employers must ensure ...
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Is it a breach of etiquette to ask a French company if they've received my job application?
I have no idea whether it's a breach of “etiquette” but I don't think it matters much either way.
But to manage your expectations, I have had the occasion to apply for jobs in several European ...
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