How is the employment currently in the USA for foreign people?

[kitty71]

Is it easy or hard to find jobs? My questioned is based on a friend who currently travelled to the USA to work as a nanny. My friend is from Costa Rica and she had been unemployed since 2021 and so far she could nto find a job so through soem old American acquaitance, she found her a job just like 2 months ago as a nanny in the USA. My friend is almost 50. She left yesterday to the USA for that but I doubt she flew with a work permit or work visa cause she told me she had to return to the country on August 13th and this is the first time she is flying to the USA for a job reason, she had travelled before to the USA many many years ago but for vacations. This lady was selected out of 4 other candidates"

I asked her until when she will be coming to the country and she told me this: "I dont know. Im going to try and see" I have a return fly ticket for August 13th, If i dont feel good, I return to the country"

So my question is if she stays after August 13th because she likes the job, do you think now is easier for foreign people to stay for a job, even if the job itself do not require much experience anyway. I mean this friend has a adult son living in the country, but does not live with her anymore, she is divorced, she doe snto have much personal income, the reason she had taken this job opportunity to see if she can stay longer inthe USA with this job if she ended up liking it. My friend is also an assistant but she will work there as a nanny to begin with.

Are job requirements very restricted at this moment in the USA and for the foreign people who wants to work inthe USA, regardless of the type of job. even the simplest one out there who do not require many skills or education or experience?

Do you think my friend could have a shot in end up staying in the USA for a job or it can be hard for her.

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Imagine that I was born in the USA but I dont live there, I have even have relatives who do live in the USA and I had never looked for jobs to fly out there cause I think it is difficul, too much restrictions I assume.

[SaoirseS]

Complicated question.

Simply put, if your friend is not here with a visa authorizing work and she earns an income, she is subject to deportation. I'll go out on a limb here and say she's likely getting paid under the table by the family, and they are not paying Social Security or withholding taxes, meaning she's less likely to get caught. But if she's going to stay, she needs to get herself legal, either through sponsorship (no guarantee of a work visa though) or by applying for and getting the right visa.

If her eligibility isn't verifiable through E-Verify, she isn't going to be eligible to work, not legally anyway. I've had to turn people away because I couldn't verify their eligibility.

[kitty71]

The thing is this, this friend of mine was unemployed for a very long time after the pandemic and she coudl nto find a real job afterwards, she is a bit of a party animal, likes to drink and have fun socially. Anyway she could not find a job. She had made friends for many years with northamerican people here in the city (We dont live in the US, we live in another country) so probably she may had run into one and told that friend she was out of job. So this contact probably told her she may know of a job opening but it is in the US and if she was interested. Maybe this friend had some contact inthe US who may help my friend with a job. So my friend told this contact here int he city that Yes she was interested. The job was of a babysitter. There were other 3 candidates for this job and my friend I guess was the one who got it. This process was of 2 months here inthe city from the moment my firend got in contact with her/his northamerican friend until yesterday when it was my friend departure day for the US.

[SaoirseS]

In addition to legal visa problems, one of the things she may run into is getting taken advantage of, like being seriously underpaid. Who is she going to complain to without risking getting herself in trouble?

[kitty71]

In the past many years ago, my friend had been in the US but under a tourist visa though. Anyway yesteday was the day my friend left the country to the US to start working over there. I asked my friend how long she will stay there and she told me this: "I dont know yet, Im going to try out. I have a return trip on August 13th. If I dont feel good, I return to country" For her answer I firmly believe her visa is not a job visa is a tourist visa"

Then she added "my job is a of a babysitter ofa 5 years, 3yrs and 7 months kids. My visa for the moment is of tourist but I will see if I get used to it, I haven't arrived yet and I alreayd want to go".

My friend is 45 years old, she has a grown up son here in the city, but she is divorced and her son here does not live with her, she lives on his own or with some other relative, cause my friend here lives in a city away from down town than her son.

Do you think it may be possibel my friend stays there for a long tiem after August 13th cause she has to get used to the job

[kitty71]

I guess that if she took that job was because the pay could be good I assume. She also told me she took that job in another country because she wanted to do something different with her life, going to a different country and meet new people

[LazerBean]

For legal immigrants, great. My mom's from the philippines, so we are involved in a really big Asian community. Everyone who wants to work has great jobs.

[kitty71]

Legal immigrants like been living in the US for a long time? That is not my friends case

[LazerBean]

No as in they have a green card and are not here illegally.

[kitty71]

Not my friend case she has no green card she travelled to the USA to se what will happen and check,

[LazerBean]

Ah okay. she might can still get a job but she might also just get deported.

[kitty71]

Why deported?

[LazerBean]

Because that's always a possibility for people who are not here legally.

[kitty71]

She believes she won't be deported as it is a job that a friend of her got her as a nanny. She does not have anyone who lives in the US, she has no green card, she went with a pleasure visa not a work permit but she hopes she can stay there if she liked the job offered if she does not liek she will return.

[Alex8736]

Sad to say but if she crossed the Rio grande and came to the states as undocumented she would get VIP treatment with our current president

[kitty71]

I mean she went there with a tourist visa and she has to return on August 13th but she told me that after that date if she liked the job she will stay longer. The job is of a baby siter of 3 kids and probably she will get paid under the table first and in the beginning by the family she was hired

[pizzalovershouse]

Food business like restaurant work ct backs due to inflation

[kitty71]

So easy or not to find job for foreigns who does not live in the USA,?

[pizzalovershouse]

Yep it is

[pizzalovershouse]

Mho thanks

[legalboxers]

hey - how did your trip to nyc go?

[kitty71]

What?