QUESTION
international student illegal off campus work
Asked on Dec 31st, 2013 on Immigration - Ohio
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As an internationa student with F-1 Visa, I and the company outside of campus did not realize working in off-campus is illegal. I called regional DHS and they also said using my i-94 is shown you are eligible to work in the company. Thus I work for 10 days and I realized I was illegal so I stopped but I already was paid for 3 days and for rest of 7days will be sent to my account this week. In this case, what can I do? I want to return my 3 days compensation and I do not want to get that money but I am worried that how company will react this situation. They might report this to the state.
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If possible, you should return your three days compensation to the company. The company should be sympathetic as it should have determined ahead of time that you did not have off-campus work permission. Even if there is a record of a few days unauthorized employment, you could largely wipe it away by going out of the country and making a new reentry.Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.
Answered on Jan 24th, 2014 at 8:28 PM