School in USA, Canada job

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shannonfitzyNew Member
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School in USA, Canada job

Post Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:44 am

I'm a Canadian who is applying for an I-20 to go to school in Chicago. My company in Canada is fine with me working down there. Can or how can I stay working for my company while doing school on an I-20?

Thank you,

Shannon
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Re: School in USA, Canada job

Post Fri Apr 17, 2009 6:19 pm

You can't, unless the company you work for has a US office and you can get an intra-company transfer L1B.
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Re: School in USA, Canada job

Post Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:52 pm

If they have no US presence then you can't, essentially. F-1 students can get work authorization that allows up to 20 hours of on-campus employment per week, but obviously that's not relevant in this situation.

Plus even if you could, the Canadian company has to have an EIN and do US payroll, which I assume they're not going to do for a single employee.
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