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J-2 Visa
The J-2 visa is available to the spouse or dependents of a J-1 visa holder. The J-1 visa allows individuals to temporarily reside in the United States to participate in cultural exchange programs sponsored by schools, businesses, or other organizations.
Like other “family” or “dependent” visas, the status of the J-2 visa holder is entirely dependent on the status of the principal J-1 visa holder: if that visa expires, and the participant has to return to his or her home country, so do the dependents on J-2 visas.
A J-2 visa holder is allowed to work while in the United States, provided that it is not to support the J-1 holder. However, in order to legally work while in the U.S. on a J-2 visa, the visa holder must apply for permission to seek employment from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service. Once this permission is granted, the visa-holder may work for any employer, either full time or part time. There is no legal limit to what they can earn.
A J-2 visa holder may also study while in the U.S. on that visa. They must apply for a student visa to do so, however.
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