Change visa status from Q1 to...?? Please help!

[DeeDee21 0]

Hello everyone,

First of all I apologize if this is not The correct section to post this and also for my broken english.

Im currently in The US with a Q1 visa That will expire early in December of this year.

I recently met a family that would like to "hire" me as their new "au pair" but I have a problem:

1. Im 29 so I cannot apply for a J1 visa (which is The "au pair VISA")

2. I can't go out of The US after my VISA expires and then came back with anotherone because one of The requirements of The Q1 is to live outside of The US for one year once out of The country.

Now I really would like to stay LEGALLY in The US, What are my options considering that this family is willin to help me get a VISA?

I heard that some "host families" get a B2 VISA for their au pair but I read somewhere that I cannot get a B2 visa If Im in The US.

Could you please help me?

Thank you

[Darnell 8,478]

which country are you from, or what passport do you hold ?

[DeeDee21 0]

Hi Darnell, Im Italian, I have an Italian passport

[jan22 2,897]

Really doesn't matter what country you're from. There is no visa that would allow you to stay in/come to the US to be an au pair (except the J1, which you know you don't qualify for). You definitely cannot work as an au pair (or anything else) on a B2 visitor visa.

Edited August 3, 2015 by jan22

[DeeDee21 0]

Yup, That's What I figured.

But is it true that one cannot apply/get a B2 visa while in The US?

[Boiler 43,391]

Visa is to enter a country, so is applied for at a Consulate outside the US and is anyway not appropriate in your case.

[Boiler 43,391]

My original reply has disappeared. Work Visa's are something a prospective EMployer/Lawyer handles, so it is up to them to get the ball going.