Bringing Niece to work in family shop

[Tee and Megan 10]

Hello all! 

We have some family friends who would like to bring a niece over from Cambodia to work in their family shop/market. I've only ever done a K-1 visa for my husband and have no experience thinking through work visas. Where do we start? What do we need to consider right off the bat? Any thoughts or guidance is super appreciated. 

[aaron2020 11,651]

Hi,

 

Sorry.  There is no path for someone to come to the US to work at a family shop/market.

What's the niece's education level?

[Pinkrlion 2,607]

They have to prove there is no one in the US to hire, she has to prove education and two or more years of work experience in the field of their business.  

[Boiler 43,397]

I doubt it is realistic but there are a few options, something they should discuss with the Company Immigration Lawyer.

[aaron2020 11,651]

If this is the same niece who is going to graduate high school from your thread about coming to the US for ESL classes, then there is no work visa that would allow her to come to work at a family's shop/market.  

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

Most work visas require a degree, a job that needs that level of qualification, and proof that there are not enough US workers in that field; or a fashion model; or seasonal work where local workers are not available. It doesn’t sound like this would fit into any of those. If the niece has a parent or sibling in the US they can sponsor her for a green card.

[Unlockable 7,306]

11 hours ago, Tee and Megan said:

Hello all! 

We have some family friends who would like to bring a niece over from Cambodia to work in their family shop/market. I've only ever done a K-1 visa for my husband and have no experience thinking through work visas. Where do we start? What do we need to consider right off the bat? Any thoughts or guidance is super appreciated. 

That is not how it works.

 

Does the family shop/market have a labor certification to sponsor immigrants? Also, the costs and legal requirements to sponsor foreign workers are large for a small biz. Like someone else nentioned, you have you show that there are no other local US citizens or residents that can fill that position. That is why most foreign workers are people that are highly educated in competitive fields. 

[mushroomspore 3,043]

20 hours ago, Tee and Megan said:

Hello all! 

We have some family friends who would like to bring a niece over from Cambodia to work in their family shop/market. I've only ever done a K-1 visa for my husband and have no experience thinking through work visas. Where do we start? What do we need to consider right off the bat? Any thoughts or guidance is super appreciated. 

Work visas don't work like that. A family shop/market does not meet the eligibility requirements for being a work visa sponsor. And your niece (especially if it's the same niece you posted about yesterday asking to enroll in school) is most definitely not eligible to be a work visa applicant or recipient. 

Edited July 10, 2021 by mushroomspore