I am currently in the USA on a J-1 work and travel visa. CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange) is my sponsor. Before arriving to the USA I was hired by Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio. I also worked for Cedar Point through CIEE last summer. I have found another job in the US and would like to cancel my employment with Cedar Point but am being told by Cedar Point and CIEE that I am required to work for Cedar Point for the length of my stay and that I cannot quit or my sponsorship and legal status in the US could be revoked. I understand from reading CIEE's website that if they approve another job for me that I can leave my current position and legally obtain another position and stay in the US.
I am still being told that I must work for Cedar Point and cannot change employers. Is there any way around this? What would happen if I did not receive CIEE (my sponsor)'s approval and began to work for another employer under by J-1 visa?
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I am currently in the USA on a J-1 work and travel visa. CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange) is my sponsor. Before arriving to the USA I was hired by Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio. I also worked for Cedar Point through CIEE last summer. I have found another job in the US and would like to cancel my employment with Cedar Point but am being told by Cedar Point and CIEE that I am required to work for Cedar Point for the length of my stay and that I cannot quit or my sponsorship and legal status in the US could be revoked. I understand from reading CIEE's website that if they approve another job for me that I can leave my current position and legally obtain another position and stay in the US.
See the following link which explains changing employers: http://www.ciee.org/wat/work/changing-employer.aspx
I am still being told that I must work for Cedar Point and cannot change employers. Is there any way around this? What would happen if I did not receive CIEE (my sponsor)'s approval and began to work for another employer under by J-1 visa?
Thank you for your help!