I am a Phd Engineer from Italy, in 2005 I studied for 1 year in the US as visiting researcher (J1 status).
In april 2006 an American company called me for an interview. I filled the Visa waiver form and at the entry port (Minneapolis) I was asked the purpose of my trip. I talked about this interview and they let me in without any problem (visa waiver). Anyways, I did not get the job.
In June 2006 I went again to the US for a conference, again on the visa waiver program. At the entry port (Orlando) I was sent to the immigration offices and here 2 policemen made me a 2 hrs terrible interrogatory.
I innocently talked about my actual purpose (conference) and about my previous stays in the US (J1 status) and about my April interview.
As soon as they heard about this last, they got very angry, and started screaming at me treating me lika a terrorist. They said that it is not possible to enter the US job seeking without a visa (they did not specify what kind....) and they wanted to reject me (thinking that I could potentially meet job offerers at the conference). Anyways at the end they let me enter, just because I convinced them that I was not coming for job-seeking and because I apologized for my previuos enter to the US for the interview in Minneapolis.
At the moment another company wants to call me to the US for an interview. I checked on the different forums and sites but I found only that I need a B visa, that formally is the equivalent of a Visa Waiver for Italian citizens.
- Do I need a Visa to enter the US for a Job interview? If yes, which kind of visa?
- What should I say and, eventually, which documents should I present at the entry port?
- Do you think that, after my last interrogatory, they put a danger mark on me and I will have to pass through the immigration "private offices" anytime I want to enter the US?
Please help!
Thank you very much.
In april 2006 an American company called me for an interview. I filled the Visa waiver form and at the entry port (Minneapolis) I was asked the purpose of my trip. I talked about this interview and they let me in without any problem (visa waiver). Anyways, I did not get the job.
In June 2006 I went again to the US for a conference, again on the visa waiver program. At the entry port (Orlando) I was sent to the immigration offices and here 2 policemen made me a 2 hrs terrible interrogatory.
I innocently talked about my actual purpose (conference) and about my previous stays in the US (J1 status) and about my April interview.
As soon as they heard about this last, they got very angry, and started screaming at me treating me lika a terrorist. They said that it is not possible to enter the US job seeking without a visa (they did not specify what kind....) and they wanted to reject me (thinking that I could potentially meet job offerers at the conference). Anyways at the end they let me enter, just because I convinced them that I was not coming for job-seeking and because I apologized for my previuos enter to the US for the interview in Minneapolis.
At the moment another company wants to call me to the US for an interview. I checked on the different forums and sites but I found only that I need a B visa, that formally is the equivalent of a Visa Waiver for Italian citizens.
- Do I need a Visa to enter the US for a Job interview? If yes, which kind of visa?
- What should I say and, eventually, which documents should I present at the entry port?
- Do you think that, after my last interrogatory, they put a danger mark on me and I will have to pass through the immigration "private offices" anytime I want to enter the US?
Please help!
Thank you very much.