Tourist Or Business Visa Holders Can Now Apply For Jobs, Give Interviews In US

Washington
In a welcome move, the United States will allow individuals travelling to the country on a tourist or business visa to apply for new jobs and even give interviews.
Many people have asked if they can look for a new job while in B-1 or B-2 status. The answer is, yes. Searching for employment and interviewing for a position are permissible B-1 or B-2 activities, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services said in a series of tweets.
If you are in B-1 or B-2 status, please remember you may not engage in employment within the domestic labor market (also known as local labor for hire) while in B-1 status or engage in any employment while in B-2 status, mentioned the USCIS tweet.
Before beginning any new employment, a petition and request for a change of status from B-1 or B-2 to an employment-authorized status must be approved, and the new status must take effect, added the federal agency.
Alternatively, if the change of status request is denied or the petition for new employment requested consular or port of entry notification, the individual must depart the U.S. and be admitted in an employment-authorized classification before beginning the new employment, said the USCIS in the tweet.