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Annotation in the U.S. I-visa (media/journalist’s visa)?

lei2ol asked:


Hi! I’m a freelance contributing journalist from the Philippines and last year, I applied for and was issued a multiple entry U.S. I-visa or media/journalist’s visa, valid until July 2013. It has an annotation that states my position and the company where I worked for at the time I applied for the said visa. A few months after I was issued the visa, though, I resigned from the company, leaving my regular, full-time post that’s annotated in the visa. But I still have affiliations with that former company of mine, as a regular contributor; I have signed a contributing writer’s contract with them prior to resigning. I want to know if:

1. Will there be any problem if ever I need to use my current I-visa for possible event coverage in the United States in the near future?

2. Is an annotation in the I-visa - or any U.S. visa, for that matter - a big deal?

3. Can I apply for another type of U.S. visa (e.g., tourist visa) while still possessing another type of visa?

Thanks and hope to be enlightened soon!

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One Response to “Annotation in the U.S. I-visa (media/journalist’s visa)?”

  1. Officer Jeff on May 9th, 2009 1:27 pm

    1. I Visa: “Representative of Foreign Information Media, Includes Spouse and Children. From the foreign press, radio, film, TV, or other foreign media. May not change employer or media without INS approval..”

    If you are no longer working for the employer listed on the visa, you can consider the visa VOID, unless the US State Department has issued a change to the visa. Being a “freelance” contributing corespondent does not qualify as employment - unless you are receiving a regular paycheck from the employer, you are NOT employed.

    2. You misrepresent yourself and use this VOID visa, you can and will most likely find yourself inadmissible for life to the United States under Section 212 (6) (c) (i) of the INA for Fraud.

    3. Yes you can apply for a B2 visa. But you can only do tourist type things in the United States. Any journalist work, will be considered employment and you will be in violation of the B2 visa, and possibly removed from the United States and banned from entering the United States.