Can a J-1 postdoc start a remote job abroad?
<p>I am a postdoc in a US university on a J-1 visa.
I have found a tenure-track faculty position in Europe, and would like to start there soon.</p>
<p>However, it's not clear if I will be able to travel in time, and given that the coming semester will be taught remotely, I want to start while staying here.</p>
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<p>Is it legal for a J-1 postdoc to have another job (with a non-US university)?</p>
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<p>That is, I am hoping to be a part-time postdoc for several months and then move.
(I will be agreeing with my host on a reduced salary as I will be part time teaching in the other job).</p>
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<p>Would it affect my spouse's J-2 work permit?</p>

<p>It seems unlikely. <a href="https://j1visa.state.gov/participants/current/adjustments-and-extensions/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">This page from Dept. of State</a> discusses adjustments such as change of category, transfer, and among the things noted is that unauthorized employment is grounds for termination. <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=e6002a3051c28e0588b5819cb6b96547&amp;mc=true&amp;node=se22.1.62_116&amp;rgn=div8" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The regulation governing employment</a> says that</p>
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<p>(a) An exchange visitor may receive compensation from the sponsor or
the sponsor's appropriate designee, such as the host organization,
when employment activities are part of the exchange visitor's program.</p>
<p>(b) An exchange visitor who engages in unauthorized employment shall
be deemed to be in violation of his or her program status and is
subject to termination as a participant in an exchange visitor
program.</p>
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<p>That would preclude taking another job, other than the current postdoc.</p>

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