[Johnie]

Since he's from Slovakia, does he have the visa status to work in the US? Will a startup go through H1-B process for a summer intern?

Also, if he doesn't go through the formal visa process and tries to do his summer internship with a visitor visa, he may be banned from the US for 10 years. Given that he's publicly publicizing coming to the US to work, it would be very easy for USCIS to block his entry into the US.

[trimbo]

As others mentioned, J1 is the visa for this.

I'd suggest checking this out: http://culturalvistas.org/

[c0g]

Having just got a J1 visa myself, he'd be well served with J1. It lets you work in the US for up to 6 months in an internship. Might still be time!

[ylem]

But will it cause him any problems if he wants to come to the US to work or go to school in the near term after his internship? From what I remember, don't J1 visas require you to return to your home country for a certain period of time? It was something we (in the US) worried about when thinking about having an intern from India who was planning to attend graduate school in the US in a year or so...

[c0g]

I don't think so, Slovakia isn't on the skills list[0]

[0] http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/study-exchange...

[DougBTX]

Yes, http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/study-exchange...

[jrm2k6]

I think it takes time though to apply for the J1 visa. I remember the process to get mine being 6-7 weeks and I was interning for a UC university, meaning they have 'easy' access to it.

[c0g]

True, but he could still fit a good internship in his window and not violate the terms of a tourist visa.

[josu]

He doesn't say that he wants to work in the US though, or maybe I have missed it.

But there are some pretty cool startups in Europe too, and given that Slovakia is part of Schengen he wouldn't have any problems with the visa if he were to work in Europe.

[gerty]

Meta keywords in HTML source include palo alto and california, so that's a strong indicator.

> But there are some pretty cool startups in Europe too, and given that Slovakia is part of Schengen he wouldn't have any problems with the visa if he were to work in Europe.

Schengen does not abolish visas across member states, as they had already been non-existent. Schengen removes border control. Visas and work permits are abolished as part of EU treaty.

[iagooar]

> Schengen does not abolish visas across member states, as they had already been non-existent.

I think that's not entirely true, as countries like Switzerland or Norway are not part of EU, so they have had visas which were abolished with Schengen.

[gerty]

It's probably even more complex than that. Just took a quick look at the original Schengen Agreement: they only talk about harmonising visa policy. According to Wiki, visa policy is still set by the EU and all members of Schengen Area must abide by it.

[Johnie]

The URL is "Host Me In CA"

[Raphael]

Canada is a rad place for internships.