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jfurgers
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 Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:35 am Post subject: Contracts with language institutes |
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Here's one for you guys (or gals) who have worked or presently work for a language school. I'm working for Harmon Hall but I haven't signed a contract yet becuase my visa won't be ready until this Wednesday, Sept 10.
It will be a FM2 so HH didn't have to sponsor me and that schools name isn't on the visa. So, would they want me to sign a contract after I get my visa and if so would that contract say I would be unable to work anywhere else? Would I be "stuck" working for HH legally if i sign a contract??
2. Do some places like HH let one work without signing a contract??
Gracias! |
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Samantha
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| Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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| It will be a FM2 so HH didn't have to sponsor me |
Are you perhaps confusing the Independiente or free-lance work permission, with the type of visa it is attached to? Free-lance work permission can be given on an FM3 or an FM2. (This repeats comments on another thread, but I think it's important to note so new forum readers aren't confused after reading this post.) |
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jfurgers
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| Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Samantha wrote: |
Are you perhaps confusing the Independiente or free-lance work permission, with the type of visa it is attached to? Free-lance work permission can be given on an FM3 or an FM2. (This repeats comments on another thread, but I think it's important to note so new forum readers aren't confused after reading this post.) |
I hope I don't confuse anyone. I didn't have to turn in a letter stating that I want to do independent work. It says I can do any work that's honest but I have to let migracion know once I start. We made it clear to them that I may want to do two things at once. |
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Samantha
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| Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Okay, there's your confusion. That permission is applicable with either an FM3 or an FM2. Unless someone is planning to stay for many years in Mexico, this can be accomplished with the much cheaper FM3 (as notamiss posted in the other thread). |
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leslie
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Bye
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J Sevigny
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Contractual terms are ignored all the time in Mexico. After having discussed the matter with a number of lawyers and HR people over the years, I've come to believe that many of the things put in teaching contracts don't hold water and that some of them are illegal.
For example, you can't fine a person for quitting a job.
An HR person at CEMEX told me that a breach of contract by an employer basically just gives the company the right to fire you. I don't believe immigration gives a hoot about the fine details of your contract. |
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