Im a 21yo Australian wanting to go to NYC for a stay of a few months (maybe longer depending on money) and i want to find under the table (we call it Cash In Hand) work there. thinking in places like hotels/bars/restaurants... Ive done work in London where i was a cleaner in a youth hostel and lived in the hostel for free aswell, that would suit me! so yeah, my question is; is this work available, and how do i get it? Thanks!
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You won't find any cash-in-hand work in hotels, restaurants or bars in NYC. Secondly, you really should not be asking this question here. People working illegally is very much frowned upon in the United States and you will not be very welcome - just take a look at the immigration section for proof of this. Personally, if you cannot keep to the agreements and conditions of your visa then for me you can stay home, people like you give the rest of us non-immigrants who go about things the legit way a real bad name and if you do chose to do this then I hope you get reported, detained and deported - and I hope the immigration officer gives you a nice little smile when they stamp your passport with a nice ineligible stamp upon your departure. Edit: To whoever gave me a thumbs down, I take it that you support people who work illegally in this country and also the employers who employ them? Obviously you have no idea about the detrimental effects that illegal workers cause in this country. It as negative effects on the economy, increases the unemployment rates in United States and not to mention the effect that this as on the U.S. citizens, permanent residents and their families. It is not only the people who suffer but the society as a whole. But hey, as long as they are not taking your job, that's okay as you don't care right?
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I'm not going to get political here; just providing an answer...... It isn't easy but you CAN find work "off the books" (as we call it)...in some smaller restaurants. Talk to a manager, and "tread lightly" on the "off the books" thing. You may be able to get something.
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I don't want to get political here either except to say that working OTB is not exclusively limited to illegal aliens alone.There are more than a few native New Yorkers who have such a job somewhere on their resumes. Corpoarate won't touch you so don't even bother to ask them What you are looking for are small "Mom &Pop "type businesses that deal with a lot of cash. What you don't want do is work for a company where you stand a reasonable chance of being injured bc your medical bills will basically be your own and "Mom & Pop "will deny that they ever knew that you were illegal. Be careful
