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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hang on- there is no issue here, really.:

http://wjla.com/news/local/au-pair-fights-to-stay-in-us-to-continue-receiving-chemotherapy-treatment

"AuPairCare is totally committed to the health and well-being of all of our au pairs. We have been actively in communication with Edna Valenzuela and her host family throughout this process and continue working on Edna's behalf. Edna has been a fantastic au pair, and the love and care between Edna and her host family is clear. [b]Our shared goal is to change Edna's visa so that she can stay in the United States to receive treatment through the clinical trial she is currently participating in through the National Institutes of Health. This visa change will allow Edna to stay in the U.S. and continue receiving her vital cancer treatments and to focus completely on her health. AuPairCare will continue doing everything possible to work with Edna, her host family and the U.S. State Department to ensure Edna receives her new visa status."[/b][/quote]

The Washington Post already reported Au Pair Care has refused to grant an extension.

Are you saying the pressure on them is forcing them to now allow her to stay?[/quote]
I don't think you understand what this says.  She cannot be granted an extension of the Au Pair visa because she clearly cannot work as an Au Pair any more.  What she is doing - and what the agency is working with - is to change her visa from Au Pair to another kind under which she can stay here and receive medical treatment. They are cooperating with her and the Department of State, which is the agency responsible for visa changes inside the U.S., to make that happen. [/quote]

Here's the order of events:

1. The agency cancelled the au pair's visa before it expired due to her sickness, even though the doctor said she could work.
2. Once the agency was exposed, they said they'd cooperate with the au pair and the host family.[/quote]
Exactly. Shit on the agency, and all the other agencies just like them.[/quote]

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