A foreign student on a student visa cannot usually work for money if they would be taking employment from a U.S. resident. However, they can often do work in exchange for something, such as managing apartments in exchange for free or reduced rent. You should be able to find information on the U.S. Department of State's web site at www.state.gov.

I don't know the specifics of what you are trying to do, but do the contractors have to do the work onshore or can they do the work remotely in their own country? Sites like odesk and elance give you access to foreign workers. If offshore work is what you're looking for then this might provide more information for you. small business outsourcing. If you're looking for onshore work then you'll need to deal with the visas. Message Edited by ZanetaB on 11-13-2009 10:58 AM

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