What are visa requirements for volunteering?
There are none. However, this is a fuzzy area. If you do work that is never paid, e.g. visiting sick people in the hospital, this type of work will be considered volunteering. If you are interested in doing research and decline payment, this might not be considered volunteering as other people are paid for the same work. Check with your employer to ensure that the work is volunteer status. [ Back to top ] What types of jobs are done by volunteers? (Source: Getting acquainted, Wives Group 1978) • Child care centers and nursery schools want teachers’ aides, day care assistants, housekeeping aides. • Public schools ask for teachers and classroom assistants, teachers for recreation and arts and crafts, tutors who speak a foreign language. • Libraries, research, and public service organizations need people for general office work, as clerks and receptionists and even as assistant managers. • Museums need volunteers for guiding visitors, clerical work, and as sales persons in their gift shop
