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Originally Posted by NALEM
ExtremeBank Adam is 1000% correct.
Its up to you if you close your eyes on this legal fact ....
If you are shooting a model for pay, the foreign model is required to have the legal right to work in the USA, either by being a US Citizen, Permanent or Temporary Residence, or having any number of Visa's which give them the right to work in the US.
What some of the well know modeling agencies do, is drive their girls to States like Arizona, where the local DMV does not seem to care about legal status of the foreigner, and simple issue a AZ ID card. While having possession of the AZ ID does not entitle the foreign model to work legally in the US, the agencies and producers attempt to plead ignorance by stating "jee I have no idea she didnt have the legal right to work in the USA- she presented me with a AZ ID - I thought this was enough."
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Which, if the party attempting to bring charges was bent on doing so, would not be enough. The onus is on the producer to know and comply with the law. Whether or not it IS enforced is immaterial to the consideration of whether it COULD be enforced.