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The controversy surrounding Melania Trump's work authorization and visa status, including reports of paid modeling before formal work authorization.
began modeling as a teenager in and built an international portfolio in before relocating to in 1996; she worked in and , did editorial and runway work, and by the late 1990s was working in Manhattan ...
was naturalized as a citizen in 2006, a fact reported across multiple outlets and public records . Questions have circulated about portions of her pre‑green‑card work history—specifically paid modelin...
(founded as in February 1999) positioned itself as a talent arm tied directly to ’s business brand and signed as one of its earliest recruits; reporting shows the company worked with many foreign-born...
The Associated Press published accounting ledgers, contracts and related documents showing Melania Trump was paid for 10 U.S. modeling assignments between mid‑September and mid‑October 1996 totaling r...
’s immigration lawyer, publicly laid out a timeline saying she first entered the in late August 1996 on a B-1/B-2 visitor visa, obtained H‑1B work authorization in October 1996, and later acquired per...
obtained decades-old accounting ledgers, contracts and related records from that show was paid for 10 U.S. modeling jobs totaling roughly $20,056 in the seven weeks before she had legal permission to ...
based its 2016 reporting that was paid for 10 U.S. modeling assignments in 1996 on contemporaneous business records — principally detailed accounting ledgers, contracts/management agreements and other...