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G-4 Sponsor Responsibilities & Obligations by Sponsoring Organization

RESPONSIBILITY TYPE WORLD BANK STAFF IMF STAFF OAS STAFF
Allowed payment METHODS to G-5 Bank Check or Direct Deposit Only Bank Check or Direct Deposit Only Bank Check or Direct Deposit Only
Allowed payment FREQUENCY Weekly or Bi-weekly ONLY Weekly or Bi-weekly ONLY Weekly or Bi-weekly ONLY
Room & Board Deductions allowed? NO NO NO
G-5 must have medical insurance. Who pays? 100% Employer Either Employer or Employee, per signed contract. 100% Employer
Are time cards required? YES YES YES
Payroll Records subject to audit? Yes, 100% Yes, random Yes, random
Paid Time Off? Negotiated per contract Negotiated per contract Minimum 2 weeks


Regulations applying to ALL G-4s sponsoring G-5 staff, per the US State Department and US employment and tax laws

  • The G-4 visa holder who is the G-5's sponsor is the ONLY person who may employ the G-4. Be very careful to have ALL tax accounts established in the G-4 sponsor's name ONLY.

  • The G-5 may ONLY work for the G-4 sponsor.

  • The G-4 sponsor and the G-5 domestic must enter into a formal work contract.

  • The G-5 must be paid for a minimum of 35 hours work per week for every week the G-5 is physically present in the U.S. and able to work. This means if the sponsor is on holiday and the G-5 remains in the US, s/he must be paid.

  • The G-5 must be paid a minimum of the prevailing wage in their Metro area or the US or state minimum wage, whichever is greater.

  • The G-4 sponsor must pay the G-5 for every hour they are required to remain on the premises.
  • The G-4 sponsor must report the dismissal of the G-5 to the sponsoring organization.

  • The wages paid to G-5 domestic sponsored by the G-4 staff member is subject to US taxation (Income and Social Security/Medicare). The G-4 sponsor is required to report and remit all U.S. employment taxes.

  • The G-4 sponsor may not withhold the G-5's passport or any personal property.

  • The G-4 sponsor may not require the G-5 to remain on premise outside work hours

  • Upon visa renewal for the G-5, the consular offices may require that prior compliance with US tax laws be established. This would involve US income tax returns and W-2 Wage and Tax Summaries for each year the G-5 was working in the US.

According to the US State Department, 9 FAM 41.21 N6.6, "The Secretary of State shall suspend, for such period as the Secretary determines necessary, the issuance of A-3 visas or G-5 visas to applicants seeking to work for officials of a diplomatic mission or an international organization, if the Secretary determines that there is credible evidence that one or more employees of such mission or international organization have abused or exploited one or more nonimmigrants holding an A-3 visa or a G-5 visa, and that the diplomatic mission or international organization tolerated such actions." Sponsoring organizations such as the World Bank, IMF and OAS have implemented procedural safeguards to insure proper wage payment and tax compliance on the part of BOTH the G-4 sponsor and the G-5 domestic.

 
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