Originally Posted by
Airbridge
Studying law usually indicates a preciseness in language that your post does not really display. You ask about a different type of visa which suggests that you already hold a visa and you then go on to say that you have an ESTA which is not a visa and indicates that you are using the VWP. Which is it? What is your citizenship? It is highly improbable that you will be able to follow your plan Non payment is irrelevant. You need authorization to work which based on the very limited information you have provided is unlikely to be forthcoming.
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Slightly more helpfully.... My nephew, a UK citizen, undertook a three month internship in Chicago. He required a letter of invitation from the firm and evidence he was returning to the UK ( a letter from his university was sufficient). He needed a visa, ESTA wasn't enough. but the process was relatively painless involving submitting the form and having an "interview" at the US Embassy where they talked through the form. I think it cost around £100.