Melania Trump modeled in America without a work visa

Donald Trump's wife Melania earned $20,056 modeling in America before she obtained a work visa, documents from her earliest years in the United States indicate.

Then known as Melania Knauss, Trump first came to the States from her native Slovenia on Aug. 27, 1996, under a visa that permitted her to look for work but not to accept any paid position. She acquired an H-1B work visa on Oct. 18, 1996, but in the month and a half between those dates, she worked 10 paid modeling gigs for employers including Fitness Magazine and Bergdorf Goodman.

An immigration lawyer who has worked with Trump said the documents informing the Associated Press report "have not been verified [and] do not reflect our records including corresponding passport stamp." Donald Trump's entire candidacy was significantly predicated on his opposition to violation of America's immigration laws, and he has cited his wife as an example of immigration done right.

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