Overseas fashion models working on H-1B visas is a peculiar part of the visa law. This visa is intended for high-skilled workers, such as those in computer-related occupations. But to work in the U.S. in the 1990s as a fashion model, the H-1B visa was Melania Trump’s obvious visa choice.

Ms. Trump, who in 2005 married Donald Trump, the Republican president nominee, has had a career as a fashion model and later became a citizen.

Today, Ms. Trump’s visa record is getting serious scrutiny. Did she have the right visa for working? (Her husband has made visa reform, including H-1B visa reform, a high priority in the campaign.)

In 1995, Ms. Trump was involved in a photoshoot in New York for a now-defunct French magazine, according to the New York Post, which published racy photos from it. That promoted Politico to ask about Ms. Trump’s visa history.

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