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US work visa wizard

WHAT VISA CAN I GET TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES?* Do you have a US employer arranged? Sorry, no visa available for self-employment. Are you coming to start or NO... NO buy a business YES YES Are you a citizen of a country Will you be a manager or do you You may be eligible for a, E-1 on this list: https:// YES have essentials skills that are YES (Treaty Trader) or E-2 (Treaty travel.state.gov/content/visas/ needed in the US company? Investor) visa. en/fees/treaty.html? NO NO Are you a manager/ You may qualify for an L-1A (manager) or L-1B (specialized Have you worked for the Is your US employer affiliated with your YES executive or do you have YES employer outside the US YES employer overseas highly specialized for at least one of the knowledge? past 3 years? knowledge) visa. (branch, subsidiary, etc)? NO NO NO Are you Do you have the required education and/or experience? Is your occupation on this list? http:/ You may qualify for a TN visa. Canadian or YES YES YES www.martinvisalawyer.com/tn- occupations.html. Mexican? NO NO NO Are you from one of the countries on this list? https://www.uscis.gov/working- You may be eligible for H- 2A status. The employer must show that it could YES Are you coming to the US for temporary YES united-states/temporary-workers/h-2a- temporary-agricultural-workers#countries not find US workers. agricultural work? NO You may be eligible for Are you coming to the US for temporary non-agricultural work, to Are you from one of the countries on this list ? https://www.uscis.gov/working -united-states/temporary-workers/h-2b- temporary-non-agricultural-workers#H2-B% 20Countries H-2B status. There is an YES YES .... annual cap and the employ- fill a seasonal, peak load, intermit- er must show that it could tent, or one-time need? not find US workers. NO NO THE BEST Do you have extraordinary ability and achievements in arts, Impressive! You Can you provide documents in at least 3 of the categories on this list? http:// www.martinvisalawyer.com/o-1- evidence.html YES YES.....> science, business, athletics or may qualify for education? Or are you 0-1 status. coming to support such a visitor? NO NO Is your employer willing to file for your permanent residence (green card) - including recruiting for US workers, Sorry, you are out of work options Does the US job require at least a Bachelor's degree in a specific field? NO waiting 2-12 years (depending on nationality) before you could start? YES Really? You might have a green card in a few years! YES Do you have that specific degree? NO YES Fair dinkum – you may Are you YES ... be eligible for Australian? E-3 status! NO Are you a You may be eligible YES national of Chile or ...... ... for a H-1B1 visa Singapore? (* H-1B below) NO You may qualify for H-1B status. However, due to the annual cap, you will need to enter a lottery and possibly wait 6-18 months before you can start working. Is the US employer an You may be eligible for a cap-exempt institute of higher YFS .I education or a related H-1B. non-profit institution? NO You may be able to get a H-1B under the Master's cap. Do you have a US Master's degree or YES Your chances are better than higher? a regular H-1B, but there is still a long wait. NO NO *(Single with no family in the US). This chart covers the most common work visas. There are other, more unusual, categories, e.g. for diplomats, crewmembers, entertainers, etc. Martin Immigration Law Free consultations. [email protected] ©Elaine Martin www.martinvisalawyer.com Twitter * Facebook * Google+ * LinkedIn * YouTube +1-214-329-4148 .... .... .... .....

US work visa wizard

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"What visa can I get to work in the United States?" Describes the most common employment-based visas and requirements.

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