HELP!

clockers25
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Joined: 19 May 2008
Posts: 5
Location: Canada

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 4:38 am

 

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Hello, I am in need of some desperate help to get my gf into the states. I have got a decent job offer in CALI, (I am from the states) and am looking to get my Canadian gf a job in the states. I have been spending hours in front of the computer looking up the different visa regulations, but maybe I can get some more straight forward answers here. First of all she doesnt have a bachelors degree, she has a diploma. As far as I know this doesnt help her cause as the NAFTA visa requires a bachelors degree. Is there any leniency with that type of visa as far as jobs go. If you get an employer to sponsor you, does the degree matter that much? Also, I am really not sure how it works, but is there any other visas that might suit her better? Can any employer offer to sponsor her and she can get the visa that way, or does it have to be a special case? Also, should she actually go into the states on the visitors visa and then find a job and go back to a port of entry and come in legally to work? I am really in need of some wisdom, if anybody can guide me in the right direction, it would be greatly appreciated.many thanks


Ryan

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eddycurrents
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Joined: 18 Jun 2007
Posts: 42

Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 10:52 am

 

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Most important: what does your gf do?

AFAIK for your average working grunts there are only two types of visas available: TN and H1B. For TN your job must fall in one of the NAFTA classifications -- not all require a degree (e.g. nursing). For H1B your employer needs to sponsor you and it is a long process with no guarantees because there are only a certain number of them available each year. Of the two, the first is much easier and cheaper but the second is much better if you might want to stay a long time.

I know there are other visas available, like student visas, but I'm not familiar with them. I think student visas only allow employment through the university you are attending, or something.

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clockers25
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Joined: 19 May 2008
Posts: 5
Location: Canada

Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 12:10 am

 

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Here is more info and questions about ou r situation. First of all neither of us have been back to our home countries for 2 years, we have been travelling and teaching English in Asia for the past two years. Like I said before she has a business diploma but lacks any sort of relevant experience in that field. Instead her experience has been with children and kids with special needs. Would there be any visa that she could try and apply for in that field of work? Also what about these temporary job, subcontracting visa's? Are those attainable? The K visa might be an option, but she cannot work on it which could be a problem? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.


Thanks.Ryan and Jen

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Steven
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Joined: 28 Sep 2007
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Location: Calgary

Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 9:38 pm

 

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Sounds like her best bet by far is J-1, go in as a teacher if she can get a special needs place to sponsor her for it.

She cannot look for work as a visitor, but she can arrange a job interview from Canada and enter as B-1 to go to the interview (although be sure to explain it carefully to the USCIS officer that it's a specific job interview and be prepared to present some sort of evidence).

"Co-habiting" partners can enter indefinitely as B-2, but they cannot work or study.
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