Simply want to move live in Los Angeles. I am Canadian! HELP

alexsosn
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Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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Location: Montreal

Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:52 am

 

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Please tell me if without any specific profession. or education. if I can move live and work in the USA. I just have a sister who has a green card and lives there already 5+ years can help me or should I look for an EMPLOYER? I heared if a company wants to give me a working visa they will need to pay a lawyer/notary over 4000$+. to make all the paperwork. is that true?

So my main question is still: can I go work there without any degree or profession? Now I work as a Casino Dealer for over 6 years in Montreal, Quebec.

THANK YOU!
Sincerely,
Alexander

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Reba
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Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:07 am

 

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If your sister is eligible for citizenship, she could sponsor you. But only AFTER she has become a US citizen. Legal Permanent Residents cannot sponsor siblings. Sibling sponsorships are currently taking about 7 years to process however.

I don't think that Casino Dealer is on the TN list of professions.
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Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:32 pm

 

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I would suggest that you consider the
E-2 Investor Visa option. With a substantial investment in a new or existing U.S. business ($100,000), you will be able to obtain a 5 year E-2 visa to develop and direct the U.S. enterprise. Personal loans (based upon your signature, without collateral) can be considered part of the investment amount.

We have over 17 years of preparing E-2 visa cases for Canadians.
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Steven
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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:11 am

 

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I'd say do both: your sister becomes a US citizen and files an I-130 petition on your behalf, and while you're waiting for your number to come up, you use some other kind of entry, such as E-2. Change of status from E-2 is more complicated than some other types of entry, but you qualify for family reunification so that's not a problem.

What is a problem is the wait. If you look at the visa bulletins, best case scenario is a eight and a half year wait, and I think it's going to get longer in the short-term although it will probably level off in about 15 months, looking at the trends.

If you can afford to wait two or three years, it will become easier as there are a greater variety of shorter term visas like H-1B, L-1B etc. that you can use while you're waiting.
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Steven
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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:00 am

 

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I remember going to some INS/SBA seminar years ago, I think 1993, and they told me then IIRC that it was $1 million, or $500,000 in an economically depressed area (as decided by the SBA) and the business had to employ ten US citizens/permanent residents either directly or indirectly. (Which is how rock stars and billionaires get in, immigration figures they're employing ten people at the bank counting their money.)

Has something changed since then or have the requirements always been lower for Canadians?
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