Work Visa

My husband is an intern architect in TO and we want to move to the states. He is not a canadian citizen, just has his PR. He graduated from the US with a master. HOw hard is it for him to get a comp...

Work Visa

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Givenchy
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Joined: 05 Apr 2008
Posts: 1
Location: Toronto

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 6:37 pm

My husband is an intern architect in TO and we want to move to the states. He is not a canadian citizen, just has his PR. He graduated from the US with a master. HOw hard is it for him to get a company to hire him and apply for a work visa. I heard the working visas are really hard to get. Can someone give me some ideas. Thanks

Steven
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Joined: 28 Sep 2007
Posts: 739
Location: Calgary

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:14 pm

It's a little bit easier to get an H-1B with a US master's degree as there is an additional quota for them (20,000), however, it's a lot of costly paperwork and the quota is always oversubscribed, so yes, they are hard to get.

If I were him I'd wait until I'd gotten Canadian citizenship then he can get TN-1 status, which is much easier to get.

If he gets a job with a cross-border company, he'd probably qualify for an L-1B (intra-company transfer) but they're only valid for up to five years.
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