How hard is it to obtain a work visa to the United States?
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Try doing a search on the internet for the info.\n\nhttp://www.yahoo.com , http://www.google.com or http://www.yareeba.com tend to be the best search engines to use.
279613
You need status to obtain a working permit.  Call INS, they would give you better details.
648695
It can be done as follow:\n\nMarrying an American\nImmigrate on Work visa and then apply\nParticipating in Green Card Lotteries
1170240
you are in H2B visa seasonal worker or a trainer. Its gonna be hard to get into green card else get a job and move on to H1B visa then apply green card  through employer. Secondly, u can jump into J1Visa and do some post graduate courses and then get an H1B visa. there are 20,000 H1B visa available for people who study in US. Meanwhile something will work
661816
If you are a permanent resident of Canada you will need a visa to work in the States.
264310
Being labor certified in the US is very difficult. It takes many many years and costs thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars. \n\nHydrogeology was a hot field a few years ago, but it went through a massive downturn and everyone got fired. I do not know what the current situation. \n\nIf your field is hot, with huge labor shortages, or you have very special skills, you can sometimes find someone to get you in on a temporary work visa, like an H-1 visa perhaps or some other kind. They are easier and cheaper to get. If you want to stay permanently in the US, it is far far harder.
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First is to find a company to sponsor you.\n\nThere are basically two tracks: \n\n- employment-based immigration which leads to permanent residency or green card; and \n- temporary employment such as H1B visa\n\nWith employment based immigration, you first need to get Labor Certification - a process wherein the employer needs to prove the no American can fulfill the job and hence they have to hire a foreigner. This part is handled by the state's Department of Labor, and part of the procedure is to make a classified ads announcement through the papers (they require a widely circulated paper, not one of the limited circulation paper). The DOL will interview the respondents to the ad.  \n\nThis process can take anywhere from 2-5 years depending on the backlog of the state, though the Dept of Labor website  says that the backlog will be eliminated by 9/30/2007 http://www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/\n\nOnce you receive your labor certification, you will need to file several forms with the USCIS United States Citizenship and Immigration Services http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis . You will file for the Employment Authorization Document (EAD), which you can receive about 2-3 months after filing Form I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=4a5a4154d7b3d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD . \n\nYou can receive your green card anywhere from 18-24 months\n\nRead about the various categories for the Employment Based Immigration http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1323.html\n\nAs for temporary workers visa such as H1B, this is quick to get and you can get it in about 2 months or even less. However, you are only allowed to work for 3 years and renewable for another 3 years.\n\nTo get a green card with an H1B, you employer needs to sponsor you. You will go through the labor certification process and the USCIS filings.\n\nYou can read about visas for Temporary workers at the Dept of State website \nhttp://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1271.html
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first you have to get a job with an american-owned institution, and they will help you obtain documents you need such as work visas.
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it should be pssible for you to apply for a work visa...like come here get a job and then if that job is guaranteed a full time position for the eighteen months apply for a regular visa and a work visa.......hope this helps
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have the passport\nthen look for recruiters in US and if u have any relative that would be of positive\nget the visa and work permit
402363
It is hard to get a visa to the UK too, which I'm trying to do.  Could you possibly get your former NYC employer to sponsor you for a work visa?  That would be your easiest (legal) route.  Good luck, I LOVE NYC!  (But everyone should leave before they become bitter and hard.)
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Hi, I'm a Canadian working in the US.  It is very difficult to get a work visa  here.  You have to be able to show that there are no Americans who can legitimately do the work you're doing, or have a corporate sponsor in the States to file the visa paperwork on your behalf.  Even with that, until you can get a green card (and that took me 7 yrs, even being married to an American), you need to renew your visa periodically (I believe it's yearly).  Go to the INS website (I think they're under the Dept. of Justice now), but it'll take a lot.  BTW, I am still a canadian citizen.
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Yes, you can. You can download the forms from various websites (for example: http://www.us-immigration.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/21?osCsid=224e40ba9b00a01b8b9c21ac729cb802 , just use the keyword 'I-140' '1-485' to search on web)\n\nHowever, your employee needs to help you with the Labor Certification. And there are so many new policy/restriction happened recently, it will be ideal to have an agent to help you with it.
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Yes.  There still is a lot of demand for IT people, so you can get a work visa if you have IT experience.
1120649
Most anybody can hire you in the USA. It depends on your  experience and what you really want. It is easier for foreigners to get a job in the USA then for Americans to get a job abroad. I know this from experience. Create a well written accurate resume and make a list of places you want to work and go for it.
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There is no easy way to become a U S citizen. If you have a skill which is in high demand in the United States and are NOT in the U S illegally, you can apply for a Visa as a skilled worker. Then you can work hard and hope you will eventually be granted citizenship. Alternatively, you can try to get an emigration visa from your home country, but the quotas set by the United States are usually very small, and the number  of applicants very large. \nThe old loophole of marrying a U S citizen has largely been closed.
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I would have to disagree with the marrying a Canadian girl, my husband is from the US and just because we are married doesn't mean you can get a work visa.  Visit the website they listed that is your best bet.  Marriage doesn't get you a work visa