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Working
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Work Permits |
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H1B |
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H2B |
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H2A |
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H-1A nurse visa |
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J1 |
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E-3
Treaty Professional Visas |
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TN NAFTA Work
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L-1 Intracompany Transfer Work Visa |
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H1B - The H1B work visa was created to allow
educated professional people to to come to the United States. The US
H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa, which allows a US company to employ
a foreign individual for up to six years. A maximum of 65,000 H-1B
visas are issued every year. The H-1B visa is issued for up to three
years but may be extended. The H1-B visa holder can apply for a Green
Card if a company wants to sponsor his/her application.
Eligibility Requirements: The H-1B non-immigrant work visa may be
issued to applicants seeking temporary work in a "specialty
occupation" which requires the skills of a professional. "Specialty
Occupations" includes e.g. accounting, computer analysts, programmers,
database administrators, web designers, engineers, financial analysts,
doctors, nurses, scientists, architects and lawyers. The petitions are
submitted by employers based on their need for the non-U.S.-resident
employee. The applicant may possess a bachelor's degree or requisite
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H2B - The H-2B work visa was
created to allow people to come to the United States temporarily,
mainly for non-agricultural jobs, for in which the U.S. workers are in
short supply. Up to 66,000 H-2B visas are issued every year.
H-2B visas are targeted at skilled
and unskilled workers. |
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H2A - The H-2A temporary agricultural visa is a
nonimmigrant visa which allows foreign nationals to enter into the
U.S. to perform agricultural labor or services of a temporary or
seasonal nature. 'Temporary or seasonal nature' means employment
performed at certain seasons of the year, usually in relation to the
production and/or harvesting of a crop, or for a limited time period
of less than one year when an employer can show that the need for the
foreign workers is truly temporary. |
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J1 - The United States government issues J-1
visas to individuals who take part in a wide range of exchange visitor
programs sponsored by schools, businesses, and a variety of
organizations and institutions. These programs are envisioned for
business and industrial trainees, scholars, students, international
visitors, teachers, research assistants and those on cultural
missions. In addition, there are several exchange visitor programs for
young people, including summer employment programs, internship
programs for university students, and au-pair programs.
Eligibility Requirements: You meet the criteria for a J-1 exchange
visitor visa if you are coming to the United States as a student,
scholar, trainee, teacher, professor, research assistant, medical
graduate or international visitor who is participating in a program of
studies, training research or cultural enrichment specifically
designed for such individuals by the United States Department of
State, through its Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Activities covered by J-1 visa programs include:
-Au-pair and nanny
-Summer camp counselors and staff
-Post-graduate students
-Government visitors
-Medical students coming to the United States as residents or interns
-Foreign scholars sponsored by universities as temporary faculty
-Business and Industrial trainees
-Anyone who takes part in a exchange program approved by the U.S.
Department of State |
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E-3 Treaty Professional Visas
- Australian citizens are eligible. |
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H-1A nurse visa
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TN NAFTA Work Visas -
TN Visas
are temporary work visas available only to citizens of Mexico and
Canada. Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a
citizen of a NAFTA country may work in a professional occupation in
another NAFTA country, as long as the applicant meets certain
requirements. The spouse and unmarried minor children of the principal
applicant are entitled to the derivative status (called TD visa), but
they are unable to accept employment in the United States.
Eligibility Requirements:
-Visas are only available to citizens of Mexico and Canada
-The profession is on the NAFTA list
-The applicant has the specific criteria for that profession
-The prospective position requires someone in that professional
capacity
-The applicant is going to work for a U.S. employer |
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L-1 Intracompany
Transfer Work Visa - Individuals who are employed outside the
United States as executives, managers or in a position which requires
specialized knowledge may qualify for a L-1 Intracompany transfer work
visa. If the applicant is already in the United States, a change of
status might be possible. A change of status enables the individual to
obtain L-1 status without leaving the country and having to apply for
the L-1 visa at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate abroad.
Eligibility Requirements: The main requirement is that the
applicant must be employed outside the United States and is being
transferred to the United States branch, subsidiary, affiliate, or
joint venture partner of the non-U.S. company. There are no quota
restrictions for L-1 work visas which can be issued quickly if the
applicant meets all the requirements. Spouses and accompanying
children of L-1 visa holders are also allowed to come to the United
States and may be issued L-2 visas. |
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