29 Feb 2016 19:39:49
Edd033 if you have time mate. My daughter wants to live in the US or Canada by 2017. I'm reluctant for her to live in the US But she has her own mind. Any advice mate on how she would get a permanent visa in either country? She will be working but at any time she may not be working.
{Ed033's Note - i don't really know. Others on here will probably be able to help you a great deal more than i.
It seems to obtain permanent residency (green card) in the US, either:
Get a petition from an employer
Get married to a US citizen
Get sponsored by a close relative who is a US citizen
Be a legal permanent resident
In Canada you seem to have to apply for a Permanent Resident Card by filling out a form.
It seems to obtain permanent residency (green card) in the US, either:
Get a petition from an employer
Get married to a US citizen
Get sponsored by a close relative who is a US citizen
Be a legal permanent resident
In Canada you seem to have to apply for a Permanent Resident Card by filling out a form.
01 Mar 2016 07:40:39
Having lived there myself (albeit on a student visa) and having a brother who has just gained his green card I have to admit it is an elongated and difficult process. You are caught in a catch-22 situation in that you need a job for visa and that you need a visa for a job. Unless your daughter is well-qualified and in a position to apply for relatively high level jobs she may find it difficult to find the work that will initially allow her to stay past her 90 day tourist visa. For any (legal) job in the US you need a Sicial Security number, which, as you can guess, you need a Visa to get.
Even with Visa and permanent job it is still an expensive and time consuming process to progress with this. My brother and I went through their university system, I was working as a university football coach and they said my wage was not sufficient to allow a visa to be allocated for it; therefore I was essentially deported for doing a relatively high level job (having been educated to MA level) for not enough money. My brother finished his PHd and faced a similar problem he worked for a year lecturing on the final year of his student visa but find it near impossible to gain sponsorship for a visa for a permanent job (despite having had hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in him. He had to return home and work at a university here for nearly two years before he find and convinced an employer that he was worth sponsoring for a full time job. He received his green card in October 2015, having been there since 2001!
Having lived there myself (albeit on a student visa) and having a brother who has just gained his green card I have to admit it is an elongated and difficult process. You are caught in a catch-22 situation in that you need a job for visa and that you need a visa for a job. Unless your daughter is well-qualified and in a position to apply for relatively high level jobs she may find it difficult to find the work that will initially allow her to stay past her 90 day tourist visa. For any (legal) job in the US you need a Sicial Security number, which, as you can guess, you need a Visa to get.
Even with Visa and permanent job it is still an expensive and time consuming process to progress with this. My brother and I went through their university system, I was working as a university football coach and they said my wage was not sufficient to allow a visa to be allocated for it; therefore I was essentially deported for doing a relatively high level job (having been educated to MA level) for not enough money. My brother finished his PHd and faced a similar problem he worked for a year lecturing on the final year of his student visa but find it near impossible to gain sponsorship for a visa for a permanent job (despite having had hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in him. He had to return home and work at a university here for nearly two years before he find and convinced an employer that he was worth sponsoring for a full time job. He received his green card in October 2015, having been there since 2001!
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02 Mar 2016 12:15:35
Thanks for that insightful post mateðŸ‘.
Thanks for that insightful post mateðŸ‘.
{Ed002's Note - Al, your daughter will not be able to simply move to the US and get a residents permit. Even marrying a US citizen would not resolve that in the short term. in order to get a Visa to work (H1B) she needs to have an employer sponsor her and that does not allow her to work for anyone else without going through the process again - albeit easier the second time around. But you cannot job hop with it and they will not issue a visa for temporary workers. There is a way around this if she is either a nurse or not British.}
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02 Mar 2016 17:28:10
my daughter is in Australia she is looking for a sponsor to stay a extra couple of years .
my daughter is in Australia she is looking for a sponsor to stay a extra couple of years .
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