K1 vs. Work visa (work permit)

[ldshgirl 0]

Hi all,

Some of you probably knows my fiance, Dave (BigCityDave)... We're still waiting for NOA 2, but we would like to make a backup plan too. We already have some ideas, but the new one is to get the work visa for me. So my guestion is, Do you know what it requires to get a work visa? Any ideas where can I read more about it?

Thank you so much,

Adri

[R de la R 2]

Hi all,

Some of you probably knows my fiance, Dave (BigCityDave)... We're still waiting for NOA 2, but we would like to make a backup plan too. We already have some ideas, but the new one is to get the work visa for me. So my guestion is, Do you know what it requires to get a work visa? Any ideas where can I read more about it?

Thank you so much,

Adri

As far as I know the work visa is difficult to get, one of the requirements is that you have exceptional skills that the company hasn´t been able to find in the county (this case in US), copies of the newspapers add that the position was published, you have to prove that you have your university degree. K1 visa is easier than Work Visa, trust me.

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

Hi

I know that you guys are really worried about being denied but please, for your own sanity, please try to have faith.

Get through the K1, see how it goes, I'm sure you'll have no problems.

Work visas are a completely different animal from the K1. They are difficult to get.

Have faith in your love, take each day and relax...all this stress can't be good.

Best of luck.

[payxibka 10,044]

Hi all,

Some of you probably knows my fiance, Dave (BigCityDave)... We're still waiting for NOA 2, but we would like to make a backup plan too. We already have some ideas, but the new one is to get the work visa for me. So my guestion is, Do you know what it requires to get a work visa? Any ideas where can I read more about it?

Thank you so much,

Adri

First and foremost you need a sponsoring employer... secondly you cannot immigrate on a non-immigrant visa so be careful....

[duyen&sean 0]

Hi all,

Some of you probably knows my fiance, Dave (BigCityDave)... We're still waiting for NOA 2, but we would like to make a backup plan too. We already have some ideas, but the new one is to get the work visa for me. So my guestion is, Do you know what it requires to get a work visa? Any ideas where can I read more about it?

Thank you so much,

Adri

Hi Adri!

I have a bunch of friends who are applying for work visas to the US, and FYI, they're all college-educated business majors, top-of-the-class types from top US schools. I remember that they always complain that they have a fifty-fifty chance at getting the visa, since they're rationed by a quota. They made it seem that their chances were equal to anyone else's--i.e., that they believed things weren't based on their high credentials, etc. I don't know if this is true. They mentioned that they could not have done it without a lawyer, and they were all sponsored by their employers. For their particular type, the "H1B," it was a requirement to have an employer sponsor your petition. The only way their employers would sponsor it was because they successfully completed an internship there.

I don't know about your case, but in the case of Vietnam, having applied for an immigrant-based benefit makes it significantly more difficult to receive a non-immigrant-based benefit. I'd try to find alternate means than the H1B to enter: go to college or do a master's degree, etc; as an F-1 student, you're eligible for one year of Optional Practical Training (OPT) following the conclusion of your studies. This gives you a more reasonable chance at finding an employer who will sponsor you for the H1B. In my opinion, you can plan it such that your "native skills" (foreign language & cultural knowledge, etc) and your education match up to make you extremely more desirable than US citizens. Yet it can work the other way around, too, so pay attention and plan carefully.

Look into the vocational student visa, too--the M-1 visa. I don't know much about it, but it could be another option. It also has an OPT period following your studies as well.

Good luck!

[Zee Bee 61]

Hi

I know that you guys are really worried about being denied but please, for your own sanity, please try to have faith.

Get through the K1, see how it goes, I'm sure you'll have no problems.

Work visas are a completely different animal from the K1. They are difficult to get.

Have faith in your love, take each day and relax...all this stress can't be good.

Best of luck.

I agree with Laura.

Just calm down, take a deep breath and wait it out.

[BlakeandOlha 0]

but we would like to make a backup plan too. We already have some ideas, but the new one is to get the work visa for me.

Patience please. One thing to always remember is that if the CIS employees even sniff an attempt to get around the requirements of the K-1 visa process (they see you have applied under a k-1, and are also trying to enter the country under a work visa or even under the visa waiver program) you may very well find yourself being turned back at the border. They will certainly suspect what your real motive is here.

I don't think any backup plan is needed for you two - your case looks to be straight forward. It is just a matter of time at this point, I have no doubt you'll be approved - its not "if" but "when". Plus you'll also have the benefit of knowing that you did it the right way.

[rebeccajo 14]

You'd probably have a better chance of getting a student visa to attend university here than an employment based visa.

Try to relax and don't worry about these other things.

I think Dave is rubbing off on you.......