Please help NZ citizen wanting to live in the US

[Y&E 12]

If you've recently graduated you may qualify for this type of visa (only available to Aussies and Kiwis): http://newzealand.usembassy.gov/swt_faq.html

I noticed that when I was researching info for my K1 visa.

However, I'd take a holiday here before committing to living here. NZ is the land of milk and honey as far as I'm concerned - hubby now only has to visit there for me to convince him to move back!

[Aztec&Taino 144]

Ok if i can find an employer am i guaranteed to get a visa?

Of course nobody can guarantee you a visa. Whoever claims they can guarantee you a visa is a liar and a scammer. The H1 work visa is designated for specialty occupations/professions. This visa is difficult to get and requires a sponsoring employer. These visas are for specialized, high demand, and mostly college educated individuals (think of engineers, computer programmers, scientific researchers, etc.)Why would you want to come to the US to work? Have you visited? Why this particular country? Just curious...

[haruko83 1]

Even if you get somebody willing to hire you, most probably they wont be able to. The employer has to go through a lot of certifications and paperwork (including their taxes looked up) and they have to prove there is no american willing or qualified enough to take the job before they are able to bring somebody here especially to work (H1B visa). For example they need to put ads on the paper and have proof of no americans replying to the ad, etc, in that case if you are highy skilled the could ask for you.

Also, I am not sure, but I think that visa is only for professionals like Engineers, Doctors, etc...

[VanessaTony 3,567]

E3 visas are not specifically for Australians. They are available to people from any country. I'm not sure why Vanessa thought otherwise.

'cause of this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-3_visa

The E-3 visa is a United States visa for which only citizens of Australia are eligible.[1] It was created by an Act of the United States Congress as a result of the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA), although it is not formally a part of the AUSFTA. The legislation creating the E-3 visa was signed into law by U.S. President George W. Bush on May 11, 2005.

Also here: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=71256811264a3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=71256811264a3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD

Eligibility Criteria

To qualify for an E-3 visa, you must demonstrate that you:

* Are a national of Australia

* Have a legitimate offer of employment in the United States

* Possess the necessary academic or other qualifying credentials

* Will fill a position that qualifies as a specialty occupation

(I was looking at Temp, you were looking at immigration).

Edited February 2, 2011 by Vanessa&Tony

[Harsh_77 716]

Simple straight forward answer just to get visa on your qualification of autofinisher - would be tough one to crack.

You have to be in speciality occupation(not by your defination) but by defination of USCIS and most speciality jobs are engineers, research scientist, programmer, IT jobs etc.

[genddob 10]

On February 1, 2011 at 0:41 PM, JimVaPhuong said:

E3 visas are not specifically for Australians. They are available to people from any country. I'm not sure why Vanessa thought otherwise..

You are wrong. Vanessa was 100% correct. She is talking about E-3 temporary work visa for Australian citizens. You seem to be talking about EB3 category of application for permanent visa.

 

To the OP - it's realistically NOT going to happen. In order to get a visa based on work, you need to have education or experience that is not available in the local area. eg. certain professors, healthcare workers, computer engineers, business people etc. You can take a nice <90 day holiday to the US however, or perhaps try Australia to work if you're from NZ.

[Ontarkie 13,917]

1 hour ago, genddob said:

You are wrong. Vanessa was 100% correct. She is talking about E-3 temporary work visa for Australian citizens. You seem to be talking about EB3 category of application for permanent visa.

 

To the OP - it's realistically NOT going to happen. In order to get a visa based on work, you need to have education or experience that is not available in the local area. eg. certain professors, healthcare workers, computer engineers, business people etc. You can take a nice <90 day holiday to the US however, or perhaps try Australia to work if you're from NZ.

You are replying to a 6 year old thread. The Op hasn't been on in 6 years and the member you are quoting hasn't logged on in almost a year. Please pay attention to the dates of threads before replying. 

 

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