Moving to Colorado with Canadian GIrlfriend

[Boiler 43,425]

I know a couple of J's working in a local brew pub.

Now that is not in down town Denver, usually places requiring seasonal labour.

[HollywoodNorth 22]

With an art degree?

Nothing wrong with an art degree.

I had an art degree and had multiple TN, H1B and O1 Visas.

Art is clearly covered under NAFTA in multiple sections, most popular being graphic design.

O1 has special categories for artists but that's not an option for graduates.

Sculpture can be covered under Graphic Design provisions.

If she was hired at a games studio to sculpt 3d models for a game project she would most definitely qualify for a visa. That would require a job offer first and if she can do digital modelling in that case [zbrush/modo/mari, etc]

I personally know dozens of sculptors and artists who are working in the films and games industry in the US under work visas.

I'm one of them.

Edited September 13, 2016 by HollywoodNorth

[recentgraduate 0]

Nothing wrong with an art degree.

I had an art degree and had multiple TN, H1B and O1 Visas.

Art is clearly covered under NAFTA in multiple sections, most popular being graphic design.

O1 has special categories for artists but that's not an option for graduates.

Sculpture can be covered under Graphic Design provisions.

If she was hired at a games studio to sculpt 3d models for a game project she would most definitely qualify for a visa. That would require a job offer first and if she can do digital modelling in that case [zbrush/modo/mari, etc]

I personally know dozens of sculptors and artists who are working in the films and games industry in the US under work visas.

I'm one of them.

THANK YOU SO MUCH! We are looking into this!!!

[HollywoodNorth 22]

Go for it. If you can get an art job, a Canadian can get a NAFTA visa really quickly.

Colorado may be a limiting factor ...

For games art jobs I'd look up gameasutra and similar websites. For film jobs, that's a bit more diverse there's a fair number of commercial arts jobs with creativeheads dot net.

Keep in mind traditional art skills are valued but you'll be competing with art students who can work digitally as well, so if she can sculpt on a computer then she has job options...the limiting factors is going to be her skill level compared to the typical job applicant and Colorado being a location.

You can surf zbrushcentral and artstation to get a feel of whats out there in terms of what people are producing for their portfolios, if your girlfriend is at that level she won't have any issues picking up work and a visa within a reasonable time frame.