Sasemed98

2 hours ago, appleblossom said:

I’d explore other visa options through your employment. You say they’d offer you a remote position, do they mean based in the US? Why do you think they’d not sponsor you if they want to keep you? Unless they’d be cap exempt H-1B is a lottery and uou wouldn’t be able to start on that visa until Oct next year, so that’s far from ideal anyway. But perhaps explore something like the E2 visa if they’re eligible, do they trade in other countries? 
 

An F-1 will just take a ton of your money and not help in the long term (as you would be unlikely stay on one long enough to get LPR through your father), so I don’t really see any point in that. You’ll still have to return to your home country but just be a lot poorer when you do! 
 

What country are you from? 

When they said remote they meant for me to return to my country (Montenegro) and work for them remotely.

I said I’m not sure that they’d sponsor me for H-1B exactly because of that remote offer - it would be simpler/cheaper for them if I work for them from my country.

And you’re right - I don’t really consider H-1B right now because it’s a lottery and I would only start in October. Unless I transfer to a F1 visa just to buy me some more time. I’d look for cheaper colleges or scolarships. 

I would like to explore other options thru employment. Can you clarify how would an E2 visa work in my case? I read it’s an investment visa and I don’t really have huge amounts of money to invest. My company imports goods from countries like China but not from my country (Montenegro).

1 hour ago, Yareth said:

Enployment-based is getting increasingly harder as it is under great scrutiny right now. There is also a cap on those visa, it is costly and difficult for your employer. Keep in mind that most (smaller) companies have no idea what they’re talking about and when push comes to shove they’ll drop you like it’s nothing.

 

Also, you can’t work after your J1 expires so chances are high that you won’t have an income for a long time while paperwork is being processed. 
 

Your best shot is finding a USC spouse or waiting for your dad to become a citizen. 

My dad is going to be a citizen before the end of the year, but I’m not sure that would help me in any way because the wait time would still be 8-10 years.

I’m currently in the U.S. on a J-1 visa for a software development internship program, which ends in about 7 months.

Relevant details:

• My dad is a lawful permanent resident (LPR) and could sponsor me, but since I’m over 21, the wait time would be 8–10 years. As far as I understand, I wouldn’t be able to legally stay in the U.S. during that waiting period.

• The company I’m interning with has said they plan to offer me a remote position after my program ends, but I’m not sure they’d be willing to sponsor me for an H-1B right now.

I’d like to know what my options are for staying in the U.S. legally. The most reasonable one I’ve found so far seems to be switching to an F-1 visa for bachelor’s or master’s studies, but I’d like to hear if there are any other good alternatives.