Husband has been offered a job in New York- can I work?
Mar 27th 2012, 1:50 pm
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Re: Husband has been offered a job in New York- can I work?
If you're H1B, then you won't be moving to the US in August, unless September suddenly left the calendar.
They apply for the visa in April, can't start work till October.
What category you fall into depends on what the job entails and your qualifications, you can't really pick and chose, you either are or aren't in a category pretty much.
They apply for the visa in April, can't start work till October.
What category you fall into depends on what the job entails and your qualifications, you can't really pick and chose, you either are or aren't in a category pretty much.
Mar 30th 2012, 3:19 am
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Re: Husband has been offered a job in New York- can I work?
That's a big jump to teaching at a university.
So two things going against her, one that she isn't state certified to teach and second, that the school would need to get her a H1B visa, which they won't be able to afford and for which they would have to wait a couple months from school starting to when she would be able to work, because schools are capped for quota.
Mar 30th 2012, 3:22 am
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Re: Husband has been offered a job in New York- can I work?
And no, having a masters does not make you exempt from the yearly cap. Having a masters from a US institution gets you into the pool of extra 20K H1B's, but that is a moot point considering how long it has taken to fill the cap in the last 3 years.
Mar 30th 2012, 12:09 pm
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Re: Husband has been offered a job in New York- can I work?
Because the OP said she is a primary school teacher.
That's a big jump to teaching at a university.
So two things going against her, one that she isn't state certified to teach and second, that the school would need to get her a H1B visa, which they won't be able to afford and for which they would have to wait a couple months from school starting to when she would be able to work, because schools are capped for quota.
That's a big jump to teaching at a university.
So two things going against her, one that she isn't state certified to teach and second, that the school would need to get her a H1B visa, which they won't be able to afford and for which they would have to wait a couple months from school starting to when she would be able to work, because schools are capped for quota.
Mar 30th 2012, 5:56 pm
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Re: Husband has been offered a job in New York- can I work?
Hello!
My Husband has been offered a job in NY and we are very unsure of how things will work out for me...
I understand it that I can go out there with him (please correct me if wrong!) but that I can't work??
I'm a primary school teacher and have looked into the teaching thing over in NY to find that I definitely would not be able to teach. That's ok with me, I'd happily try something new. But if i can't work, I really don't know how I'll cope mentally or pay the bills!
How do couples make this happen/work? Is there any way round it?
Thanks very much
My Husband has been offered a job in NY and we are very unsure of how things will work out for me...
I understand it that I can go out there with him (please correct me if wrong!) but that I can't work??
I'm a primary school teacher and have looked into the teaching thing over in NY to find that I definitely would not be able to teach. That's ok with me, I'd happily try something new. But if i can't work, I really don't know how I'll cope mentally or pay the bills!
How do couples make this happen/work? Is there any way round it?
Thanks very much
