Ted Logan

I want to emigrate to the US in the future. Can someone please list my
best options:

I am currently in university obtaining a mathematics degree which I will
have in two years. I am an Irish Citizen.

I have a half sister who is a green card holder living in LA (my only
connection to US). She is not a citizen (would it help if she became one?)

When I have finished my degree would postgraduate work increase my
chances ( I may be able to do a Phd and at least to do a masters. Would
higher qualifications increase my chances?)

Would doing a masters/phd in a US university do anything for me?

If I secure a job in the US would that help? Should i join a US company
in europe? (that is what my half sister did and when they closed their
european offices they brought her over to the US)

Is there any path i could take that you think may work (I dont mind how
obscure a path it may be).

Thanks
Ted

Big Hole In The Head

the best way is to play Green Card lottery

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    > I want to emigrate to the US in the future. Can someone please list my
    > best options:
    > I am currently in university obtaining a mathematics degree which I will
    > have in two years. I am an Irish Citizen.
    > I have a half sister who is a green card holder living in LA (my only
    > connection to US). She is not a citizen (would it help if she became one?)
    > When I have finished my degree would postgraduate work increase my
    > chances ( I may be able to do a Phd and at least to do a masters. Would
    > higher qualifications increase my chances?)
    > Would doing a masters/phd in a US university do anything for me?
    > If I secure a job in the US would that help? Should i join a US company
    > in europe? (that is what my half sister did and when they closed their
    > european offices they brought her over to the US)
    > Is there any path i could take that you think may work (I dont mind how
    > obscure a path it may be).
    > Thanks
    > Ted

thanchaur

I don't know the best path but I know the sure and easiest path. Marry an American woman. If you don't like her, divorce after you secure greendard. You'll get work authorization immediately and then greencard. If you are white, immigration officer will think your marriage as bonafide. No hassle of degrees: Masters/PhD just for greencard.

Please note that this advice suggests that the OP commit an illegal act. If this advice is taken by the OP and the fraud is discovered the foreign spouse is subject to deportation and a lifetime ban from entering the US and the USC is subject to fine and imprisonment.

Rete

holly_1948

Yep, the easiest way for your sister to help you is for her to become a USC and then petition on your behalf. Assuming your sister qualifies (has already held the GC 5 years or 3 years if she is married to a USC) then you can reasonably expect the entire process to take very roughly three years.
In the meanwhile you could look into an employment or education based visa to tide you over up to 6 six years.

Rete

How is that easier than subjecting your name to the green card lottery annually?

Rete

Ted Logan

    > Yep, the easiest way for
    > your sister to help you is for her to become a USC and then petition on
    > your behalf.

Does it matter that she is my half sister (same father).

Ted

hobbes

I emigrated to the US straight out of uni at the tender age of 21. Got a job with a European company in the US which meant they were REALLY good at dealing with all the visa stuff for me. They took care of that and paid for it - they even covered my plane tickets.

I had a contact within the company though which helped to get my resume to the right people despite being so far away... I would recommend getting a few good contacts.

Ted Logan

    > emigrated to the US straight out of uni at the tender age of 21. Got a
    > job with a European company in the US which meant they were REALLY good
    > at dealing with all the visa stuff for me. They took care of that and
    > paid for it - they even covered my plane tickets.
    >
So can companys do this? Override visa rules etc?

Ted

Joachim Feise

Ted Logan wrote on 8/5/2004 15:22:

    >> emigrated to the US straight out of uni at the tender age of 21. Got a
    >> job with a European company in the US which meant they were REALLY good
    >> at dealing with all the visa stuff for me. They took care of that and
    >> paid for it - they even covered my plane tickets.
    >
    > So can companys do this? Override visa rules etc?

Huh? What visa rules would be overridden?
It sounds as if he had a college degree. There is a visa for people
with college degrees...

-Joe

Ted Logan

    > Huh? What visa rules would be overridden?
    > It sounds as if he had a college degree. There is a visa for people
    > with college degrees...

A visa for people with college degrees? Is this true? That was one of
the things I mentioned I will have in my original email.

Ted

Joachim Feise

Ted Logan wrote on 8/5/2004 16:10:

    >
    >> Huh? What visa rules would be overridden?
    >> It sounds as if he had a college degree. There is a visa for people
    >> with college degrees...
    >
    >
    > A visa for people with college degrees? Is this true? That was one of
    > the things I mentioned I will have in my original email.

It is called H1B...
It is a non-immigrant visa, though.
http://travel.state.gov/visa/tempvis..._overview.html
"H-1B classification applies to persons in a specialty occupation which requires
the theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized
knowledge requiring completion of a specific course of higher education."

-Joe

JAJ

Looking at the current State Dept Visa Bulletin, the priority date for fourth preference family green cards is 15 August 1992 for most areas:
http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi_bulletincurrent.html

Depending on the type of visa concerned, it may be hard to get a nonimmigrant visa while a GC application is in process because of 'dual intent' rules.

Jeremy

JAJ

There's also the L visa for inter-company transferees, as far as I know.

To the original poster (Ted):

There's no *easy* way for you to get into the US.

Assuming you were born in Ireland or another eligible territory, you could apply for the Diversity Visa lottery next time it comes up. It's a long shot though.

Working for a US company overseas *might* open a pathway to the US, but they are going to need to think highly of you to want to transfer you to the US - and even more highly to sponsor you for a green card as opposed to a nonimmigrant visa.

Study in the US may lead to opportunities to get a sponsoring employer, but nothing is guaranteed.

Have you thought about Canada as an alternative? It's got a lot to offer in its own right (many people prefer Canada to the US). Canadian citizens can use the NAFTA visa (TN) to work temporarily in the US.

Information on Canadian immigration is at http://www.cic.gc.ca

Jeremy

holly_1948

See
http://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/sibling.htm
I am not an expert but it seems to me the above means that sharing a father is sufficient provided the relevant proof is available. It is likely to take your sister very roughly a year to become a USC assuming she has already lived in the US at least five years. Then she can petition for you. You will need to take good care of her that she doesn't grow old and die on you before the process is completed:-)

Oliver Costich

On Fri, 06 Aug 2004 01:34:45 +0000, JAJ
<member23519@british_expats.com> wrote:

    >Originally posted by Joachim Feise
    >>
    >> It is called
    >H1B...
    >> It is a non-immigrant visa, though.
    >> http://travel.stat-
    >e.gov/visa/tempvisitors_types_temp_overview.html"]http://travel.state.g-
    >ov/visa/tempvisitors_types_temp_overview.html[/url]
    >> "H-1B
    >classification applies to persons in a specialty occupation which
    >requires
    >> the theoretical and practical application of a body of highly
    >specialized
    >> knowledge requiring completion of a specific course of
    >higher education."
    >>
    >> -Joe
    >There's also the L visa for inter-
    >company transferees, as far as I know.
    >To the original poster (Ted):
    >There's no *easy* way for you to get into the US.

Legally, that is.

    >Assuming you were
    >born in Ireland or another eligible territory, you could apply for the
    >Diversity Visa lottery next time it comes up. It's a long shot though.
    >Working for a US company overseas *might* open a pathway to the US,
    >but they are going to need to think highly of you to want to transfer
    >you to the US - and even more highly to sponsor you for a green card as
    >opposed to a nonimmigrant visa.
    >Study in the US may lead to
    >opportunities to get a sponsoring employer, but nothing is guaranteed.
    >Have you thought about Canada as an alternative? It's got a lot to
    >offer in its own right (many people prefer Canada to the US). Canadian
    >citizens can use the NAFTA visa (TN) to work temporarily in the US.
    >Information on Canadian immigration is at
    >http://www.cic.gc.ca
    >Jeremy