CR-1 Visa applying for work in the US from the UK
My husband will have a CR-1 visa in a year give or take and his questions about finding work in the US while in the UK are making my head spin!! He has a fantastic job here *fantastic* but he will leave it behind when we move sadly.. he's an engineer software/communications loads of exp c++ and the lot very employable and the company he works for now is very very well known, but he seems to think any US company will be immediately put off by his UK residence (we can't move there until he has a definite job offer, he won't leave this job until he does) we want to move to the San diego area where we lived before coming here. Does anyone have any experience/advise to share on this issue please?
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Re: CR-1 Visa applying for work in the US from the UK
Simply. Most employers won't consider someone abroad, even if they will have a visa to work. Pulaski has good experiance in this question.
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Re: CR-1 Visa applying for work in the US from the UK
linked in
networking |
Re: CR-1 Visa applying for work in the US from the UK
He been there long? Can't he just take up a sabbatical from the company, then set up shop in the US, or at very least arrange job applications before coming over with a set date for interviews between x and y date?
Being over here, with valid work authorisation helps....but best bet is networking and introductions from people you know. |
Re: CR-1 Visa applying for work in the US from the UK
Probably 90% or more of the positions that companies have open will want to be filled within 2 months at the most. By trying to find a job 6-12 months in advance, that will likely severely limit the number of positions that would be available to choose from and those available will likely have more defined job requirements.
That is one of the reasons that many Silicon Valley companies use outsourcing companies if they can't find local talent to fill positions. The outsourcing companies build up a pool of employees that can immediately fill many of the positions when companies need them. Usually only when a company needs a highly specialized individual that can't be filled locally or through outsourcing companies will they be willing to wait 6-12 months for an individual to start employment. Therefore I suspect until he can give an employment date that is within 2 months of an employment application, his prospects of being offered a job will be severely limited. If he can get to the point of being able to be able to start working within 2 months, he can use a US address, phone number, and email to put on his resume and will likely significantly improve his chance of being offered jobs. Although a company may call and question why he is not in the US, as long as he can start to work in a reasonable period of time, they may overlook that he isn't currently residing in the US. For example, prior to retiring I worked with C, C++, C#, Java, and other languages developing networking, routers, operating system internals, VPN, and many other projects but I doubt a company would currently wait 6-12 months unless I was an exact fit (their network, their router, their VPN, their operating system, etc.). |
Re: CR-1 Visa applying for work in the US from the UK
Originally Posted by nica924
(Post 11089660)
...we can't move there until he has a definite job offer, he won't leave this job until he does...
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Re: CR-1 Visa applying for work in the US from the UK
He could fudge it, go over an activate it in the 6 months and come back for a while.
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Re: CR-1 Visa applying for work in the US from the UK
Also, check out Dice.com for jobs and some good forums on the state of programming careers.
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Re: CR-1 Visa applying for work in the US from the UK
Originally Posted by Michael
(Post 11090124)
Usually only when a company needs a highly specialized individual that can't be filled locally or through outsourcing companies will they be willing to wait 6-12 months for an individual to start employment.
Originally Posted by Michael
(Post 11090124)
Therefore I suspect until he can give an employment date that is within 2 months of an employment application, his prospects of being offered a job will be severely limited.
Originally Posted by Michael
(Post 11090124)
If he can get to the point of being able to be able to start working within 2 months, he can use a US address, phone number, and email to put on his resume and will likely significantly improve his chance of being offered jobs.
He actually has a letter written (at the time for the purpose of the L-1B) from the head of the company he was working for and subsidiaries in the UK and US pointing out he was the only person with experience in the tech they were working with, that no one living in the US would. Maybe I'm just being optimistic, but hypothetically if he was that specialized guy that the company would wait 6-12 months for, would they be actively looking for him generally speaking(monster, linked in) or an agent or prospective employee pool.. how would this work? BTW thanks for all the response.. big help:thumbsup: |
Re: CR-1 Visa applying for work in the US from the UK
Originally Posted by Boiler
(Post 11090262)
He could fudge it, go over an activate it in the 6 months and come back for a while.
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Re: CR-1 Visa applying for work in the US from the UK
Originally Posted by nica924
(Post 11090827)
Ya what are the parameters? you must be in the US for x months out of the year or what? I was under the impression that once he got there he would be under some sort of bar from travel for the next year or so. This isn't the case?
Originally Posted by civilservant
(Post 11089959)
Simply. Most employers won't consider someone abroad, even if they will have a visa to work. Pulaski has good experience in this question.
Originally Posted by nica924
(Post 11090825)
...... He works for a certain very well known F1 team there is no way someone will see he's still working there and think he lives in the US. .....
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Re: CR-1 Visa applying for work in the US from the UK
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 11090863)
He could arrive, clear immigration, and get the next flight home. Staying out of the US for more than six months may be risky, and more than twelve months should definitely be avoided.
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 11090863)
Once I booked a visit to the US she was able to line up multiple interviews, which led to three job offers. I visited the US three weeks in anticipation of my spouse visa interview.
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 11090863)
But the point is that without a US address and phone number, some low-level functionary in HR will probably weed out his résumé without anyone even reading it.
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Re: CR-1 Visa applying for work in the US from the UK
Originally Posted by nica924
(Post 11091035)
.....So just before the interview? These companies were willing to consider you before you had authorization to work in the US in hand? I was unaware that companies did that I thought the first thing they did was see that you could legally work in the US "now" before interviewing for the position. ....
.... I see, so how do you figure the phone? A US cell that you physically have in the UK? how can you guarantee service? If not then perhaps you specify to contact via E-mail? |
Re: CR-1 Visa applying for work in the US from the UK
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 11091168)
I'm not sure, I'm not very current on phone technology. ...... I think Skype, Vonage, or another VoIP phone service can give you a number in another country. (?)
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Re: CR-1 Visa applying for work in the US from the UK
Thanks for all the info it's golden!!
Originally Posted by Bob
(Post 11091273)
Get a google voice number and set it to call forward to the UK would be the cheapest option to avoid a cost while it isn't being used.
I think we might get an agent too, sounds convenient. |
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