IkramHussain

Hello there, I have recently just joined and wondering if it is possible for me to move to the USA I have just left university with a degree in engineering I am 24 years old and would like some advice on how the process would work thanks

Noorah101

Welcome to BE. Read this link and see which visa might apply to you:

http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Pulask...ork_in_the_USA

If you want to move based on a work visa, you will need to find a US employer to hire you and sponsor an H1B visa. The employer can apply on April 1, 2013, for a start date of October 2013. The quota for 2012 is filled already.

You could come to the USA and do a higher degree, that would be the F-1 visa.

You could get a job with an engineering company which has offices in the USA, and then after some time with the company, put in for a transfer to the USA. That would be an L-1 visa.

If you find some possibilities, come on back and we can help you sort through it.

Rene

ian-mstm

Start here. Read it all, including the links. Then read this... it's similar, but some people find it easier to digest. If you can answer "yes" to any of the questions, then you might have a chance at a visa for the US. Otherwise, you won't be coming to the US as anything other than a visitor.

Ian

IkramHussain

Hello thank you all for the replies I have read the links you have provided an like I said I have a degree in engineering, I currently live in London and got a job interview with apple next week. However I am wondering how much would it be to study in the US for a masters degree? Also can I be classed as a skilled worker with a bachelors degree in engineering or not?

Ikram

Noorah101

I am sure it would depend on which university you go to. You'll have to research the universities you want to attend, and see what their tuitions are.

I don't think the USA has a "skilled worker" visa, unless it's that temp seasonal worker one....do you mind working in a cotton field or picking grapes or harvesting tomatoes? Can you ski?

Rene

IkramHussain

Well thanks for that I've just had a quick look and found that a masters degree in the US is the lowest $35.000 unless you have a scholarship, I'm just wondering would it be easier to work for a company that has offices in the US because I am quite broke at the moment however would I qualify for a HB-1 visa?

Ikram

ian-mstm

Yes - probably much easier than any other method (except perhaps marrying a US citizen).


Yes, but that's only 1/3 of the story. The job itself must also require a Bachelor's degree... and, the employer would need to be sufficiently impressed with your qualifications to want to shell out many $1000s to sponsor you for the visa. Consider that you'd be up against hundreds (if not thousands) of USC and PR engineers who are already out of work, and can start work tomorrow if asked... and no visa sponsorship required.

I'm not trying to put you off your dream, but this is the current reality in the US. It's certainly not impossible... but it will be a serious uphill climb.

Ian

IkramHussain

Well thank you very much for the information it has been quite helpful, I have a job interview next week at apple so I hope it goes all well, but once again thanks for advice you saved me contacting a lawyer and spending money

Ikram

Bob

If you've just graduated, you could look to doing a J1 internship.

With no experience, you're realistically got zero chance of a H1B and same again for a company transfer and the L1 route, but that's not to say you won't be able to get there after a few years experience.

IkramHussain

Can you please explain to me about how I would come about getting a internship?

Ikram

dbj1000

Why does he have "zero chance of a H1B"?

If he's even being looked at by Apple for an interview then he must be interesting to them. If they choose to sponsor him for an H1B then his recent graduation will have no impact on him getting an H1B. It's the sponsorship that counts, after all.

Noorah101

Research J-1 visa. Use Google.

Rene

Bob

A job for Apple in the UK is one thing, but a job that requires sponsorship? Like I said, without any experience, realistically the chances are nil.

IkramHussain

Well I knew it would be hard for me to move to the US but if my interview with apple is a success, after a few years working with them would I be able to ask them to move me to the US or not?

Ikram

Noorah101

Yes. You can always ask.

Rene