tourist visa
Oct 23rd 2002, 10:02 am
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tourist visa
Hi..I've been offered a job in the states but they want me to start in a months time will the visa be thru in time?
can i come on a tourist visa and then change staus?
thx for your help
byeeeee
can i come on a tourist visa and then change staus?
thx for your help
byeeeee
Oct 23rd 2002, 6:05 pm
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Re: tourist visa
Originally posted by zippi:
Hi..I've been offered a job in the states but they want me to start in a months time will the visa be thru in time?
The visa can take a few months if you chose to do it the long way. You can however use the PRemium processing service for an extra 1000 bucks, that is if you are going for H1b status.This service takes 15 days where as normally it could take 3 months.
can i come on a tourist visa and then change staus?
yes you can come in on aB1/b2 visa then change status however to get the tourist visa you have to prove you are not planning to stay in US.. I would just do the premium processing it will be easier for you.
thx for your help
byeeeee
Hi..I've been offered a job in the states but they want me to start in a months time will the visa be thru in time?
The visa can take a few months if you chose to do it the long way. You can however use the PRemium processing service for an extra 1000 bucks, that is if you are going for H1b status.This service takes 15 days where as normally it could take 3 months.
can i come on a tourist visa and then change staus?
yes you can come in on aB1/b2 visa then change status however to get the tourist visa you have to prove you are not planning to stay in US.. I would just do the premium processing it will be easier for you.
thx for your help
byeeeee
Oct 23rd 2002, 6:23 pm
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Re: tourist visa
"zippi" wrote in message
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> Hi..I've been offered a job in the states but they want me to start in a
> months time will the visa be thru in time?
> can i come on a tourist visa and then change staus?
If you are eligible for H-1B status, and if the employer works quickly,
hires a good immigration attorney, and pays an extra $1000 premium
processing fee, then the answer to your first questions is maybe.
People use the term "tourist visa" to mean various things. If you are from
a "visa waiver" country, you would probably enter the U.S. in "visa waiver"
status, either WB or WT. See http-
://travel.state.gov/visa;visitors.html .
In that case you would not be eligible to change status at all. When your
H-1B petition has been approved, you would have to leave the U.S., get an
H-1B visa stamp, and reenter the U.S. in H-1B status. In the meantime, you
would not be able to work legally.
If you are from a country that is not a visa waiver country, then you would
have to get a B-1 or B-2 visa, and enter the U.S. in the corresponding
status. Theoretically you could then apply to change status to H-1B, but it
would not save any time, because the H-1B petition takes the same amount of
time whether it is filed for someone outside the U.S., or filed for someone
inside the U.S. with a request to change status. You could not work legally
while waiting for the approval of the H-1B petition.
news:452544.1035367370@britishexpats-
.com...
> Hi..I've been offered a job in the states but they want me to start in a
> months time will the visa be thru in time?
> can i come on a tourist visa and then change staus?
If you are eligible for H-1B status, and if the employer works quickly,
hires a good immigration attorney, and pays an extra $1000 premium
processing fee, then the answer to your first questions is maybe.
People use the term "tourist visa" to mean various things. If you are from
a "visa waiver" country, you would probably enter the U.S. in "visa waiver"
status, either WB or WT. See http-
://travel.state.gov/visa;visitors.html .
In that case you would not be eligible to change status at all. When your
H-1B petition has been approved, you would have to leave the U.S., get an
H-1B visa stamp, and reenter the U.S. in H-1B status. In the meantime, you
would not be able to work legally.
If you are from a country that is not a visa waiver country, then you would
have to get a B-1 or B-2 visa, and enter the U.S. in the corresponding
status. Theoretically you could then apply to change status to H-1B, but it
would not save any time, because the H-1B petition takes the same amount of
time whether it is filed for someone outside the U.S., or filed for someone
inside the U.S. with a request to change status. You could not work legally
while waiting for the approval of the H-1B petition.
