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Moving to the US to work

  • 14-10-2010 8:37pm
    #1
    Potatoe Eater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I am qualified engineer and I would like to move to say New York for 1-3 years to see how things go. Obviously I want to obtain a visa beforehand. Does anyone know how easy or hard it might be to get a visa for the states and where should one start. I don't want to pump much money into it unless I think I stand a good chance. Any advice is appreciated.


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  • #2
    silja
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭silja


    If you have a US company to be your sponsor, then getting a work visa is easy right now, as there are more visas available than taking thgem up. Getting the US sponsoris the difficult part.

    There are no "get a work visa, then go over to look for a job" visas.


  • #3
    ibh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,722 ✭✭✭ibh


    silja wrote: »

    There are no "get a work visa, then go over to look for a job" visas.

    I don't know the details of it, but i thought there was one visa that allowed you to do this IF you have recently graduated from college.

    I know it may not suit everyone but could be an option. For example, if I wanted to get to the US it would be better for me to do a 1 yr masters and just get this visa rather than go into lottery of getting a green card.


  • #4
    silja
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭silja


    You are correct; if you are a student or within one year of graduating, there is the J1 one year intern visa.


  • #5
    greenbrain
    Closed Accounts Posts: 47 ✭greenbrain


    Go4less are the only ones who do the one where you don't have to have a prearranged job!!

    http://www.go4less.ie/j1/usa-visas-application.asp


  • #6
    murm57
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭murm57


    USIT do it too http://www.usavisa.ie/12-month-usa-work-programme/


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  • #7
    Corrimbla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 96 ✭✭Corrimbla


    The Irish Immigration center in Boston is by far the best - cheapest, very helpful and you book your own flights!

    http://www.iicenter.org/services/J1.htm


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