A friend of mine is in the States on an F1 student visa. He got his MBA done and now working with his OPT. What options does he have to stay here permanently (and legally)? Anybody went thru this? or anybody familiar with it? thanks guys.
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The F1 status is for studying and working on-campus only. If he has a good MBA there should be a company somewhere willing to hire him. This company would then file for an I-551 or Green Card for him which gives him basically all rights to live and work here. After a couple of years he can then apply for citizenship. That is the way of employment.\nOtherwise he can get a visa as a fiancee of a US citizen or permanent resident. This will give him a permanent residency the quickest way because congress provides an unlimited amount of green cards for marriage.\nThen he can enter the Green Card Lottery: The US provides about 50,000 green cards randomly to people each year(you need to enter during fall). It has some restrictions though - more info on: http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/\nOtherwise related family members can sponsor him(take responsibilities for him).\nSince 9-11 LEGAL immigration has become incredibly difficult and until the system is "fair" it will probably take years. The whole process is very complicated and expensive - but you can manage. A full overview on the USCIS webpage at: http://www.uscis.gov/\n\nSpecific page for green cards: http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/services/residency/
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It would be safer if you did not. You will need to get a new visa to come back and since your H1B is not aprooved you won't be able to get one untill it is.\n\nIf you are willing to stay outside you US until your H1B is aprooved then no problem.\n\nYou could also try coming back before your OPT expires, but there's still a small risk
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Your lawyer was a crack pot and gave you some bad advice. SInce your husband was here on a work visa then he would have been able to adjust his status while remaining in the U.S. after you got married. There was no reason for you to leave. Even if his visa was expired he still would have been able to stay in the U.S. and adjust status. As far as advice for you now, I don't really know what to tell you. Have you already filed the I-130 for your husband? Did you leave before your husbands work visa expired or after? If you would like you can send me an email to answer my questions. I may be able to help you. My husband is also a Mexican citizen and we are working on this process now.
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THere is no big deal about getting a foreign student into a US university. There are about 500,000 foreign students in the USA every year. All he has to do is contact the university he wants to attend. They know all about the Visas and what kind of records they need from the foreign high schools, etc. \n\nThe only problem is that there are VERY few scholarships of any kind available. So he will have to pay list price up front. If he has the money for a US education and he's from Haiti, that's both amazing and suspicious - very few families in Haiti have money unless they got it in some way that most of us would consider crooked. The average wage for a family in Haiti is about $500 a year.
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I had an L1 and it lasted for either 5 or 7 years.  Why do you want to change?  I was told that you can use your L1 for any similar position as long as you stay with the same company.  I actually got married to a US citizen before the L1 expired and got a green card.  That worked out great as my wife is awesome.
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B2 is a tourist visa, it is intended for travel touristic purposes. Nothing else. Even if you paid that would still be illegal. You can enroll your child in a private school and he/she can become a F-1 student. For education below university, public schools can not accept foreign students (even if they are willing to pay) except in the case of foreign exchange students (they can be issued a J-1 visa for up to 1 year).\n\nNow if you are a F-1 student why would you bring your child in the US under a B2 visa if you plan to keep him/her there for a long time? The F-2 visa is issued for dependents of F-1 visa holders, in this case your child would probably be eligible for public education and can stay there as long as the status of the F-1 holder is valid. Do some research on this. \n\nThere's no reason to get upset at the system. When you go in a foreign country do some research before you take such steps. This information is widely available on the Internet, simply use a search engine. Simply saying "Sorry I didn't know" doesn't cut it, it's your duty to know the law.\n\nGood luck.
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The best suggestion I have would be for him to try a foreign exchange program.  That would allow him to obtain both the student and work visas that he might need.  CDS International has some good ones, in particular, the USA Internship Program looks like it might fit well.  I would also tell him to check with the university or whatever school he goes to to see if they have any kind of study abroad options that would fit what he wants.  If your friend is between 18 and 22, he could also apply for the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange.  My family has hosted several students on that program, and I am sure he would be able to find some kind of work for that.\n\nOn Deutsche Bank's US site, they have lots of job openings for grad students.  The school systems in Germany are much different than in the United States, but he would be considered to be a grad student.
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I married a Filipina. And let me give you some serious advice,. If I had a choice to do it all over again I would not do it. Not because I don’t love my wife because I do very much. but the amount of crap and time and money and aggravation you have to go through with the INS .. it simply is not worth it. I truly honestly don’t know how anyone ever emigrates to the US at all anymore. This has been a total nightmare. Please be forewarned. It is not an easy thing. It takes many many years to resolve. I married my wife over in the Philippines 4 years ago. And it took us about a year for me to get her to the US.. and once she was over here. It was truly a night mare as there are so many forms to fill out and on top of that the incompetence of the INS is just unreal. I think that all the stupid people in the world have been employed there. You will never get the same answer two times and are forced to send them more money for things that were their mistakes to begin with. Just letting you know. it is not all roses.
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it is not too late \napply for OPT - which is optional practical training. this takes 2-3 months. it is a work permit allowing you to stay & work in US. try to apply with in the semester ends. this should give you a year to work without h1 but with your F1. But i dont think you can travel to India & be back to US with OPT. \n\nhope it helped
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First I want you to join the Yahoo Group. Search for F1 Visa. There is this group that I truly recommend is "US_F1_VISA · United States Student F1 Visa" Go there, post a question, there are a lot of people who are willing to answer to your questions. \n\nI am applying to colleges myself as an international students. The colleges do not issue visa. They issue an "I-20" which is a form that allows you to go to American Consulate in your country and ask for a visa. In order for these schools to issue an I-20, you must demonstrate that you have money to study in U.S (i.e show them your bank statement). \nCUNY is a great school and cheap tuition compare to others...so make you decision wisely.
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I have been accepted to do my graduate studies this fall 2006 in US and so i collected details about the visa interview where one of my friend went through for H1B interview.\n\nHe went for Delhi consulate and there the questions by the visa interviewer where very simple and common. They asked certain details about the company profile, nature of work, some basic details of the project and also the period of onsite work estimated.\n\nYou just jot down the points in prior so that no confusions occurs.good luck!
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Bring up a lawsuit against them with well documented hours of work and some from of job description and any pay stubs.  I hate that I am telling you this, but I do not like it when people abuse their weaknesses. Once a lawsuit is brought up they normally get a temp work VISA to stay in the country until is is settled, but by then most are able to find a better job and able to get extensions.  Had one subcontracts employee sue an apartment and got a work visa out of it. It is some times a risk, but you your friends case it just might work.  contact a good lawyer and you just might pull if off.
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everything is possible if you put your mind into it and for you to do that, you have to go to the immigration website and see what would be needed so she can get a visa. here is the link and hope it can help you.\n\nhttp://www.greencardplus.com/visa_f1.html
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Hi dak.  If marriage is out of question for now, then I would still suggest the student visa (F-1).  This is especially relevant if you guys are planning to attend college in US.  From experience, it shouldn’t be that hard to obtain a F-1 for Japanese citizens.  \n\nFirst, figure out which college you/him want to attend, then research their policy on international students.  Most colleges welcome international students (out-of-state tuition).  So if your boyfriend has relatively decent grades, speaks decent English (to pass TOEFL exam), and can get decent SAT scores (optional if you/him want to attend community colleges), all he has to do is apply for the college and as them to issue an I-20 (it’s like an “invitation” or “authorization” to attend that particular school).  Once the school sends and he receives the I-20, take it to the US Embassy/Consulate in Japan to apply for an F-1 visa.  The visa should be valid for several years.  \n\nJust remember that your boyfriend will need to show that he has some financial support (i.e. enough money for him to pay tuition and live in US).  Also, he has to establish that he has ties in Japan and intends to return upon completion of education.   Do not mention anything about having an U.S. citizen girlfriend, because immigration intent is ground for denying visa.  (This is not lying, because you have no plans to marry him yet.)  \n\nGood luck and “kanbade”!!
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well im a US citizen and my husband was from europe. i went there and applied for a visa for him to come and become a permanent resident. i went in May 2005, droped off the apps. we had an appoitment on july 14th and they gave him his visa on the spot. so he was able to leave then. but we wanted to have our wedding there so we stayed and by Sept 8th he was in america with me. so it didnt  take that much. time goes by really fast.
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no u can't sponser, the only want she can stay legaly is to get married to a US citizen, since she brake the imigration law (overstayed her visa) she will not be elegible for any kind of sponsership for example H1B or she can't also get a student visa F1\ngood luck
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No, she can't.  You should have shown sufficient finances before being issued an F-1 visa; if you can't afford to study in the US, you should not be there.  Also, as an F-2, your wife is not permitted to engage in full-time study, or any study at tax payer expense.