Can H1-B visa apply for permanent residence without a company sponsorship?
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The immigration bill is still very fluid. Nothing's definite yet on that one so wait for it when the final version is done and approved.\n\nWith HIB visa, you are on an employment-based immigration track. As such, you would need an employer to sponsor you. \n\nYou can check with an immigration lawyer, if you do not have one, but unless a close relative petitions you or you marry an American citizen, you need an employer to sponsor you to get your permanent residence status.
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I doubt if anyone in YA can sponsor your husband. \n\nInstead of asking here, I suggest your husband starts scouting for job sites such as Monster.com http://www.monster.com and find employers who  are looking for someone with his qualifications. If your husband is talented and experienced enough (and no American can fill his position), the company may want to sponsor him. \n\nNote though that your husband has to be extra special for an employer to actually fly to him for the interview.\n\nOtherwise, it might be useful to try to get a tourist visa first. Come to the USA and use that visit as a springboard for interviewing with potential employers. Be careful though when applying for a tourist visa not to mention that your husband is planning to look for work. Once the consul detects that you're planning to work in the US, you will not receive a tourist visa.\n\nSponsoring an alien for employment is not without any expense, both time and resources. The H1B route is quick and you can get your visa in 3 months or even less. But you are allowed to stay for 3 years renewable for another 3 years. \n\nThe better route is immigration through employment, as that leads to green card immediately. But the process is long and tedious as you first have to get a Labor Certification to prove that no American will do the job better. Labor Certification alone can take up anywhere from 2-5 years depending on the backlog in the state. \n\nI suggest you read the following instructions on employment based immigration -- and yes, an employer who will sponsor your husband is the requirement\n\nhttp://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1323.html
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A new employer will file one all by himself. There is no such thing as transfer, except a less-formal "transfer" word often used when a person already working with an approved-H1 can move to another company with a fresh-H1 so that he doesn't fall under the H1-quota limits. Beyond that there is no "transfer" of an applicant. Every Employer must file one all by themselves. For that matter you can hold multiple H1 visas at the same time. \n\nConsult an immigration attorney for a more professional opinion.
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For H1B visa, you need a job offer from a US employer who is also willing to sponsor your H1B. You can start with contacting the US companies with branches in Japan, or Japanese companies with offices in USA.
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1. You can always have a new employer file an H-1B application for you. You can change jobs as soon as the new employer files an H-1B petition for you. Your authorization to work for the new employer begins when the application is filed and ends when the application is denied. Obviously, if it's approved your H-1B remains valid. (AC21) \n\n2. If your green card is being sponsored by your current employer, the application will live even if you do not work for the employer as long as they don't revoke it, but you may have difficulties with USCIS if you leave your current employer. If it's approved, you will need to return to work for your old employer. A new employer can file PERM for you, but you will lose the priority date from any earlier filed application. If you stay at the current employer, once your I-140 is approved, AC21 says you can move to another job that is the same description at a new employer once your I-485 has been pending for 6 months. \n\n3. TN is restricted to 63 (more or less) defined jobs and is available only to Mexican or Canadian nationals. Also, TN is not a dual-intent category, so an entry after having an I-140 filed for you would be complicated by the difficulty in showing you are a bona fide non-immigrant. The only advantages to TN are that it is renewable indefinitely, but in 1 year increments, and it doesn't require a labor certification.\n\n4. If your spouse is in LPR (green card) status, s/he can sponsor you. File form I-130 (second preference - F2A). The current processing for a visa in category F2A is applications filed before March 1, 2002 (Dec. 2006 visa bulletin). That means you're looking at something like 4 years for a green card.\n\nBest advice - call a reputable (AILA member) immigration attorney.
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Frequently updated info on H1B Visa availability:\n\nhttp://www.uscis.gov/graphics/services/tempbenefits/cap.htm
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If you are asking about the US, a B1/B2 non-immigrant visa allows temporary visits to the US for business or pleasure.  It does not provide any legal mechanism for working in the US.  In order to get a work permit, you would need a legal basis to apply for it or to be petitioned for by an employer.
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You could come to the U.S. on a work visa (H1-B) but you must be sponsored by your employer in the U.S. The H1-B visa is valid for up to 6 years.\n\n"The H-1B is a nonimmigrant classification used by an alien who will be employed temporarily in a specialty occupation or as a fashion model of distinguished merit and ability. A specialty occupation requires theoretical and practical application of a body of specialized knowledge along with at least a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent. For example, architecture, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences, medicine and health, education, business specialties, accounting, law, theology, and the arts are specialty occupations."
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yes, you need a green card. unless you are only representing a french company for a short period of time.
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There is no "list" of companies that might consider this.  Instead, you need to think about it from a company's point of view.  What type of company would be accustomed to dealing with visa issues?  Which ones would have the resources to deal with those kinds of problems?  \n\nClearly, you stand a much better chance with large multi-national companies.  Focus your energy there.  Ignore small local companies (unless their owners are foreign themselves), as they would never be equipped to deal with these types of issues.\n\nAnd remember, because of the additional cost of hiring someone like you, you would need to be an outstanding candidate to begin with.  Consider what you can do to improve the overall perception of your application.
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That is definitely a problem. Why lie about marriage status for an H1B? No answer is better than another, and being married delays nothing. Now you have put any chance at residency in question.\n\nBe honest!
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H1B requires you to have good skill set, enough experience.\nIf you have BE/MCA, the chances that you can get through are quite high.\nIf you think you have all the info, then start applying online in companies in the use through monster/dice etc.\nstart contacting the consulting companies in the US and you are good to go.
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This is a tricky one, Your not supposed to be able to get an interview until Oct 01, However if you call the US embassy in you country of residence, they may give you an interview.\nWhen getting mine, I applied for an interview in May, got an appointment for Aug, and the H1b was also issued in Aug, 2 months before it should have been valid. This made the visa 3 years and 2 months. \n\nGood luck, it's tough to get into the US LEGALLY.
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Get an employer who is intrested in your skills, this employer can sponsor you for H1 Visa (I know some friends who got through Dominos) \n\nyou got to get a job and then the sponsorship is an easy thing.\n\nthree years of work for that company you can apply for a green card
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in order to enlist in any branch of the US military, you must already be a permanent legal resident, IE Green Card Holder.    The military cannot assist you in obtaining a Green card.    If you have no one already in the US willing to sponsor you, you will have to try and get over here on your own.  Once you have established permanent residency, you may enlist, but you may not be an officer nor hold any jobs requiring a Clearance.  The good news is that the Residency requirements for ciotizenship are waived or greatly reduced once you have enlisted.
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As per the changed rules you cannot get your H1B stamped in any other country other than your home. But if it is extremely urgent for you try Canada but make sure that the current one is valid else you will get struck in Canada and not be able to enter US if they dont stamp the new H1B.\nAll the best .
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You will need an employer to sponsor you to get an H1B visa. Agencies hiring teachers to work in the US may help.