Your Options for a Work Visa in the USA
Many foreign nationals wish to work in the U.S., necessitating a work visa attorney in the USA. A prospective employer filing a petition on your behalf is a systematic approach to work temporarily as a nonimmigrant. However, by applying for an employment-based immigrant visa, you may be eligible to work and live permanently in the country. This happens when the potential immigrant has the necessary combination of education, skills, and job experiences.
If you want to work in the U.S., you will certainly need to apply for a visa.
Before you can apply to the Department of State for a visa or request admission at a port of entry, the USCIS must first evaluate and accept your petition.
You must present yourself to an official from the US CBP and obtain clearance to enter the country.
If you are in the country, but your current nonimmigrant status does not allow you to work, you may apply for any of the following:
· Changing your position to a nonimmigrant classification that will enable you to work; or
· Change your citizenship status to obtain a green card. This may be filed concurrently with an immigrant visa petition.
Your change or adjustment of status application may require a U.S. employer to file a petition on your behalf to show your eligibility before you are approved. Approval depends on the classification you seek.
A foreign national may be entitled to self-petition if they apply based on specific classifications - including an "alien with outstanding ability."
Within this category, there are three sub-groups:
· Individuals who excel in athletics, business, education, arts, or education. Applicants must have sufficient documentation demonstrating persistent international or local recognition and acclaim in their fields of competence to be considered.
· Outstanding researchers and professors with no less than three years of research or teaching expertise are internationally renowned. Applicants in this category must be seeking tenure or an equivalent research job at an institution or university of higher education in the country.
· Executives or multinational managers who have worked or are currently working for the U.S. employer's foreign affiliate, subsidiary, parent, or branch for no less than three years. The applicant should have a work history reflecting an executive or managerial role outside of the country,
You may file Form I-765 to request an employment authorization or an Employment Authorization Document if you are already in the U.S. The EAD works if you are an applicant for permanent residence. In addition, if your immigration status allows you to work in the U.S. without restrictions, you can also apply for an EAD.
The type of immigration status granted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determines the conditions you must follow and the legal duration of working in the country. All the needs of your current employer's permission and the terms of your entry to this nation must be followed. You may be deported if you break any of the requirements.