| Pages in topic: < [1 2 3 4] > | Working in the US? Thread poster: Herminia Herrándiz Espuny
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| This will sound crazy | Sep 10, 2006 |
If you are planning to have kids with your boyfriend, you could somehow make sure to have the baby on US soil - then the baby would be an American citizen. Thus, your boyfriend AND your baby being US citizens, there must be some opportunity you could use to stay in the US and eventually become a citizen. In Canada, if you have a baby inside the country, as your kid is a citizen, the kid represents an entry ticket to you (the kid has the same rights as any Canadian citizen, but they need their pa... See more If you are planning to have kids with your boyfriend, you could somehow make sure to have the baby on US soil - then the baby would be an American citizen. Thus, your boyfriend AND your baby being US citizens, there must be some opportunity you could use to stay in the US and eventually become a citizen. In Canada, if you have a baby inside the country, as your kid is a citizen, the kid represents an entry ticket to you (the kid has the same rights as any Canadian citizen, but they need their parents to grow up, so you would have to stay with the kid, obviously). I am not sure of the details of this as I've never done such a thing, but I know a family who just came back here with a 15 year old girl who was born here - the parents are not citizens. They are landed immigrants and they now only have to wait three years to apply for citizenship, which they will get if they don't do anything wrong during their stay.
However, this would be a long-term solution, and it would be much more simple to get married to your boyfriend. Here again, since your husband would be a US citizen, and since he is allowed to stay in the US without restrictions, you, as his spouse, would be allowed to stay - and work - as well.
Good luck!
I just wanted to add, some US companies do look for project managers outside of the country because they can find translators of vitually all language pairs in the country, but they can't find translators in all language pairs who are able and willing to manage projects. One of these was looking for a Canadian French project manager - in Quebec, Canada. I think that if they were looking for the person here, they would have been willing to help the candidate in getting some kind of status in the US.
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| Michigan is a great state | Sep 10, 2006 |
Herminia Herrandiz Espuny wrote: He lives in Michigan  UP so... Mexico is really far away  ty for the suggestion, anyway ^_^ [Editado a las 2006-09-09 23:13]
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| Michigan is a great state, I lived there | Sep 10, 2006 |
Herminia Herrandiz Espuny wrote: He lives in Michigan UP so... Mexico is really far away ty for the suggestion, anyway ^_^ [Editado a las 2006-09-09 23:13]
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Anne Bohy 
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| I've tried... without success | Sep 10, 2006 |
Work visa is not an option. The earliest you can get now is... October 2007, and your employer has to prove that no American resident can fill the opening. It's a lot of difficulties for the employer, so most of them don't go for it... unless they know you already. What used to work a few years ago is now completely out of reach, because the total number of visas has been divided by 3.
I have tried an E2 (investor) visa, but actually it's not very well fitted to this kind of work... you ha... See more Work visa is not an option. The earliest you can get now is... October 2007, and your employer has to prove that no American resident can fill the opening. It's a lot of difficulties for the employer, so most of them don't go for it... unless they know you already. What used to work a few years ago is now completely out of reach, because the total number of visas has been divided by 3.
I have tried an E2 (investor) visa, but actually it's not very well fitted to this kind of work... you have to bring a lot of money and/or create a lot of jobs... Although I was highly specialized in IT, I've been turned down in a really nasty way.
The green card lottery is an option for freelancers, but it's a lengthy process (you have to be out of the States during this period).
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| Unfortunately, it's even worse these days | Sep 11, 2006 |
bohy wrote:
The earliest you can get now is... October 2007,
The initial visa and work permit - maybe, but for the greencard... Even after filing today that would be a true miracle. Some of the people I know in person still wait (or had waited) for years! after passing Labor Certification, for which they have also waited for 1-2 years while backed by full support of strong companies (Monterey graduates including).
Strangely enough, a lot depends on the branch where you apply. Lines are separate. Houston INS office, for example, routinely processes thousands of both legal and illegal immigrants from across the border and the illegal ones get if not a greencard yet a green light since they must be dealt with as soon as possible, so law-obiding, working and already taxpaying applicants from everywhere are being pushed to the end of the line time and time again. In San-Francisco the line is moving faster, as far as I know, but not nearly as fast as one would wish.
Regarding costs - in most cases the applicants cover all costs themselves, companies help in all other ways but rarely pay the legal fees. All in-house trsnslators I know did just that.
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| Just Come and Go... | Sep 11, 2006 |
Hi Herminia. In your situation, probably the best thing to do would be to just go back and forth. Spain is in the Visa Waiver program, so you can enter the country on a visitor visa for up to 90 days. Just join the ATA, use your American boyfriend's place as your "address", and just come and go a few times per year. I think you'd find this "jet set" sort of thing sort of fun. I have done this with Sweden since I graduated from college, sort of floating back and forth for periods of time. G... See more Hi Herminia. In your situation, probably the best thing to do would be to just go back and forth. Spain is in the Visa Waiver program, so you can enter the country on a visitor visa for up to 90 days. Just join the ATA, use your American boyfriend's place as your "address", and just come and go a few times per year. I think you'd find this "jet set" sort of thing sort of fun. I have done this with Sweden since I graduated from college, sort of floating back and forth for periods of time. Getting a visa is extremely hard, and the ability to communicate in Spanish is not necessarily a skill that the US is currently lacking. In fact, the market for that here is totally saturated, and Latin American Spanish rules the day. Iberian Spanish would probably not be a first choice for a lot Spanish language material produced here. But, I assume you have clients in Europe, and you just hang onto these while you work over here. The fun thing about being a freelancer is that you can move about and still have a job, but you need the support of friends abroad, since the bureaucratic nonsense on both sides of the Atlantic is simply not worth it just to work and live some place for a little while. I guess you could go to school, but that wouldn't really be working. If your boyfriend lives up in the UP, I think the prospects for Spanish interpreting on a community level are also very limited, as I doubt there are many Mexicans living up there. Finns, yes, but not Mexicans. Even the medical interpreting agencies require that someone have proper documentation to work, so you'd be left doing the European thing at any rate, hovering around your computer at 2 am every morning to see what they have for you. Which is what many of us here do, I know, self included. Good luck. I think this is the easiest, most effective way for you to do this without involving governmental and academic agencies, which also work at a snail's pace, with no guarantees of anything.
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| | | | Sophia Hundt (X)
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| H1B (Alien worker visa) | Sep 11, 2006 |
One way this can happen - look for a company that will say that they are unable to find someone in US to do a certain job (in their area), and therefore decided to hire you to do it. They will petition with the immigration services to obtain the permission to hire you and bring you to US, and US consulate in your country will (or will not) issue the visa based on that. You'll need a Bachelor's degree or equivalent (or higher), preferably in your area of expertise or close. It takes the immigrat... See more One way this can happen - look for a company that will say that they are unable to find someone in US to do a certain job (in their area), and therefore decided to hire you to do it. They will petition with the immigration services to obtain the permission to hire you and bring you to US, and US consulate in your country will (or will not) issue the visa based on that. You'll need a Bachelor's degree or equivalent (or higher), preferably in your area of expertise or close. It takes the immigration about three months to process such a petition and the consulate may or may not issue the visa based on it, depending how persuaded the consul is. It's good for six years, and then you need to spend a year outside US, and may re-apply again for another 6 years. As others say, this is indeed very difficult unless they know you. Look for small towns and such - especially among the yoopers (what we call people from UP here in Wisconsin - part of my family is from UP), there are many small towns in UP, and they might need a court or hostpital interpeter.
I both obtained H1B and became a perm. resident through marriage in the past 3 years - if you wish, feel free to contact me for specific pieces of information regarding either process.
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| Lottery. But marriage is your best bet. | Sep 11, 2006 |
Lot's of people win it - keep trying, the odds are not lousy. I know several people who won it personally.
However, if you and your boyfriend are serious about your long-term future, you may want to consider marriage (forgive me for offering such personal advice) - this is one of the fastest, surest, and easiest way to get a green card, as long as you have a valid marriage and valid relationship.
Susana Galilea wrote: Fernando Toledo wrote:
Well, a friend of mine get a green card last month. I had entirely forgotten about the green card lottery, I suppose because I never heard of anyone ever winning it! The odds are truly lousy, but I suppose it does no harm to try...although I wonder what the application fee is these days, nice little business they have going, there  Susana [Edited at 2006-09-09 21:12]
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| Not so for US | Sep 11, 2006 |
Vladimir - this is not the case for US - you have to be legally married and have a marriage certificate.
Vladimir Dubisskiy wrote: At least with Immigration Canada (I believe the same rule works for the States). Evidence of a long-term relationship, "co-living" (joint bank account, renting one apartment together, etc.) works pretty good. Herminia Herrandiz Espuny wrote: one of my reasons for moving to the US is my boyfriend, he's American but we haven't thought about getting married yet but that's a good call
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| Baby first won't do it. | Sep 11, 2006 |
You cannot stay here simply because your baby is a US citizen. US immigration is very specific about your status here being legal every step of the way - if you overstayed your visa, for example, had a baby and tried to get a greencard based on marriage after you've overstayed your visa, you are in trouble, unless you have a congressman on your side. Best order of events:
-Coming here on a legal visa (visitor's visa, for instance), and there's also K1 (I think), fiance(e) visa.
... See more You cannot stay here simply because your baby is a US citizen. US immigration is very specific about your status here being legal every step of the way - if you overstayed your visa, for example, had a baby and tried to get a greencard based on marriage after you've overstayed your visa, you are in trouble, unless you have a congressman on your side. Best order of events:
-Coming here on a legal visa (visitor's visa, for instance), and there's also K1 (I think), fiance(e) visa.
-Getting married AND petitioning for permanent residence BEFORE your visa has expired. If you follow all the steps, you will be allowed to stay WHILE your permanent resident application is in process (it will take 2 years). During that time, you may not travel outside the country unless you petition for a permission to travel, but you can stay here and apply for a work permit (takes 3 months). You can work anywhere with a work permit.
Also note that the H1B which has been mentioned before is employer-specific - you can only work for one employer and it's illegal to take other jobs.
Viktoria Gimbe wrote:
If you are planning to have kids with your boyfriend, you could somehow make sure to have the baby on US soil - then the baby would be an American citizen. Thus, your boyfriend AND your baby being US citizens, there must be some opportunity you could use to stay in the US and eventually become a citizen. In Canada, if you have a baby inside the country, as your kid is a citizen, the kid represents an entry ticket to you (the kid has the same rights as any Canadian citizen, but they need their parents to grow up, so you would have to stay with the kid, obviously). I am not sure of the details of this as I've never done such a thing, but I know a family who just came back here with a 15 year old girl who was born here - the parents are not citizens. They are landed immigrants and they now only have to wait three years to apply for citizenship, which they will get if they don't do anything wrong during their stay.
However, this would be a long-term solution, and it would be much more simple to get married to your boyfriend. Here again, since your husband would be a US citizen, and since he is allowed to stay in the US without restrictions, you, as his spouse, would be allowed to stay - and work - as well.
Good luck!
I just wanted to add, some US companies do look for project managers outside of the country because they can find translators of vitually all language pairs in the country, but they can't find translators in all language pairs who are able and willing to manage projects. One of these was looking for a Canadian French project manager - in Quebec, Canada. I think that if they were looking for the person here, they would have been willing to help the candidate in getting some kind of status in the US.
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| | | | | Lottery - not for EU citizens? | Sep 11, 2006 |
I think you will find that you can't do the lottery if you are an EU citizen.
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Well, I guess I will keep trying Going to the States as a tourist and try to keep my bf and convince him to get married
I will keep looking for a job and trying the lottery or search for a course that interests me
The lottery is open for EU citizens, but not for UK citizens s... See more
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I live in Chicago, right next to Michigan, and I can certainly vouch for that
Susana
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