Posted by: HappyFace June 16, 2008
Converting Travel Visa to Working Visa??
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It is possible to change the B1/B2 Tourist visa into H1B (working Visa) but the processis hard, especially when you're on B1/B2. First of all, it depends on your qualification.If you have any professional work experience that also counts. The basic requirement is:4-Bachelors Degree (US degree or foreign Degree; if you did not spend 4 years or more in collegewhile working for your Bachelors degree, you 3-year degree and your work experience may count--have to consult an immigration attorney to get precise and accurate info though)There must be an employer who is willing to sponsor you an H1B visa given that you haveeducation (or work experience) in the same or similar field. For example, if you're an IT graduate,any IT consultancies can be willing to sponsor you an H1B.Third and the biggest part and also the most difficult part: your application has to be selectedinto the anuual H1B Lottery system by the government, which happens on April 1st, because of thelarge number of H1B applicants from the US and around the world and a significantly lownumber of H1B quotas (65,000).Hope this helps a bit.... to get more info on this, visit www.uscis.gov and consult an ImmigrationAttorney and make sure the attorney is a renowed and an experienced one; do not just go toanyone, because attorneys do matter a lot.
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