Chasing the American Dream....

[Teddy B 17,252]

Canada and Mexico have the TN, everywhere else is in pretty much the same boat.

So he could qualify for an H visa if he found a sponsor, yes?

Edited to add: An H visa is probably not what the op is looking for, especially with a family, so I do agree that getting the visa will also be a big hurdle.

Edited June 4, 2012 by Teddy B

[Boiler 46,359]

Which H?

[Teddy B 17,252]

Which H?

I was originally thinking an H2B, but the employer would have to show that there are no American workers to fill the job, which isn't the case, and also it would be difficult for the op to uproot his family for temporary employment in the US . You are correct in saying that the EB-2 & EB-5 are his only options.

[jaycali 415]

I was originally thinking an H2B, but the employer would have to show that there are no American workers to fill the job, which isn't the case, and also it would be difficult for the op to uproot his family for temporary employment in the US . You are correct in saying that the EB-2 & EB-5 are his only options.

For H2B, that depends entirely on where the OP wants to work. If he wants a plumbing job in LA or NY I doubt there'd be any hope for an H2B. I worked in Alaska one summer though, and everyone from the cashiers at the grocery store to the souvernir shop storage workers were on H2B visas.

PS. This was a tiny, remote, southeastern Alaska town with 600 people and a booming summer tourism industry. Employers stood no chance in filling all seasonal positions with "willing and able" Americans.

Edited June 7, 2012 by jaejayC

[Harsh_77 718]

For H2B, that depends entirely on where the OP wants to work. If he wants a plumbing job in LA or NY I doubt there'd be any hope for an H2B. I worked in Alaska one summer though, and everyone from the cashiers at the grocery store to the souvernir shop storage workers were on H2B visas.

PS. This was a tiny, remote, southeastern Alaska town with 600 people and a booming summer tourism industry. Employers stood no chance in filling all seasonal positions with "willing and able" Americans.

Is OP looking to uproot the family for the temp work season in Alaska? From reading OP’s post what I gathered was he was looking for a perm way where he can move to US with his family.

Unfortunately there are not very many options as Boiler and other CW and others have mentioned.

OP for immigration perspective when they are taking about the skilled labor they are mainly looking for engineers, scientists, mathematicians or someone with extra ordinary skills in arts or literature