h1b visa vs Employment-Based immigration

[wisley 0]

hi all

my cousin is a CPA ... whats his chances to find a sponsor for h1b visa or employment based immigration , he is already in a tourist visa ?????

and if he find a company whats the most frequently process h1b or employment based immigration ?????????? he need to fill a adjust of status or he most travel to his country to receive the visa ??????????

how you switch between h1b and employment based immigration

under which categories the CPA CLASSIFIED IN EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES ????? Priority Workers, Skilled Workers, Certain Special Immigrants

Any insight will be appreciated

[aaron2020 11,651]

Why are you using such huge fonts? We're not blind. We can read the regular fonts.

Please also use paragraphs so your post can be read clearly by others.

No one can tell you wha his chances are because no one knows his qualifications.

As a CPA in his country, does he know US accounting and tax laws?

An H1-b is an employment based visa. So your statement of switching from an H1-b (an employment based visa) to an employment based visa does not make sense.

There is zero chances that your cousin can switch from a tourist visa to a work visa. It simply does not work that way.

Finding a US employer is only the first step. It can take more than a yer for a willing US employer to bring someone to the US on an employment based visa.

Don't expect to get an employment based visa during the time allotted or a b1/b2 visa holder is in the US. Even with a 6 months I-94, there is not enough time for n ploy meant based visa.

Edited February 3, 2013 by aaron2020

[Boiler 45,532]

Chances, well if he is not looking, nil, if he looks something higher.

[wisley 0]

Why are you using such huge fonts? We're not blind. We can read the regular fonts.

Please also use paragraphs so your post can be read clearly by others.

No one can tell you wha his chances are because no one knows his qualifications.

As a CPA in his country, does he know US accounting and tax laws?

An H1-b is an employment based visa. So your statement of switching from an H1-b (an employment based visa) to an employment based visa does not make sense.

There is zero chances that your cousin can switch from a tourist visa to a work visa. It simply does not work that way.

Finding a US employer is only the first step. It can take more than a yer for a willing US employer to bring someone to the US on an employment based visa.

Don't expect to get an employment based visa during the time allotted or a b1/b2 visa holder is in the US. Even with a 6 months I-94, there is not enough time for n ploy meant based visa.

he is not a CPA in his country , he is a CPA in the US and off course he know the law because he pass the exam

An H1-b is a nonimmigrant visa but with dual intent

i am not asking about switch from a tourist visa to a work visa i am asking that he can make adjust of satus or no

[aaron2020 11,651]

he is not a CPA in his country , he is a CPA in the US and off course he know the law because he pass the exam

An H1-b is a nonimmigrant visa but with dual intent

i am not asking about switch from a tourist visa to a work visa i am asking that he can make adjust of satus or no

No. There is no basis for him to adjust.

[wisley 0]

No. There is no basis for him to adjust.

okay if he have employment based immigration case under which categories they consider hem first or second ????

[kzielu 1,149]

okay if he have employment based immigration case under which categories they consider hem first or second ????

First, he needs to stay in status to be eligible for H-1B or employment based green card. If he is on tourist visa and does not leave when his I-94 expires, then he is out of options for getting H-1B or a green card in US anymore.

Second - both H-1B visa or EB green card require employers that will incur all the associated costs and sponsor him.

His likely will be 3rd preference unless he has appropriate degree - then maybe 2nd.

[wisley 0]

First, he needs to stay in status to be eligible for H-1B or employment based green card. If he is on tourist visa and does not leave when his I-94 expires, then he is out of options for getting H-1B or a green card in US anymore.

Second - both H-1B visa or EB green card require employers that will incur all the associated costs and sponsor him.

His likely will be 3rd preference unless he has appropriate degree - then maybe 2nd.

thanks all , however as you may know all the h1b visa unavailable until next year maybe, in these situation what companies do or they filing EB immigration instead of h1b

First, he needs to stay in status to be eligible for H-1B or employment based green card. If he is on tourist visa and does not leave when his I-94 expires, then he is out of options for getting H-1B or a green card in US anymore.

Second - both H-1B visa or EB green card require employers that will incur all the associated costs and sponsor him.

His likely will be 3rd preference unless he has appropriate degree - then maybe 2nd.

thanks all , however as you may know all the h1b visa unavailable until next year maybe, in these situation what companies do or they filing EB immigration instead of h1b

[kzielu 1,149]

Companies typically don't deal with people overstaying their visitor visas. The file for EB based green card way less than for H-1B and in case of non-current categories (for some countries EB categories are not current) overstayed results in the same issue as with H-1B.

What I think companies do is choose another person from thousand out there... Violating immmigration law is a great recommendation for an accountant.

Edited February 4, 2013 by kzielu

[Boiler 45,532]

Most likely it would be EB3.

Usually and Employer would use a L or H as an interim work visa.

[Owen_London 65]

he is not a CPA in his country , he is a CPA in the US and off course he know the law because he pass the exam

An H1-b is a nonimmigrant visa but with dual intent

i am not asking about switch from a tourist visa to a work visa i am asking that he can make adjust of satus or no

I hope you don't mind me asking, but why did he go to all the effort of qualifying to work in the US if he has no right of abode in the US?

[wisley 0]

I hope you don't mind me asking, but why did he go to all the effort of qualifying to work in the US if he has no right of abode in the US?

cpa is the highest qualification in accounnting in USA and all over the world he make the cap & cma because its a good qualification everywhere, he is already working in his country but he is willing to work in USA

and by the way he didnt brooke any immigration law he is just coming to usa as tourist and will travel...... am just wondering if the H1B visa unavailabel whats the compannies do in these circumistances ????????????

[Owen_London 65]

cpa is the highest qualification in accounnting in USA and all over the world he make the cap & cma because its a good qualification everywhere, he is already working in his country but he is willing to work in USA

and by the way he didnt brooke any immigration law he is just coming to usa as tourist and will travel...... am just wondering if the H1B visa unavailabel whats the compannies do in these circumistances ????????????

If H1B is unavailable, they recruit from the USA instead, if they can. And I'm afraid that may be what they would do even if H1B is available.

[wisley 0]

If H1B is unavailable, they recruit from the USA instead, if they can. And I'm afraid that may be what they would do even if H1B is available.

why they hire you and make L1 visa for you if they can hire from the US , they always need immigrant

[Boiler 45,532]

CPA is not the highest qualification, and practices vary between countries.