From Korea to U.S.

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I am asking for a friend about her status and what options are available to her.

This friend is from Korea and she is currently living in Korea. She's a college student in Korea and plans to come to the U.S. on a work visa after her 3rd year in college in Korea. What are her options in this situation? She is an English major in Korea but what kind of sponsorships can she get?

If it's not a work visa, are there any other visas that will allow her to stay in the U.S. for a period of time long enough so that she can eventually get permanent residency?

What are her best options if she wants to come to the U.S. and eventually become a permanent resident?

[aaron2020 11,651]

Hi,

Unfortunately, there are few options for your friend.

As an English major, it's extremely unlikely that an employer would go through the expense of obtaining a work visa for her when there are already qualified English teachers in the US and also be able to justify the need to bring a foreign worker to the U.S. to the government.

To become a permanent resident, she can do the following; marry a U.S. citizen, be petitioned by a U.S. relative, or invest $500,000 in a US business.

[kzielu 1,149]

There are no work visas that lead to permanent residency only because somebody will spend certain amount of time here. Permanent residency (employment based) is entirely separate process from work visas which are all temporary in its nature.

[Boiler 45,525]

DV lottery?

Marriage

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Like I mentioned, if she were to come here to work, she would come here before even graduating at Korea. She would just finish her 3rd year and come here. Are there any chances of someone wanting to sponsor her? She also has an aunt here who is a permanent resident but I heard that aunts can't sponsor. Is that true?

If she doesn't have any options as a student or a worker, what is left?

If she were to marry her boyfriend in America (U.S. citizen), is she guaranteed permanent residency? Can she come on a tourist visa and get married? If they get married, what are the next steps?

[Boiler 45,525]

Does she have a job offer from someone who would sponsor her? Sounds like a long shot.

Aunt can not sponsor.

No guarantees in Immigration but as far as the Fiancee or Spouse option is concerned just read the guides.

If she wants to immigrate then she needs an immigrant not tourist visa

[aaron2020 11,651]

Like I mentioned, if she were to come here to work, she would come here before even graduating at Korea. She would just finish her 3rd year and come here. Are there any chances of someone wanting to sponsor her? She also has an aunt here who is a permanent resident but I heard that aunts can't sponsor. Is that true?

If she doesn't have any options as a student or a worker, what is left?

If she were to marry her boyfriend in America (U.S. citizen), is she guaranteed permanent residency? Can she come on a tourist visa and get married? If they get married, what are the next steps?

There is zero chance of an employer getting a high school graduate a U.S. work visa.

It's true that her aunt can not sponsor her. No one can file for a niece.

What is left is what I posted earlier; marriage to a U.S. citizen or LPR, petitioned by a qualified relative, or invest $500,000 in a US business.

Marriage to a USC does not guarantee permanent residency.

It's immigration fraud to come in on a tourist visa to immigrate. She can come and get marry, but she needs to go home for an immigration visa since she has immigration intent.

After they are married, he filed an I-130. Follow and read the Guides.

[kzielu 1,149]

Like I mentioned, if she were to come here to work, she would come here before even graduating at Korea. She would just finish her 3rd year and come here. Are there any chances of someone wanting to sponsor her? She also has an aunt here who is a permanent resident but I heard that aunts can't sponsor. Is that true?

If she doesn't have any options as a student or a worker, what is left?

Why there has to be something left ? Millions of people want to come over, doesn't mean they can. They either need to be valuable (employment based), lucky (DV lottery) or has close US citizen family. If she is neither, better start to like Korea.

[Boiler 45,525]

I assumed the OP is the boyfriend.