Australian citizen looking for a work visa

[Mina09 0]

Hi, I have a good friend who lives in Australia and is a citizen there. He is interested in coming to the United States to work.
​He has no Degree of any sort, he has his high school diploma. He only has many years of experience in customer service and hospitality.
He has spoken to a immigration attorney in Australia and the attorney believes his best option is to come to the United States on a tourist visa and physically apply for work.
He understands that this will be hard because no companies will give him a working visa/sponsorships just like that But that is his best option.

My question is if there is any advice to give him or if there is any other way to make it to the United States?

​Thank you, I hope some one will help

[Merrytooth 5,748]

He has no degree, very unlikely to get a work visa

Maybe he can try for student visa to study STEM degree in USA which may lead to working opportunity after graduation.

[Boiler 45,486]

Agree, student visa first, which may lead to a work visa.

[calvm 10]

Hi, I have a good friend who lives in Australia and is a citizen there. He is interested in coming to the United States to work.

​He has no Degree of any sort, he has his high school diploma. He only has many years of experience in customer service and hospitality.

He has spoken to a immigration attorney in Australia and the attorney believes his best option is to come to the United States on a tourist visa and physically apply for work.

He understands that this will be hard because no companies will give him a working visa/sponsorships just like that But that is his best option.

My question is if there is any advice to give him or if there is any other way to make it to the United States?

​Thank you, I hope some one will help

Won't work - he will be ineligible to be sponsored for most of the specialized work visas like H1 (owing to his lack of formal education beyond high school). Possibly the only option may be seasonal work visas like H2 etc... if you can find someone to sponsor him before he comes.

[JFH 12,190]

If he doesn't want to come permanently but wants to work in the USA just for the experience of living and working in a different country, a J1 visa for something like a summer camp might be an idea. It's doubtful that he's young to get any sort of permanent position but you said he wants to work in the USA, not live, so I'm thinking it's something he wants to do for the experience.

The USA doesn't have an equivalent of the work exchange visa that Australia has with the U.K. (where Brits and Australians under a certain age apply for the visa and are allowed to just go and find work when then get there). For the USA you need the job first and then the employer or organisation sponsors the visa.

[EmilyW 1,434]

Australians also have the E3 visa available to them. He would need to meet the requirements (special skills) AND find an employer, but it's one of the easier routes to working in the US.

https://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/temporary-workers/e-3-certain-specialty-occupation-professionals-australia

[Mina09 0]

He is a 25 year old male and he would like to come to the United States for a year or so to work.
​Possibly move here if he enjoys his stay but, that is another topic.

I will let him know with what all of you have said. It was great help!

​Thank you all very much. Appreciate it all

[Boiler 45,486]

Our pleasure, good luck with his education.

[KierenHby 899]

He is a 25 year old male and he would like to come to the United States for a year or so to work.

The United States does not have a work/visit -like visa like some other countries (eg Australia). We either have a work visa for a seasonal job he could look into, or a visit visa that doesn't allow any work whatsoever.

[abhi_meli 150]

People from all over the world are getting into Australia,finding work and making money.