Work Visa with medical sponsor

[Charles9245 0]

Good evening!

 

I’m a Mexican medical graduate visiting USA oftentimes to see my girlfriend, who is a permanent resident, and I’m preparing to get my test to apply for a medical residency program in 3 years.

 

While visiting my girlfriend in the States who is actually working as a medical assistant, I met her boss, and helped him with some carpentry issues he had, and we became friends. 

 

While talking to him, he asked me about my plans, which are marrying my girlfriend in 3 years when she becomes eligible for citizenship, and coming back and forth to Mexico. After a few months, this physician, who is a extremely wealthy person and who has a federal judge as his best friend, asked me if I was interested in getting a Work visa to work just as my girlfriend as a medical assistant, to which obviously I answered yes.

 

A few days after that, he called his attorney, who told him that it was practically impossible to get such thing because of Trump’s administration, even if he knew this federal judge and has a lot of money to sponsor. As far as I know, this attorney area isn’t migration, but is car wrecks and that kind of stuff.

 

Although I know how the law works, the actual immigration panorama, I feel like his attorney didn’t want to try at all.

 

1. My question is, should I look for a second opinion? 

2. Is there any other kind of sponsorship besides the Work visa that this friend of mine could get me to be legally in the USA?

 

Thank you very much in advance!

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

Knowing judges doesn’t help people do stuff here. And people can’t get visas for friends. Nothing to do with Trump, these laws have long been on the books. 

 

There is quite some demand for medical staff in the US, I suggest you look for other sponsors. Companies that are used to sponsoring work visas for medical graduates are a better bet for sure than someone who happens to know a judge. 

 

Also, you don’t have to wait till your girlfriend is a citizen to marry her.

 

(also, if “helping with carpentry issues” was paid you violated tourist status.)

[Charles9245 0]

24 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Knowing judges doesn’t help people do stuff here. And people can’t get visas for friends. Nothing to do with Trump, these laws have long been on the books. 

 

There is quite some demand for medical staff in the US, I suggest you look for other sponsors. Companies that are used to sponsoring work visas for medical graduates are a better bet for sure than someone who happens to know a judge. 

 

Also, you don’t have to wait till your girlfriend is a citizen to marry her.

 

(also, if “helping with carpentry issues” was paid you violated tourist status.)

I wasn’t paid, and thank you very much for the help! 

[aaron2020 11,651]

1. Your friend has no idea of the requirements for a work visa.  Like most Americans, he thinks that it is easy and all a foreigner needs to do is apply directly for a work visa and get one.  The most important thing for a work visa is to have a US employer who is capable of filing for a foreign worker.  You don't have that.  Your friend not understanding this basic requirement is why he is clueless about work visas. 

 

2.  No.

 

A green card holder can petition for a spouse.  You don't need to wait for her to get US citizen.  

Edited November 4, 2019 by aaron2020

[Charles9245 0]

21 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

1. Your friend has no idea of the requirements for a work visa.  Like most Americans, he thinks that it is easy and all a foreigner needs to do is apply directly for a work visa and get one.  The most important thing for a work visa is to have a US employer who is capable of filing for a foreign worker.  You don't have that.  Your friend not understanding this basic requirement is why he is clueless about work visas. 

 

2.  No.

 

A green card holder can petition for a spouse.  You don't need to wait for her to get US citizen.  

Waiting period for a permanent resident is between 24-36 months right ?

[aaron2020 11,651]

2 minutes ago, Charles9245 said:

Waiting period for a permanent resident is between 24-36 months right ?

Yes.

 

 

[USS_Voyager 1,972]

48 minutes ago, Charles9245 said:

Waiting period for a permanent resident is between 24-36 months right ?

Yes but for a spouse of a US citizen is 12-16 months probably plus the time it takes for her to be a US citizen

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

2 hours ago, Charles9245 said:

Waiting period for a permanent resident is between 24-36 months right ?

 

2 hours ago, USS_Voyager said:

Yes but for a spouse of a US citizen is 12-16 months probably plus the time it takes for her to be a US citizen

 

He said 3 years for her to be eligible to be a citizen, so that probably doesn’t include the wait time after she files (OP, this can be up to or even more than a year  after filing.) So (probable) worst case on spouse of LPR is still probably completed before girlfriend is even usc, much less than when any petition she files as usc is done.

 

 

[SalishSea 17,827]

On 11/4/2019 at 2:45 PM, SusieQQQ said:

There is quite some demand for medical staff in the US

Not so much for medical assistants. That job does not even require a degree.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

7 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

Not so much for medical assistants. That job does not even require a degree.

OP says he is a medical graduate - it’s the girlfriend already in the US that is the assistant. 

[SalishSea 17,827]

3 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

OP says he is a medical graduate - it’s the girlfriend already in the US that is the assistant. 

Yes, but he also says:  “After a few months, this physician, who is a extremely wealthy person and who has a federal judge as his best friend, asked me if I was interested in getting a Work visa to work just as my girlfriend as a medical assistant, to which obviously I answered yes.”

Hence why I said MAs are not in demand.  

[Charles9245 0]

I just read something about a TN NAFTA Visa, is it even harder to get it than a H1B?

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

7 hours ago, Charles9245 said:

I just read something about a TN NAFTA Visa, is it even harder to get it than a H1B?

Does what you want to do fall somewhere  on this list? If so and you can get a sponsor for a TN visa, that’s certainly an easier option than H1.

https://www.nafsa.org/_/file/_/amresource/8cfr2146.htm

 

general info including about degree/experience requirements 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/employment/visas-canadian-mexican-nafta-professional-workers.html

 

 

Edited November 10, 2019 by SusieQQQ

[Charles9245 0]

On 11/9/2019 at 8:56 PM, SusieQQQ said:

Does what you want to do fall somewhere  on this list? If so and you can get a sponsor for a TN visa, that’s certainly an easier option than H1.

https://www.nafsa.org/_/file/_/amresource/8cfr2146.htm

 

general info including about degree/experience requirements 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/employment/visas-canadian-mexican-nafta-professional-workers.html

 

 

If the person trying to hire me and who has a long Spanish speaking clients, starts an investigation, and hires me as a bilingual physician for research purposes, do you think I would have a good chance? Or that would be more likely in a University or a Research company scenario?

[SalishSea 17,827]

Just now, Charles9245 said:

If the person trying to hire me and who has a long Spanish speaking clients, starts an investigation, and hires me as a bilingual physician for research purposes, do you think I would have a good chance? Or that would be more likely in a University or a Research company scenario?

You would first need to be licensed to practice medicine in the US either way.