Temporary work visa while F2A on pending

[Sal11 5]

Hi, 

my case is Filed under F2A in 2017 by my husband, now we are waiting for the interview, but I’ve got an amazing proposal from a very huge company in USA, should I accept it? And go there for temporary period? Would they accept my petition? Are work visas under ban? Please help me out.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

Most work visas are banned, yes.

[JFH 12,190]

There is nothing in principle to stop you pursuing other visa options when you already have one in progress, assuming you meet the criteria for other visa types. Whether you will be approved and a visa can be issued under the current COVID restrictions is another matter. 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

17 minutes ago, JFH said:

Whether you will be approved and a visa can be issued under the current COVID restrictions is another matter. 

It’s not just COVID, the presidential proclamation of June banned most work visas until year end. Certainly, the two dual intent visas (H1B and L visas) are banned, as are J. (O visas are not easy to get at the drop of a hat at the best of times, are not suitable for many applicants, and are not dual intent so the F2A petition would be problematic - so O seems a very unlikely route. )
 

In any case, if @Sal11’s process is far enough along that all they are doing is waiting for interview, that would likely happen sooner than any work visa even if the bans do end at the end of the year.

[JFH 12,190]

20 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

It’s not just COVID, the presidential proclamation of June banned most work visas until year end. Certainly, the two dual intent visas (H1B and L visas) are banned, as are J. (O visas are not easy to get at the drop of a hat at the best of times, are not suitable for many applicants, and are not dual intent so the F2A petition would be problematic - so O seems a very unlikely route. )
 

In any case, if @Sal11’s process is far enough along that all they are doing is waiting for interview, that would likely happen sooner than any work visa even if the bans do end at the end of the year.

But isn’t the work visa ban due to COVID? It’s to protect the American job market due to the high levels of unemployment here caused by shutdowns. That’s what I meant by “COVID restrictions”, not closed or limited-capacity embassies. 

[JeanneAdil 6,508]

You would not apply for the work visa / the company would do that thru company lawyer (very costly for a company)

In normal times even this takes a long time 

and now????

 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

16 minutes ago, JFH said:

But isn’t the work visa ban due to COVID? It’s to protect the American job market due to the high levels of unemployment here caused by shutdowns. That’s what I meant by “COVID restrictions”, not closed or limited-capacity embassies. 

I misunderstood from the way you phrased it  “whether you will be approved” “if a visa can be issued” due to restrictions, it sounded to me like you meant embassy closures. As with the banned family categories, no interviews are being scheduled unless an exception to the proclamation. So it is not even close to getting to “whether will be approved” stage.

Edited November 1, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[Boiler 45,519]

1 hour ago, Sal11 said:

Hi, 

my case is Filed under F2A in 2017 by my husband, now we are waiting for the interview, but I’ve got an amazing proposal from a very huge company in USA, should I accept it? And go there for temporary period? Would they accept my petition? Are work visas under ban? Please help me out.

Go for it, there is no downside.

[Sal11 5]

4 hours ago, Boiler said:

Go for it, there is no downside.

But aren’t they banned?? 

5 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

Most work visas are banned, yes.

What about visit visa? It’s a really great opportunity I don’t wanna miss it!  and I’m a blogger, with huge following. So can I go for O category in this case? 

[Sal11 5]

5 hours ago, JFH said:

There is nothing in principle to stop you pursuing other visa options when you already have one in progress, assuming you meet the criteria for other visa types. Whether you will be approved and a visa can be issued under the current COVID restrictions is another matter. 

Can I get a visit visa while F2A pending? 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

2 hours ago, Sal11 said:

But aren’t they banned?? 

What about visit visa? It’s a really great opportunity I don’t wanna miss it!  and I’m a blogger, with huge following. So can I go for O category in this case? 

You can’t work on a visit visa.

If your work is done on the Internet, why do you need to be in the US?
Please research about the requirements for O visa. You need much more evidence than just number of followers. Also, it doesn’t seem Pakistan is processing either B or O visas yet.  Neither visit nor O visa allow for immigrant intent so even if they were being processed it seems highly unlikely you would be issued one.
You are almost at the end of your journey, just have a little more patience.

[Boiler 45,519]

2 hours ago, Sal11 said:

But aren’t they banned?? 

What about visit visa? It’s a really great opportunity I don’t wanna miss it!  and I’m a blogger, with huge following. So can I go for O category in this case? 

Most unlikely, I would go for the huge company you mentioned.

 

These things take time and the situation currently will change.

[SalishSea 17,829]

7 hours ago, Sal11 said:

But aren’t they banned?? 

What about visit visa? It’s a really great opportunity I don’t wanna miss it!  and I’m a blogger, with huge following. So can I go for O category in this case? 

O visas are for people with demonstrated, extraordinary achievements in certain fields.  Not that blogging isn't great, but it isn't something you would need to be in the US to do.

Edited November 2, 2020 by Jorgedig