In USA, Girlfriend From Tunisia, Coming To USA For Work

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

1 hour ago, Rmartinmusic93 said:

I understand the "slow down" reaction, but like I said, this is all stuff that is a foreign language to us and I have no clue as to any of the process, regulations or procedures. Its the exact reason why I am on here, as trying to read through all the information on it all becomes tedious when I've been spending time trying to research variations of things to find out im reading about the wrong process that is needed.

 

I understand the assumption about marriage being something far of, but if we were to stay true to religious and cultural beliefs on her side, marriage might not be a super long way off.

 

She has recently received her degree but is having a hard time putting it to use in her country. So no experience thus far

 

So far all I have any experience in or knowledge of is a travel visa. Which is simple enough, as for the rest of things, assume we are going in to this blind here.

 

What I need is guidance on whats best to do in order to create a situation of us being together with her able to work.

 

Im not concerned with the time or tedium of the process, but obviously if there are many routes to take to achieve that end goal, the quicker and smoother the better.

 

We are learning how this all works so we can find a way of making things work for us. How to do that, what sort of papers and approvals are needed for any of this, I do now have any knowledge of.

 

So you'll need to treat me as someone learning about these things and not just tell me terms and specifics without explaining them and how they work because as someone who has never had to go through any of this, its all a foreign language to me...

 

Citizen, work visa, green card, work permit, this, that or the other...

I need someone to tell us what we are looking for in our situation because c learly I don't understand it as much as you people do

Ok so, it actually ends up being very simple.

First, she is extremely unlikely to get a work visa from what you’ve said. That leaves either a visit visa, or possibly an au pair visa if she doesn’t mind that rather than work using her degree (that has to be done via an au pair agency) unless you want to marry her. 
so:

- visit visa - max 6 months

- au pair visa if she is happy doing that kind of work  - up to two years, some hoops to jump through for that

- marriage

 

are your options.

 

Marriage will lead to her getting a green card/permanent residence and eventually citizenship 

the other two are non immigrant visas and she will have to leave the US when the time is up

 

 

Edited August 18, 2021 by SusieQQQ

[Mollie09 1,543]

4 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Ok so, it actually ends up being very simple.

First, she is extremely unlikely to get a work visa from what you’ve said. That leaves either a visit visa, or possibly an au pair visa if she doesn’t mind that rather than work using her degree (that has to be done via an au pair agency) unless you want to marry her. 
so:

visit visa - max 6 months

au pair visa if she is happy doing that kind of work  - up to two years, some hoops to jump through for that

marriage

 

are your options.

 

Marriage will lead to her getting a green card/permanent residence and eventually citizenship 

the other two are non immigrant visas and she will have to leave the US when the time is up

 

 

Au Pair also has an age limit

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

Just now, Mollie09 said:

Au Pair also has an age limit

Sounds like she graduated quite recently so I just assumed she was ok for this but yes, an au pair has to be 26 or under.

[aaron2020 11,651]

2 hours ago, Rmartinmusic93 said:

I understand the "slow down" reaction, but like I said, this is all stuff that is a foreign language to us and I have no clue as to any of the process, regulations or procedures. Its the exact reason why I am on here, as trying to read through all the information on it all becomes tedious when I've been spending time trying to research variations of things to find out im reading about the wrong process that is needed.

 

I understand the assumption about marriage being something far of, but if we were to stay true to religious and cultural beliefs on her side, marriage might not be a super long way off.

 

She has recently received her degree but is having a hard time putting it to use in her country. So no experience thus far

 

So far all I have any experience in or knowledge of is a travel visa. Which is simple enough, as for the rest of things, assume we are going in to this blind here.

 

What I need is guidance on whats best to do in order to create a situation of us being together with her able to work.

 

Im not concerned with the time or tedium of the process, but obviously if there are many routes to take to achieve that end goal, the quicker and smoother the better.

 

We are learning how this all works so we can find a way of making things work for us. How to do that, what sort of papers and approvals are needed for any of this, I do now have any knowledge of.

 

So you'll need to treat me as someone learning about these things and not just tell me terms and specifics without explaining them and how they work because as someone who has never had to go through any of this, its all a foreign language to me...

 

Citizen, work visa, green card, work permit, this, that or the other...

I need someone to tell us what we are looking for in our situation because c learly I don't understand it as much as you people do

Hi,

 

Here is the jist.  You should be concern with the time and tedium of the process since immigrating to the US is not easy.  There aren't many routes to immigrate to the US.  And immigration to the US is neither quick or smooth.  If it was quick and easy to immigrate to the US, then there are hundred of millions of people immigrating to the US.  There are people who have waited over 20 years to immigrate to the US and they must have a qualified USC member to sponsor them.  Immigrating to the US is not as simple as many Americans think it is.

Your GF has zero chances of a work visa with an English degree and no experience.  There is no US employer who will be able to get her a work visa.

 

Marriage to you is the only realistic route for your GF to immigrate to the US.

VisaJourney is a Do-It-Yourself website.  You will need to do a lot of reading and put in time to understand your options.  

Best of luck.

Edited August 18, 2021 by aaron2020

[PaulaCJohnny 713]

Does her family know you are her boyfriend? Did you had any face to face meeting?

 I don’t know if boyfriend is allowed in Muslim culture. Looks like you both are too young and are looking to a way to know each other before any commitment, so… immigration is not for that. Sorry.

 

 

[Rocio0010 5,599]

18 hours ago, Rmartinmusic93 said:

She is looking to search for jobs in the USA in order for her own growth and for us to be closer

I know you don’t know much about the topic, but looking for a job with the intent to be closer to you is borderline fraud, and can lead to a life time ban. Also, I am not 100% sure her religion allows her to date or marry somebody outside of her religion. Look into that first. Once you know that, and after you’ve spent some time together and  figure If You still want to be together, you can go ahead and file for either a K1 or a CR1.

[Sarah&Facundo 599]

Unfortunately, it seems what you are looking for doesn't really exist. There is no way to just "get a visa to move to the US immediately to work and see what happens." If so, I think a lot of us would have used it as a kind of "trial" before marriage. Most of us here will tell you, we either committed to marriage quicker that what is "normal" or just ended the relationship. I know it isn't what you want to hear, but most Americans truly believe you just "fill out a form" to come to the US and live legally as a citizen. It isn't the case AT ALL. It takes years, thousands of dollars, and is only an option for the few people that qualify.  As stated above, she could try for the au pair visa which has a lot of its own stipulations (and age requirement) or maybe the J1 (do you still need to be a student for that? Not sure....), but you may have to go to her country if you want to be together. That's actually what I did for a while. The immigration system isn't fun

Edited August 18, 2021 by Sarah&Facundo

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

2 hours ago, ra0010 said:

looking for a job with the intent to be closer to you is borderline fraud, and can lead to a life time ban.

That's a little extreme. Coming in on a tourist visa intending to adjust status is fraud. Coming in on a tourist or work visa to spend some time with someone to see how a relationship may develop, as long as the intention is to return home again at the end of the allowed stay period, is perfectly fine.

 

You need fraudulent misrepresentation involved to get a lifetime ban. Nothing of the sort has been suggested anywhere in this thread.

[Rocio0010 5,599]

1 minute ago, SusieQQQ said:

That's a little extreme. Coming in on a tourist visa intending to adjust status is fraud. Coming in on a tourist or work visa to spend some time with someone to see how a relationship may develop, as long as the intention is to return home again at the end of the allowed stay period, is perfectly fine.

 

You need fraudulent misrepresentation involved to get a lifetime ban. Nothing of the sort has been suggested anywhere in this thread.

I get what you’re saying, but op wants to be together immediately with the girlfriend.

[mushroomspore 3,044]

3 hours ago, ra0010 said:

I know you don’t know much about the topic, but looking for a job with the intent to be closer to you is borderline fraud, and can lead to a life time ban. 

How exactly would that be fraud? 

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

37 minutes ago, ra0010 said:

I get what you’re saying, but op wants to be together immediately with the girlfriend.

 I interpreted the first post differently to you considering he said they may not even stay together. Sounded very much to me like they want to be closer to spend more time together to see how it goes, immigration as an option was only raised when he realized how difficult a work visa would be and that was not from a “pretend to be a tourist and stay” angle loke we see others do so often here. With, I might add, no ultimate sanction and certainly no lifetime bans.

[Rocio0010 5,599]

2 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

 I interpreted the first post differently to you considering he said they may not even stay together. Sounded very much to me like they want to be closer to spend more time together to see how it goes, immigration as an option was only raised when he realized how difficult a work visa would be and that was not from a “pretend to be a tourist and stay” angle loke we see others do so often here. With, I might add, no ultimate sanction and certainly no lifetime bans.

I see what you’re saying now and after you explained how you interpreted it, I realized that I might have been quick to judge.

[Rocio0010 5,599]

4 minutes ago, mushroomspore said:

How exactly would that be fraud? 

It was my misinterpretation. I saw it as “get a work visa but in reality I just want to be with my gf”. My bad.

 

 

[mushroomspore 3,044]

1 hour ago, ra0010 said:

It was my misinterpretation. I saw it as “get a work visa but in reality I just want to be with my gf”. My bad.

 

 

Oh gotcha. I mean, if girlfriend finds an employer who actually does sponsor for a work visa, no harm done there either. But very very unlikely (I have degrees in literature and creative writing too). They should just visit and do K1 or CR1 when they're ready.

[Rocio0010 5,599]

8 hours ago, mushroomspore said:

Oh gotcha. I mean, if girlfriend finds an employer who actually does sponsor for a work visa, no harm done there either. But very very unlikely (I have degrees in literature and creative writing too). They should just visit and do K1 or CR1 when they're ready.

Yeah, I understood it now. I guess I was more of the mindset of a B1/B2 visa. 
And yes, work visas are for specialized individuals because the company couldn’t find somebody in the US to perform the task. And J1 visas come with a two-year-home residency requirement for which there is a waiver, but it’s not an easy one. I had a J1 visa and did comply with the two years and then came back, but I have a friend who attempted the waiver and was unsuccessful, because it is very hard to prove extreme hardship.