Comments on: Transfer to an H1B or E3 Work Visa From… http://e3visa.info/2009/02/14/transfer-to-an-h1b-or-an-e3-work-visa-from/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=transfer-to-an-h1b-or-an-e3-work-visa-from US Work & Student Visas and Green Card Immigration Information Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:23:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Don http://e3visa.info/2009/02/14/transfer-to-an-h1b-or-an-e3-work-visa-from/comment-page-1/#comment-42516 Don Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:23:42 +0000 http://e3visa.info/?p=62#comment-42516 Hi, I'm an Australian and I have lined up a job in the USA which would allow me to work on the E3 visa. However, the visa only lets you enter the US 10 days before starting work. Is it possible to have an E3 visa, and then apply for a B1 or B2 visa so that you could enter the country a couple weeks earlier to travel a bit, before switching to the E3 visa to start work? The same goes at the end of the E3 visa, you are only allowed to stay in the US 10 days after work finishes. Is it possible to have a B1 or B2 visa to go onto to travel for a couple weeks afterwards, prior to leaving the country? Thank you for your help! Hi, I’m an Australian and I have lined up a job in the USA which would allow me to work on the E3 visa. However, the visa only lets you enter the US 10 days before starting work. Is it possible to have an E3 visa, and then apply for a B1 or B2 visa so that you could enter the country a couple weeks earlier to travel a bit, before switching to the E3 visa to start work?

The same goes at the end of the E3 visa, you are only allowed to stay in the US 10 days after work finishes. Is it possible to have a B1 or B2 visa to go onto to travel for a couple weeks afterwards, prior to leaving the country?

Thank you for your help!

]]> By: ComputerScienceStudent http://e3visa.info/2009/02/14/transfer-to-an-h1b-or-an-e3-work-visa-from/comment-page-1/#comment-41092 ComputerScienceStudent Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:00:36 +0000 http://e3visa.info/?p=62#comment-41092 Hi, I'm an Australian student on an F-1 visa going into my Final year of College and I have a couple years of work experience and Ive been programming since I was 12 and doing freelance work occasionally throughout the years. I have been recruited to a small tech start-up in NY and I would like to work full-time while finishing my final year part-time via correspondence. Do I stand a chance of changing my F1 to the E3 Visa? Hi, I’m an Australian student on an F-1 visa going into my Final year of College and I have a couple years of work experience and Ive been programming since I was 12 and doing freelance work occasionally throughout the years. I have been recruited to a small tech start-up in NY and I would like to work full-time while finishing my final year part-time via correspondence. Do I stand a chance of changing my F1 to the E3 Visa?

]]> By: Jessica http://e3visa.info/2009/02/14/transfer-to-an-h1b-or-an-e3-work-visa-from/comment-page-1/#comment-40972 Jessica Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:34:43 +0000 http://e3visa.info/?p=62#comment-40972 Hi... I am in Seattle and wanting to get the E3 again. Can I go to the consulate in Vancouver to do the interview or do I need to go back to Australia? also do I need to apply for a new E3 or because I have had a previous E3, do I just extend the status or get a whole new one. It is a new job with a different employer. My husband has an O1 visa but is thinking he should get the E3D so that he can do other work outside of the film industry but wants to keep his O1 for film work. Is that possible? thanks Hi… I am in Seattle and wanting to get the E3 again. Can I go to the consulate in Vancouver to do the interview or do I need to go back to Australia? also do I need to apply for a new E3 or because I have had a previous E3, do I just extend the status or get a whole new one. It is a new job with a different employer. My husband has an O1 visa but is thinking he should get the E3D so that he can do other work outside of the film industry but wants to keep his O1 for film work. Is that possible?

thanks

]]> By: LOTFI http://e3visa.info/2009/02/14/transfer-to-an-h1b-or-an-e3-work-visa-from/comment-page-1/#comment-40585 LOTFI Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:05:53 +0000 http://e3visa.info/?p=62#comment-40585 hi every body please i need an advice please iam in usa via j-1 internship for 12months can i change my visa and how and when is the right time to begin the change process my visa will expire after 6months thank you hi every body please i need an advice please iam in usa via j-1 internship for 12months can i change my visa and how and when is the right time to begin the change process my visa will expire after 6months
thank you

]]> By: Jason http://e3visa.info/2009/02/14/transfer-to-an-h1b-or-an-e3-work-visa-from/comment-page-1/#comment-40447 Jason Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:19:33 +0000 http://e3visa.info/?p=62#comment-40447 Hi CJ, I am an Australian citizen working in the U.S. on an H1B visa (already extended once). My extended H1B status expires September 30, 2011. I have not applied for permanent residency/a green card. (thinking I’d only want that if I were to get married etc.). However, the company would like me to stay on, and are offering to extend my position here. I am wondering if I can transfer from my H1B to the Australian E3 visa? Is it even possible? If so, what is the best way to do this? Can I do it from within the US, or do I travel outside to a foreign US consulate and apply for an E3 (as if from scratch?). Do you have any other advice as to alternative options I may have? Thanks, Jason Hi CJ,
I am an Australian citizen working in the U.S. on an H1B visa (already extended once). My extended H1B status expires September 30, 2011. I have not applied for permanent residency/a green card. (thinking I’d only want that if I were to get married etc.).

However, the company would like me to stay on, and are offering to extend my position here. I am wondering if I can transfer from my H1B to the Australian E3 visa? Is it even possible? If so, what is the best way to do this? Can I do it from within the US, or do I travel outside to a foreign US consulate and apply for an E3 (as if from scratch?).

Do you have any other advice as to alternative options I may have?

Thanks,
Jason

]]> By: Am http://e3visa.info/2009/02/14/transfer-to-an-h1b-or-an-e3-work-visa-from/comment-page-1/#comment-40161 Am Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:00:18 +0000 http://e3visa.info/?p=62#comment-40161 Hi CJ, I am on the JI (one year) visa and want to transfer to the E3. I have heard numerous stories about not being able to transfer or apply in Canada. Do you know of people who have done this successfully recently? Thanks so much Hi CJ,

I am on the JI (one year) visa and want to transfer to the E3. I have heard numerous stories about not being able to transfer or apply in Canada. Do you know of people who have done this successfully recently?

Thanks so much

]]> By: e3visa http://e3visa.info/2009/02/14/transfer-to-an-h1b-or-an-e3-work-visa-from/comment-page-1/#comment-40085 e3visa Sun, 06 Feb 2011 04:09:04 +0000 http://e3visa.info/?p=62#comment-40085 Hi Kisha, Yes you need to submit ETA-9035 and receive and approved LCA prior to filing you I-129 with the USCIS. Good Luck, Cj Hi Kisha,
Yes you need to submit ETA-9035 and receive and approved LCA prior to filing you I-129 with the USCIS.
Good Luck,
Cj

]]> By: Kisha http://e3visa.info/2009/02/14/transfer-to-an-h1b-or-an-e3-work-visa-from/comment-page-1/#comment-40058 Kisha Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:41:57 +0000 http://e3visa.info/?p=62#comment-40058 Hi CJ, Thank you again so so so much for this amazing compilation of information. It really is invaluable. Just wondering if I still need to submit an ETA 9035 form before I submit my I-129 and apply for the change in status from a J1 to an E3. Thank you, Kisha Hi CJ,

Thank you again so so so much for this amazing compilation of information. It really is invaluable.

Just wondering if I still need to submit an ETA 9035 form before I submit my I-129 and apply for the change in status from a J1 to an E3.

Thank you,

Kisha

]]> By: Ben http://e3visa.info/2009/02/14/transfer-to-an-h1b-or-an-e3-work-visa-from/comment-page-1/#comment-39744 Ben Fri, 31 Dec 2010 21:00:17 +0000 http://e3visa.info/?p=62#comment-39744 Hi, I'm in the US on a B2 tourist visa. I have a job offer and an appointment made at the US consulate in Ottawa to apply for my first-time E3 visa. In trawling the web for as much information as possible about the interview itself, I came across two posts (on this website) about Australians whose applications had been denied because it was their first time and they had been in the US on the 90 Visa Waiver. The staff there did not even consider their application and told them they would need to do it in Australia. Can you offer me any advice on this? Why would they refuse it? I've emailed the embassy and am awaiting a reply. This is another hurdle in what has been a frustrating process!! Hi,
I’m in the US on a B2 tourist visa. I have a job offer and an appointment made at the US consulate in Ottawa to apply for my first-time E3 visa. In trawling the web for as much information as possible about the interview itself, I came across two posts (on this website) about Australians whose applications had been denied because it was their first time and they had been in the US on the 90 Visa Waiver. The staff there did not even consider their application and told them they would need to do it in Australia.
Can you offer me any advice on this? Why would they refuse it?
I’ve emailed the embassy and am awaiting a reply. This is another hurdle in what has been a frustrating process!!

]]> By: e3visa http://e3visa.info/2009/02/14/transfer-to-an-h1b-or-an-e3-work-visa-from/comment-page-1/#comment-30063 e3visa Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:48:36 +0000 http://e3visa.info/?p=62#comment-30063 Hi Jamshed, Thanks for your kind words. Contract based employment is technically not allowed and you can run into grey areas if your degree and/or work experience does not match the role you will be doing. II may be beneficial on your ETA-9035 filing with the Department of Labor to just ensure that the role is described in such a way that it better matches your degrees/experience and your compensation total is apportioned so it meets the prevailing wage condition for your role. Cj Hi Jamshed,
Thanks for your kind words.
Contract based employment is technically not allowed and you can run into grey areas if your degree and/or work experience does not match the role you will be doing. II may be beneficial on your ETA-9035 filing with the Department of Labor to just ensure that the role is described in such a way that it better matches your degrees/experience and your compensation total is apportioned so it meets the prevailing wage condition for your role.
Cj

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