[BNM] Itchy feet [ot]

[Chris Billett]

Have just been advised by a finance director who has a few English  
guys in a new York office that lawyers specializing in US immigration  
law are not cheap too, and companies would usually need to pay this  
too. He also mentioned several stages of fees?

In short: pricey.

On the plus side he offered me a job, so this could be a fruitful  
thread! If he is serious. Ha.

On 3 Sep 2008, at 14:49, rh "Chris Korhonen" <ckorhonen at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> The employer needs to submit paperwork which goes with the actual visa
> application - usually a petition explaining why they want you to come
> to the US (and why they can't or arn't hiring a local), the job
> description, your CV, along with supporting documents to prove that it
> is actually a legitimate company rather than a scam - this is usually
> a copy of the annual report and an "anti-fraud" payment which if I
> remember correctly is $1000.
>
> Without the documents from the employer then I'm not sure if you can
> apply for the H1 (or L1) visa, so you would ideally have a job lined
> up and the visa sponsorship being one of the conditions.,
>
> Depending on the prospective employer, then you may want to look at
> the L1 visa if the employer is international - that has several
> benefits over the H1, specifically in that it doesn't have a yearly
> quota.
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 6:01 AM, Wayne Douglas  
> <wayne at codingvista.com> wrote:
>> Chris Billett wrote:
>>> No good on visa waiver then :(
>>>
>>> I've done two,three and five week sessions no probs. (or no probes  
>>> as
>>> the iPhone wants to type... probably quite accurately)
>>>
>>> On 3 Sep 2008, at 09:45, Wayne Douglas <wayne at codingvista.com>  
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> [...]
>>
>> When they say "get an employer to sponsor you" does that litterally  
>> mean
>> to pay for some kind of sponsorship or does it mean in a legal sense?
>>
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