applying for US working visa

[Karding]

Madali-dali lang ninyong bigkasin yan kasi andyan na kayo, bossing.

Kung kayo pa kaya dito sa atin, ilang beses na na-deny ang visa application sa Roxas Boulevard, di kaya kayo magdasal na sana matanggap na?

Ang tao nga naman talaga... dapat magpapasalamat na tayo sa Maykapal sa lahat ng mga biyaya Niya sa atin. Ika nga, count your blessings...

The irony is...Tacoma is also in the US with H1B Visa. :hihihi: Baka nagbibiro lang sya, kse kung sersyoso sya sa tanong nya, why is he still in the US?

[Macky]

1. Who's SSN is this? Make sure that their SSN doesnt belong to someone who is already dead. Its going to bite them back in the end. Its very common for some lawyers to obtain someone else's SSN after they die.

Dati ako work sa insurance company dyan sa US. May CD ako ng saved SSS nos!!! Yung iba kamamatay pa lang, hehehe.

Bad! Bad! Bad!

[Macky]

The irony is...Tacoma is also in the US with H1B Visa. :hihihi: Baka nagbibiro lang sya, kse kung sersyoso sya sa tanong nya, why is he still in the US?

Oo nga naman

Pero mahirap kasi din talaga dyan sa US! Mental ang kalaban ko nung nandyan ako..... isip dito, isip doon (kakambal ng H1 ang pagi-isip dun) ...... dito sa Pinas, PESOS man ang kita pero sans the headaches naman..... parang andali kasi basta's matino lang ang pagiisip. IMO and since ito ang naging desisyon ko, hangga't bata ka sige lang..... abroad hanggang kaya...... yung nagsasabi na mas maganda ang kinabukasan ng mga bata sa US..... medyo tama din pero pano yung ngayon? Naranasan na ba ng anak nyong ma-descriminate? Dito sa Pinas foreign class (iba po to sa foreign school, hehehe) pa yung anak ko e sa US public na pulos inggit sa kulay kayumanggi kaya walang magawa kungdi mang-descriminate (yes, pati bata malakas mang-descriminate atleast sa mga natirhan ko w/c are, SC, MO, AR). I should've read the signs nung pulos brown na ang pinipili nung anak ko (kulay ng kotse, aso, damit, etc). Yun pala para hindi sya maging "different" kaya brown ang gusto nya. Atleast dito sa Pinas pede ko na syang ipasok sa call center (j/k).

Kulang lang din kasi tayo ng oportunidad dito sa Pinas.

This coming from someone who's been there, done that, hehehe....

[Tacoma_34]

The irony is...Tacoma is also in the US with H1B Visa. :hihihi: Baka nagbibiro lang sya, kse kung sersyoso sya sa tanong nya, why is he still in the US?

It was a joke. Actually I like it here. My family is here with me, so wala ng uwian.

[Tacoma_34]

Ang angal ko lang dito sa work pang gabi its been 4 years na pang gabi ako. Tapos tulog sa araw hanggan noon lang. Besides that okay naman lahat here. Ang daling bumili ng bagay, its a first wold country. All you need is a good credit.

[luckytruck]

tacoma, do you plan to retire in the Philippines? if i were to work in the states, my goal would be to work there for 10 to 15 years and save as much as i can and get some kind of pension/sss so that when i return to the Philippines, i can invest my savings and live off my pension.

andy

[Karding]

It was a joke. Actually I like it here. My family is here with me, so wala ng uwian.

See, akala nila kapatid seryoso ka due to lack of smiley used

Pero kapatid, akala ko nasa Washington state ka?! Lumipat ka na sa MD?

[Cale]

Can I give my dime to this discussion...
I am teaching human and cultural diversity at Cal State Long Beach and I have a few arguments about this topic. Possession of a visitors visa specifically Tourist which is the B does not entitle you to any immigration benefits. You cannot apply for social security and you cannot apply for drivers license because department of motor vehicles will ask for you social security number and proof of legal presence here in United States. Converting your B1 or B2 visa into a working visa let say H which was previously mentioned above would be very difficult. You will apply to USCIS for the H1B then you also need to submit an ETA 750 and supplement (labor certification) to US Dept of Labor certifying that the job offered to the benefeciary is of shortage. By the time you finished not even 1/4 of the process for H1B your visitor's visa already expired I mean not the visa but the days the immigration officer granted you to visit US as reflected by your I-94 (Record of Arrival/Departure) . Remember that you have to go back to the country you came from before your visitor's visa expires or else a bar will be applied to the person. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRAIRA) clearly states that any person who is illegaly present in the US for greater than 180 days but less than 1 year will be barred from entering the US for 3 Years and if you are illegally present for more than 1 year you will be barred from entering the US for 10 years. Make sure when somebody is applying for any kind of visa and it was approved the beneficiary will have to go back to the country of which he or she came from to receive the visa. Consulting a lawyer would be a great idea but paying $10,000.00 for a professonal fee is exuberrant, choosing an honest lawyer, a lawyer you can talk too if you call his or her office would be a factor to consider. Again when applying for H1B visa, you must have a valid sponsoror petitioner that can pay you, offer benefits comparable to that of a US worker.
This topic is long but I have to cut it short...
My best bet to the person wanting an H1B visa...before your length of stay expires make sure that you have already filed the necessary papers needed for the H1B then wait for the notice of receipt of your application and if you did not receive any correspondence from USCIS and your length of stay is expiring... You need to go home your country of origin.

Thanks

Cale

[boybi]

i think out of the question na ang working visa at this time. medyo late na for the application considering na 60,000 visas per year lang ang binibigay. my sis-in-law decided na she will study na lang in the US. she went to Beckman university ba yun? and was interviewed by one of the deans, and i think impressed naman daw sa kanya yung dean. she was required to take 2 exams, TOEFL yung isa and another 1 which i don't remember. yung TOEFL will be taken ata next month, then the other 1 will be taken here in the Phils. if i remember it right, she was offered $28K per year yata if she will be accepted. (parang 10 students per year lang daw ang kinukuha), plus house/dorm allowance pa.

[Rediesel]

Boybi,
can you please elaborate, anong program na applyan ng sis mo? she will earn 28k a year? sounds interesting, if my sis can qualify I might ask her to come over.

regarding the test, maybe TSE, GMAT?

[Cale]

This might be helpful...from www.uscis.gov
Student Information
School Information
Student and Exchange Visitors Program, or SEVP on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement website

The Immigration and Nationality Act provides two nonimmigrant visa categories for persons wishing to study in the United States. The "F" visa is reserved for nonimmigrants wishing to pursue academic studies and/or language training programs, and the "M" visa is reserved for nonimmigrants wishing to pursue nonacademic or vocational studies.

F-Academic Students and M-Vocational Students Requirements

Foreign students seeking to study in the U.S. may enter in the F-1 or M-1 category provided they meet the following criteria:


The student must be enrolled in an "academic" educational program, a language-training program, or a vocational program;
The school must be approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS);
The student must be enrolled as a full-time student at the institution;
The student must be proficient in English or be enrolled in courses leading to English proficiency;
The student must have sufficient funds available for self-support during the entire proposed course of study; and
The student must maintain a residence abroad which he/she has no intention of giving up.

Click to find out more specific information about becoming an academic student in the United States.

Click to find out more specific information about studying the English language in the United States.

Click to find out more specific information about becoming a vocational student in the United States.

Information on How to Apply for the Student Visa, Visa Ineligibility/Waiver, Student Employment can be obtained via Visa Services at Department of State Website.

Also see Sec. 641 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-208). Section 641 of IIRIRA is one of the catalysts behind a new interagency initiative known as the Student Exchange and Visitors Program, or SEVP program. SEVP is designed to improve processes for foreign students and exchange visitors holding F, J, and M visas, and schools, colleges and other organizations sponsoring programs for these visa holders.

SEVP will facilitate and automate several processes affecting foreign students, such as:

Visa issuance
admissions to the U.S.;
benefit requests; and
information reporting.
Please visit the Student and Exchange Visitors Program, or SEVP website at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for more information.



Useful information for Schools

Obtaining Approval to Receive Nonimmigrant Students

Petition for Approval, Form I-17, must be filed with the district office with jurisdiction for the the locality where the school is located. There are two types of foreign students, F-1 and M-1 nonimmigrants. A school may be approved for F and/or M students, as described below. However, an individual student's classification depends on his/her principal educational goals.

F-1: Approval for attendance of academic students may be solicited by an accredited college or university that awards bachelors, masters, doctorate or professional degrees; an accredited community or junior college that provides instruction in the liberal arts or the professions and awards associate degrees; a seminary; a conservatory; an academic high school; a private elementary school; or an institution that provides language training, instruction in the liberal arts, the fine arts or the professions, or instruction in one or more of these disciplines.

M-1: Approval for the attendance of non-academic students may be solicited by a community college or junior college that provides vocational or technical training and awards associate degrees; a vocational high school; a trade school or a school of nonacademic training other than language training.


Current USCIS regulations recognize the following as approved schools:

A school operated as a public educational institution by federal, state, or local government; and

A school accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency.

If an institution of higher education does not fall into one of these two categories, it must submit evidence that its course credits are accepted by at least three accredited schools.

If a private elementary or public or private secondary school does not fallinto one of these two categories, it must submit evidence that it satisfies the compulsory attendance requirements of the state in which it is located and that it qualifies graduates for acceptance by approved schools at a higher educational level, and in the case of a private elementary or secondary school, that it is accredited by an accrediting organization, certified by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Non-Public Education.


Approval Process

Petition for approval (Form I-17) is filed in duplicate with the district director in the school's locality. The following requirements must also be met:

The Form I-17 must be signed by an officer of the institution who has authority to sign contracts.

The petitioning school must submit certification indicating that it is licensed, approved, and/or accredited.


Where to apply?

All applications submitted by schools and institutions wishing to accept nonimmigrant students, should be mailed to the "Attention of the USCIS Schools Officer" at the USCIS District Office having jurisdiction over the geographic area in which the institution is located.

[boybi]

Boybi,
can you please elaborate, anong program na applyan ng sis mo? she will earn 28k a year? sounds interesting, if my sis can qualify I might ask her to come over.

regarding the test, maybe TSE, GMAT?

parang 10 students per year lang yata ang ina-accept. i'll clarify this with my sis-in-law next time na mag YM kami.

Cale, thanks for the info, i'll tell my sys-in-law to read this thread.

[Karding]

she went to Beckman university ba yun? and was interviewed by one of the deans, and i think impressed naman daw sa kanya yung dean. she was required to take 2 exams, TOEFL yung isa and another 1 which i don't remember. yung TOEFL will be taken ata next month, then the other 1 will be taken here in the Phils. if i remember it right, she was offered $28K per year yata if she will be accepted. (parang 10 students per year lang daw ang kinukuha), plus house/dorm allowance pa.

bro, Beckman University is also known as Stanford School of Medicine galeng!

[Macky]

bro, Beckman University is also known as Stanford School of Medicine galeng!

[boybi]

bro, Beckman University is also known as Stanford School of Medicine galeng!

Backman Research Institute yung exact name ng school. City of Hope Medical Center and Research Institute yata yung complete name. baka iba yan sa Beckman University?

[Cale]

Of Topic...
It is called City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute, that is located in Duarte, California off the 210 Freeway at the San Gabriel Valley. A very good research and training hospital.

[tabets]

boybi ur sister is a doctor na di ba? got plenty of friends currently doing their residency training in the states. the two exams ur telling ung isa dun USMLE un a licensure exam for physician sa states it is a 3 step process step 1 it includes all the basic subjects then ung step 2 naman clinical stuffs na like surgery, pedia etc the third step naman ung CSA clinical skills assesment na i take nya sa philadelphia dun kasi ung center ng ECFMG..after passing steps 1 n 2 she can now wait for her to be match on wat field of specialization shes interested in. currently family med is the easiest kasi ung mga suregery n ob very competetive and u have to squeeze ur way with other foreign med grads like those indians and pakistanis....

review here in the philippines is a lot cheaper than doin it in the states. she can try Kaplan review center it is located in makati at the back of prince towers ung old ateneo law school or dun sa quezon ave.i think ung cost ng review is 36K for step 1 then another 36K for step 2 dont know the current price. ang application fee for the said exam will cost around 750 dlrs/step i jus dont know kung how much is it now. pag ka pasa na nya she can now apply for matching and better choose ung place na medyo di city kasi mahirap mapa match ssa mga upscale city like NY,Chicago n Boston. Step 3 naman kahit pag katapos na nya ng residency pede pa din i take un.
btw a resident in the US will earn 30-35K/yr depende sa hospital compare sa pinas na 15K pesos/month.hope this one helps.

[Karding]

Backman Research Institute yung exact name ng school. City of Hope Medical Center and Research Institute yata yung complete name. baka iba yan sa Beckman University?

City of Hope in Duarte? pa din ako! Number 1 in Cancer research.

review here in the philippines is a lot cheaper than doin it in the states. she can try Kaplan review center it is located in makati at the back of prince towers ung old ateneo law school or dun sa quezon ave.i think ung cost ng review is 36K for step 1 then another 36K for step 2 dont know the current price. ang application fee for the said exam will cost around 750 dlrs/step i jus dont know kung how much is it now. pag ka pasa na nya she can now apply for matching and better choose ung place na medyo di city kasi mahirap mapa match ssa mga upscale city like NY,Chicago n Boston. Step 3 naman kahit pag katapos na nya ng residency pede pa din i take un.

Kapatid, the Tourist visa of boybi's sis is expiring. She doesnt want to go back to Pinas kaya sa City of Hope na lang sya derecho.

[tabets]

ah ok hehehe

[Karding]

Next thing we know, boybi's sis-in-law will be a member of tsikot and posting the pics of her new 7-series BMW