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I'd love to apply for the O-1, but I'm not sure I'm ready yet. No other visas are suitable.

by lachyg 14y ago

papercruncher 14y ago
No idea what parent poster said (comment deleted), but if you want to work in the US, you can still try for an H1B visa. Your work experience and achievements can be used to demonstrate specialization in the field and serve as the equivalent of a college Bachelors degree. The quota was exhausted for this year, but assuming you are Australian you can shoot for an E3.
- gmurphy 14y ago
  FWIW, H1Bs have run out until October 2013. Lachy is Australian though, and could almost qualify for the E3, which is a far better visa (I'm still on it seven years on) though it still needs employer sponsorship and some level of university education, which makes it less than suitable for his case. The dynamics of the H1B run-out will be interesting for Australian tech workers if it means US companies can only hire Canadians (TN) and Australians (E3) for the next 16 months.
- lawnchair_larry 14y ago
  The substitute ratio for work experience to college years for H1-B is 3:1. It requires a 4 year degree, so you need 12 years to make the case for this. But, the reason we are reading about this is likely so he can use it on an O1 application. He's seeded a few of these same stories.
mahyarm 14y ago
If you do move here, stay in San Francisco / Berkeley and not San Jose / Palo Alto. It's better for single people in the SF area vs the San Jose area, where engineers move to raise their families in suburbia. You also wont need a car in SF, which at your young age can help you avoid higher insurance rates or needing to get a licence. Car rental companies will charge you an extra $25/day for being under 25, but they'll be more willing to give you free car upgrades because of the $25/day charge.
ThomPete 14y ago
I am in NY on on O-1. Basically you will need to show that you are a celebrity (in the widest sense of the word) in your own country or internationally. They basically look at three things. 1. Significance You will need to get other (4-6) people in your industry to write a letter about you. 2. Fame You will need to show awards, books you were in, exibitions you did, magazine and articles about you and so on. 3. Critical Role You will need to get 4-6 clients to write about your critical role in helping their company go where they are. Pretty laborious, but the good thing is that you are not bound by some quota.

I'd love to apply for the O-1, but I'm not sure I'm ready yet. No other visas are suitable.

by lachyg 14y ago

I'd love to apply for the O-1, but I'm not sure I'm ready yet. No other visas are suitable.

No idea what parent poster said (comment deleted), but if you want to work in the US, you can still try for an H1B visa. Your work experience and achievements can be used to demonstrate specialization in the field and serve as the equivalent of a college Bachelors degree. The quota was exhausted for this year, but assuming you are Australian you can shoot for an E3.

gmurphy 14y ago
FWIW, H1Bs have run out until October 2013. Lachy is Australian though, and could almost qualify for the E3, which is a far better visa (I'm still on it seven years on) though it still needs employer sponsorship and some level of university education, which makes it less than suitable for his case. The dynamics of the H1B run-out will be interesting for Australian tech workers if it means US companies can only hire Canadians (TN) and Australians (E3) for the next 16 months.
lawnchair_larry 14y ago
The substitute ratio for work experience to college years for H1-B is 3:1. It requires a 4 year degree, so you need 12 years to make the case for this. But, the reason we are reading about this is likely so he can use it on an O1 application. He's seeded a few of these same stories.

mahyarm 14y ago

If you do move here, stay in San Francisco / Berkeley and not San Jose / Palo Alto. It's better for single people in the SF area vs the San Jose area, where engineers move to raise their families in suburbia. You also wont need a car in SF, which at your young age can help you avoid higher insurance rates or needing to get a licence. Car rental companies will charge you an extra $25/day for being under 25, but they'll be more willing to give you free car upgrades because of the $25/day charge.

ThomPete 14y ago

I am in NY on on O-1. Basically you will need to show that you are a celebrity (in the widest sense of the word) in your own country or internationally. They basically look at three things. 1. Significance You will need to get other (4-6) people in your industry to write a letter about you. 2. Fame You will need to show awards, books you were in, exibitions you did, magazine and articles about you and so on. 3. Critical Role You will need to get 4-6 clients to write about your critical role in helping their company go where they are. Pretty laborious, but the good thing is that you are not bound by some quota.