Apr
5
Ask Chris: Short Term US Visas
Filed Under Ask Chris
Q: Is it possible to live and work in the US for a short period of time?
A: Unfortunately, US Immigration does not provide visas for short-term working as in their experience this leads to aliens not returning to their own country at the end of the visa term. In order to work in the US you must have a visa that allows you to do so, and typically these visas are applied for through a US sponsor (employer) who will vouch for you and give an undertaking that at the end of your stay you’ll return home.
A better way to enter US would be to attend a local community college, these only require 12 hours per week attendance and after your year you can be granted a work permit to legally work for anyone for a year. During that time it’s quite possible that you could be hired by a sponsor.