Comments on: Employment-Based US Visa Alternatives https://www.sa-austin.com A Resource for South Africans living in Austin, Texas Mon, 29 Nov 2021 17:21:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: John https://www.sa-austin.com/immigration/us-visa-alternatives.html#comments/114314 Mon, 29 Nov 2021 17:21:11 +0000 http://www.sa-austin.com/?page_id=368#comment-114314 In reply to carl.

Hi Carl. I removed your email address from your original comment to avoid scammers contacting you. Join the Facebook group Immigration USA and ask your questions there. The admins on that group are very good and try to keep scammers out.

]]> By: carl https://www.sa-austin.com/immigration/us-visa-alternatives.html#comments/114281 Sun, 30 May 2021 17:50:01 +0000 http://www.sa-austin.com/?page_id=368#comment-114281 im truly completly lost im not sure about the steps i need to take to get my visa sorted out and then the other thing is how to apply for work in texas?

]]> By: John https://www.sa-austin.com/immigration/us-visa-alternatives.html#comments/104963 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 16:05:22 +0000 http://www.sa-austin.com/?page_id=368#comment-104963 In reply to Regina.

Hi Regina. As far as I know, there is an option to extend a L1-B visa. With a L1-B visa, you can apply for a Green Card once you are in the US. Once you have the Green Card, the L1-B visa falls away and there would be no need to extend it. After obtaining your Green Card, you have to live and work in the US for 5 years to qualify for citizenship. Since I’m not an immigration attorney, I will contact Leon Versfeld, the author of the article, and ask him to give more specific answers to your questions.

]]> By: Regina https://www.sa-austin.com/immigration/us-visa-alternatives.html#comments/104954 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 08:14:49 +0000 http://www.sa-austin.com/?page_id=368#comment-104954 Wow! Thank you so much for all this info.
So just to make sure, if you are working for a company in South Africa, not necessarily a South African Company, but this company also have a branch in the US, and you apply for a position in the US branch, you can apply for a L1-B Visa and work in that branch for 5 years. If you have let say, a College Diploma and a lot of expertise and knowledge in your current branch (and not a Bachelors degree), the H-1B Visa would not apply as it is the same company, different branch?
Also, if the 5 years are over, do you need to come back to SA for a year and do it all over again or can you reapply in the US if you are still going to continue the same job?
After how long do you actually qualify to become a US Citizen?

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