The United States has a long history of welcoming new immigrants who will contribute to the nation’s development. America is more than twice the size of the European Union with a population of 306 million people and over the past ten years, more than 10million immigrants have moved to the country. Figures issued by the US Census Bureau put the average household income at $50,233 in 2007, while the average life expectancy is 77.8 years, one short of Western Europe. Finally, Americans watch television more often than any other country in the world, averaging 5 hours a day.
Work Permits
Currently there are over 60 different types of US work permits available to both skilled and non-skilled workers immigrating to the country. Among the most common work permit categories are US Business Visitors (B1), which allows a foreign national to temporarily enter the USA in order to conduct a variety of business-based activities, but not to engage in actual gainful employment. US H1-B Visas allow an employer in the United States to recruit foreign workers in specialty occupations for a period of up to six years. The US L1 Visa functions similarly to a UK work permit application, which allows a UK based company to transfer a specific worker to a branch office in the US.
US E1 Treaty Trader Visas are designed to make trade easy between America and certain countries and allow candidates to immigrate to the country, based on trade carried on with the USA. US E2 Treaty Investor Visas are similar to the E1 and allow qualifying candidates to migrate to the USA, based on investments made in US based businesses. US EB3 Visas are designed for applicants who can be categorised as professionals, “skilled workers” or “other workers”.
Gettting a US visa is a lottery
Comment by Nick — November 23, 2009 @ 5:10 pm