Allright, Sweden basically sucks. Finished my master little over a year ago and still haven't been able to find a job. I figure the US can't be any worse soo... how do one go about getting a work permit in the US?

I read something about a H1B visa that requires a sponsoring employer or something. How hard is it to get something like this, easy, hard, inpossible?

Are there any other feasable ways?

For the record, I have a Master of Science majoring in Electrical Engineering, anyone need one?

Quoted: Are there any other feasable ways?

I'm not advocating you do anything illegal, but the most common ways seem to be get a student or tourist visa which you simply overstay. Or fly to Canda or Mexico and walk across the border. All are technically illegal, but rarely enforced "civil" misdemeanors.  

If caught, claim some form of religious or political opression, ask for a hearing before and immigration judge.  Due to lack of jail space they will release you with an appearance date. Simply skip the hearing and repeat as needed.

Be sure to apply for as many welfare benifits as possible to fully enjoy your stay.  dont use your real name.  Just got to the mexican consulate and tell them you are a mexican of spanish decent.  they will give you an ID in any name and date of birth you want.  thats the identity you used if contacted by the police. Once you use that identity you destroy the card, go back to the mexican consulate and get a new one with a different name and DOB. Repeat as needed.

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Quoted: Just got to the mexican consulate and tell them you are a mexican of spanish decent.  they will give you an ID in any name and date of birth you want.  thats the identity you used if contacted by the police. Once you use that identity you destroy the card, go back to the mexican consulate and get a new one with a different name and DOB. Repeat as needed.

Haha, well my spanish is limited to "una cerveza grande" and "el perro donde esta la papeleria" anyway so. StrkAliteN: Good link, thanks. Now I'll just have to read through it.

Quoted: Allright, Sweden basically sucks.

I've been saying that for years !!  



You are correct that a H1B visa is "sponsored" by a company, and they need to be able to justify to the U.S. government that your particular skill is needed, and that there are not enough of them in the U.S. (in other words, they need to justify WHY they are hiring you over a U.S. citizen).  Sometimes that can be pretty easy for a company, if they really want you - other times it can be a hassle, and a lot of smaller companies simply don't want to deal with it.  So it CLEARLY helps to have a pretty unique or rare skill that is in demand in the U.S. job market.

So ideally, you would find a U.S. company that needs an electrical engineer with your particular skills and experience - and get them to offer you a job.  They THEY will get the required visa for you.


The EASY way to get permission to live in the U.S. is to marry a U.S. woman.    That puts you on a "fast track" to getting permanent residency (also commonly called a "Green Card") which essentially allows you to work in the U.S. under the same terms as a U.S. citizen.

Quoted: "el perro donde esta la papeleria"

"Dog, where's the paper store?"

Why would you even need to know that?

Quoted: Quoted: "el perro donde esta la papeleria" "Dog, where's the paper store?"

I was working on that one too

Quoted: Quoted: "el perro donde esta la papeleria" "Dog, where's the paper store?" Why would you even need to know that?

Noo, it's supposed to be "The dog is at the paper store". It's the one sentence from spanish class that stuck .

maybe it's "yo dawg, where is my rolling papers at?"

Quoted: Quoted: Allright, Sweden basically sucks. I've been saying that for years !!  hr

Haha yeah, sooo... why aren't you still in Denmark again h=85%