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Engineer's Guide to US Visas

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Re: Engineer's Guide to US Visas

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Post by hartator »

mehrdada wrote: post #17

> If you lose in the lottery, they'll refund the fees. One caveat to bear in mind is that applying for this visa shows intent, which may disqualify you for visas in the future which aren't dual intent, such as the B-1 & B-2 visitor visas. (IANAL, but:) This is very wrong on at least two counts: there is no fee for enrolling in the lottery and if anyone charges for it, they are a scammer and you should enroll directly…

I think he was confused with the situation when you actually win it. If you start the process of getting it, it will show immigration intents and you have fees to pay.

Re: Engineer's Guide to US Visas

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Post by mehrdada »

hartator wrote: post #21
mehrdada wrote: post #17

> If you lose in the lottery, they'll refund the fees. One caveat to bear in mind is that applying for this visa shows intent, which may disqualify you for visas in the future which aren't dual intent, such as the B-1 & B-2 visitor visas. (IANAL, but:) This is very wrong on at least two counts: there is no fee for enrolling in the lottery and if anyone charges for it, they are a scammer and you should enroll directly…

I think he was confused with the situation when you actually win it. If you start the process of getting it, it will show immigration intents and you have fees to pay.

That's certainly true: it shows immigration intent at that point, like any application for permanent residence, but no fees will be refunded if for some reason your application gets denied.

Re: Engineer's Guide to US Visas

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Post by makmanalp »

mehrdada wrote: post #17

> If you lose in the lottery, they'll refund the fees. One caveat to bear in mind is that applying for this visa shows intent, which may disqualify you for visas in the future which aren't dual intent, such as the B-1 & B-2 visitor visas. (IANAL, but:) This is very wrong on at least two counts: there is no fee for enrolling in the lottery and if anyone charges for it, they are a scammer and you should enroll directly…

warning: I am not a lawyer and thus not qualified to give legal advice, etc.

I've been heard similarly about the DV lottery and immigrant intent before. That said, if you're from one of the lower immigration countries, apparently the success rate is reasonably high for multiple retries.

Page 12 here has more info on the issue: http://www.wolfsdorf.com/articles/DV_Article_2004-05.pdf

Re: Engineer's Guide to US Visas

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Post by buro9 »

There are two things that give me serious pause about living and working in the USA, and that have made me not pursue or accept opportunities that I've been offered in Seattle and San Francisco.

1) Visas & immigration

2) Health

Re: Engineer's Guide to US Visas

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

buro9 wrote: post #26

There are two things that give me serious pause about living and working in the USA, and that have made me not pursue or accept opportunities that I've been offered in Seattle and San Francisco. 1) Visas & immigration 2) Health

After spending more than 6 years in china, I can see the USA is not really that bad on those two points.

Re: Engineer's Guide to US Visas

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Post by courtson5 »

If you are are fortunate enough to have the liquidity needed (E.g.: you've already participated in a successful exit in a startup in your home country), there is always the EB-5 investor visa. (invest a half a million to a million dollars and create 10 jobs)

Obviously not an option for everyone, but if it is available to you, it may be one of the easiest ways, as you can get a green card relatively quickly via that route.

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