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2014-12-11T12:25:52

Eli voiko tämä olla mahdollista? Saako ilman koulutusta työluvan? Mietin vain kun itsellä hieman sama tilanne, eli ei koulutusta ja haluaisin muuttaa myös Losiin. http://www.seiska.fi/Viihdeuutiset/Niko-Nousiainen-ja-Sofia-Ruusila-Haemme-tyolupaa-Yhdysvaltoihin/1060775 Näin sitä vaan onnistutaan ilman kouluja...

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11.12.2014 | 23:39

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Tassa eraan mallin omakohtaisia kokemuksia viisumista jos joku jaksaa lukea :)

What kind of materials do I need to file for a H1-B or O1 model visa?

Because the US market is so competitive, the US only grants model visas to models who can prove their extraordinary merit and value to the industry at large. It makes sense; they only want to let the best models into the country because those models will be competing against and possibly taking jobs away from American born models.

If you are a new model or an inexperienced one, you might not be able to prove your extraordinary merit just yet, and in this case you would best refrain from applying to work in the US until such time as you can prove you are because it is really difficult to get a H1-B or O Visa if you can’t provide concrete proof to immigration that you have an extraordinary career. That said, don’t be shy if you are an experienced model and do have the following materials…

You will need a color copy of a valid passport plus copies of any previous US Visas plus at least 40 or 50 tear sheets from past jobs and 10 letters of recommendation from people that you have worked for who would recommend you as a model of extraordinary talent. You will also need to provide a white I-94 card if you are already in the USA on a travel or another kind of work visa.

Note: the tear sheets can be from catalogs, brochures, magazines, print jobs, images from shows and stills from commercial work you have done. If you have any media that has been written about you with your photograph or any editorials you have been featured in these are great tare sheets to include. The more tears you can dig up and provide for your immigration attorney, the stronger case they will be able to build around you being of extraordinary talent and value to the industry in the US.

For the 10 letters of recommendation, it is best to include letters from your agencies around the world, photographers you have shot with, clients you have worked for, editors of magazines and people as such who are of a high industry standing that would recommend you on their behalf.

I have some tears, but I don’t have many… so should I include test shoots in my petition? Also, I have copies of my work but not the actual tare. Can I include those shots?

It isn’t advisable to include test shoots because these don’t qualify as actual work. It’s also advisable to use the actual final copies of your work. However, sometimes its tough to stay on top of getting tares. If the test shoot or copy was a submission for a job or was used in a magazine publication/campaign you can include it as a tear if you state the photographer who shot it and what it was submitted for or published in, even if you don’t have the actual final copy.

This is why it is ALWAYS KEEP TRACK OF YOUR TARES AND COLLECT THEM. It will help with applying for work visas in any country and especially in the case of applying for a work visa for the US.

Ok so I have all my materials. What’s the damage for a work visa?

A H1-B visa will cost you approximately between $1500 – $3000 to file with an in house immigration attorney, depending on whether you expedite the process or not.

An O1 visa will cost you the same amount or slightly more, if the attorney has to spend more time working on your case or had any difficulty in demonstrating your extraordinary ability during the petition process.

The immigration attorney will file a “petition” for a visa for you. The fee to file a petition will cost around $2000USD. The cost to file is broken down for you here http://redbus2us.com/h1b-visa-2013-filing-fee-should-you-pay-for-h1b-cost/

When filing, you can opt to have the visa process expedited for an actual fee (approximately an extra $1225USD). This will help to get you a US work visa in two to four weeks. If you don’t opt for an expedited petition you may wait for up to six months to hear back from the powers that be so it is worth the extra expense.

How long does it take to get approved/denied?

It can take two months to up to six months to a full year get approved or denied for a work visa. It really depends on what time of year you apply, what state you apply in and how many people have applied for the same visa.

Also…there is a possibility you might not be able to apply for a visa due to the cap for visas running out.

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