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TOP TIPS WHEN LOOKING
FOR A JOB IN AMERICA

Working in America remains an attractive opportunity for many. Experience in the US
market, the largest in the world, can be a real help in developing your career at home.
The lifestyle is another draw, whether it is the appeal of New York, the city that never

sleeps; Chicago, the windy city; or California, the sunshine state.

Immigration Requirements submitted. Although it is claimed to be to discourage
frivolous and substantially incomplete applications, there
The current rhetoric around immigration can be are concerns that it will lead to more denials without
very intimidating with President Trump pushing ‘Buy indicating why they have been denied, creating more
American’ and ‘Employ American’ slogans. There have uncertainty.
been definite moves under Trump that have made life
more difficult for people looking to get a visa to work in The EB-5 Immigrant Investor program, which gives a
America. green card to those investing at least $500,000, was
due for renewal at the end of September and has been
The proposal to revoke work permits for the partners of extended only until December 7th. Concerns about
H1B visa holders (H4 EAD) will cause major difficulties abuse and fraud have led to many demanding that
for those partners as they will have to think carefully the program should be reformed or abolished. Higher
about the financial as well as lifestyle impact that this levels of required investment are likely to be set as this
can have if you will not be able to work whilst living in figure has not changed since it was introduced in 1990,
America. together with the imposition of more stringent terms.

Recent changes by USCIS gives those processing visa It is still possible to get a visa though as there is an
applications the discretion to deny visas if applications array of visa options available to you depending on your
do not include all necessary information when individual circumstances. It has always been important

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