<p>hey can we marry an American and get the citizenship and later file a divorce. I am pretty sure that there are people in desperate need of money and will be happy to do that.</p>
<p>oh yea I ve heard of that, but I think you need to keep the marriage for a while or something like that</p>
<p>"hey can we marry an American and get the citizenship and later file a divorce. I am pretty sure that there are people in desperate need of money and will be happy to do that."</p>
<p>^yes and no. if you marry an American, you are much more likley to get a green card. then, after 3 years in this country while married you can apply for citizenship. however, one of the questions they ask at your citizenship test is "did you marry just so you could attain citizenship"... you are under oath. personally, i wouldnt like the american government finding out i lied under oath, although plenty of people do it</p>
<p>but its likely you ll find someone you really like during the college years</p>
<p>yea.......</p>
<p>Wow I never knew people are so intent on getting a green card.. From what I have heard, if you study decently in college, graduate from a good place - you'll find employment in the States. Thats what happened to most of the kids from my high school at least!</p>
<p>In any case this whole marrying an American issue reminded me of Fez from That 70's Show! :d</p>
<p>This is the legal way:</p>
<ul>
<li>Study 4 years undergrad.</li>
<li>Apply for the practical training (F1) after finishing your undergrad (1 year)</li>
<li>Apply for a working visa H1-B (valid for 6 years). Large US corporations died for scientists and engineers</li>
<li>During your H1-B apply for Green Card through employment.</li>
</ul>
<p>but dont you wanna spend that 1 year training within the 4 years college? so you can find a job directly after it</p>
<p>The one year training is not necessarily training per se. It could be an actual job.
It is safer to have the one year PT after finishing school, because if you expend your PT and don't find a job right after finishing school you have to leave the US. Coming back is much difficult.</p>
<p>marrying seems lot easier :D:D</p>
<p>Please note some nationalities are excluded from the lottery and cannot apply such as Indians.</p>
<p>As far as I know, you cant apply for a green card on a student visa. You can do so if your employer sponsors you after you graduate. However, at the rate things are going now post 9/11, your looking at a minimum of 5 years waiting time..</p>
<p>Very hard for Canadians to get green cards unless an employer sponsors which is getting very difficult to find. You must have unusual skills hard to find in America.</p>
<p>how hard is it for canadians to get a working visa( or find a job in US)
as hard as americans or a lot harder??</p>
<p>can we transform our student visa dirrectly to a working visa?how</p>
<p>"... You must have unusual skills hard to find in America"</p>
<p>Just science or engineering, plus a graduate degree from a top school.
If you are foreigner, a Liberal Arts education does not worth a penny.</p>
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<p>If you get a job and your employer is willing to give you a H1B working visa</p>
<p>"a Liveral Arts education does not worth a peeny".....
thats really discouraging</p>
<p>hey guys can you also post your major?thx</p>
<p>emm. if a company sponsored me a working visa, lets say 3 years long, can I switch my job to another company? or I have to stick to the sponsor? or I need to find another company who s willing to sponsor me another working visa?</p>
<p>The bottom line is that all the Canadians I knew at Harvard wanted to stay in the States and few got to.There is a lot of info on the net you can read. Working visas are harder to get than ever for foreigners as many Americans are having trouble finding jobs. It used to be that any engineer could get a visa but now since many engineering jobs have gone overseas, few engineers can get the visas.</p>
<p>You will need to have a graduate degree in a very technical field in which few Americans are trained to have a real chance at staying in the states. It is expensive for an employer to sponsor you and they do it for very few people.</p>