How long after your student visa expires can you apply for a working visa?
I have a friend who was here from Brazil on a student visa, they had to return home after a family emergency and that visa had expired, my question is how long does it usually take before a working visa can be issued so they can return to the states? Or since that person was here after their visa had already expired can they even return at all?
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1 :
Your friend needs to find a company to sponsor him for a working visa and that's likely to be tough in this job climate.
2 :
there is no such thing as a working visa, an employer would have to prove no one in the us can do his job pay 10k and sponsor him, never gonna happen
3 :
They can return with a correct visa ..employment visa are applied for by the employer ... get her employer to file
4 :
your friend was out of status in the US when he stayed after the visa had expired. I´m assuming that he maintained his student status and didnt drop out of school. If he overstayed for 180 days but less than a year he faces a 3 year ban from returning to the US. Over 1 year = 10 year ban. If he wants a working visa he needs to have a US employer sponsor him, he cannot apply for that himself. The previous overstay, if it was less than 180 days, could prove to be a HUGE negative on whether or not another visa will be issued.
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