Work visa
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31 Oct 2019
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Work Visa from Nigeria to United States of America
- Nigerians who want to work in the United States can apply for a work visa.
- This visa is issued to individuals for several categories of work such as
- H1B(specialty occupation)
- H2B(skilled and unskilled workers)
- H3(trainee)
- L-1(intra-company transferees)
- P(artists and entertainers)
- Q(international cultural exchange participant)
- The work visa allows the holder to engage in paid employment under the above-listed skill types for a period of time depending on the contract.
- Your prospective employer is required to file a petition that would be approved by the United States Citizen and Immigration Services(USCIS) and verified by PIMS. This would be done during your job interview.
- When you have secured the appropriate visa, you will need to get a permit to work, which is officially known as an Employment Authorization Document (EAD), in order to prove you are eligible to work in the United States.
- When going for your Consular interview, ensure that you go with the I-129 receipt.
- A work visa costs 190 USD and is usually valid for 1 year.
- If you are under the H2B skill category, your employer in the United States would have to provide proof of a shortage of workers as the reason why a foreigner was employed instead.
- Your B.sc or other forms of higher degree certificate is required. This will prove that the applicant is qualified for the position employed.
- Applicants are to present proof of civil status which could be a birth certificate, marriage certificate or child's birth certificate.
- You are also to provide proof of family ties back in Nigeria. It will show that the applicant intends to return to Nigeria at the termination of their work contract.
- Your employer is Nigeria is to issue a letter detailing the applicant's position and previous positions worked on.
- All applicants are to be vaccinated for yellow fever with a certificate called yellow card.
- You can travel with your spouse or children on a work visa.
