Looking to move to the usa need some help

[io17773]

I have a few qualifications in IT
i have A+ Network + and MCP's these are all american recognised qualifications
i also work for EDS ( Electronis Data Systems ) ( just been bought by HP ) Both american companys

Could i get into america with my qualifications
i know my employers might be the best option but need to know if those qualifications on there own would work aswell

Cheers

Anthony

[Fatbrit]

Originally Posted by io17773

I have a few qualifications in IT
i have A+ Network + and MCP's these are all american recognised qualifications
i also work for EDS ( Electronis Data Systems ) ( just been bought by HP ) Both american companys

Could i get into america with my qualifications
i know my employers might be the best option but need to know if those qualifications on there own would work aswell

Cheers

Anthony

Very few visas have minimum qualification requirements. The diversity visa requires that you completed high school (or equivalent), the H1b that you have a degree (or equivalent experience) and there is a special allocation for those with a master's from a US institution. The US does not have skills-based immigration like, for example, Canada or Australia but rather a niche-based system.

From what you've written so far, you wouldn't qualify for an H1b. But given that these are so scarce anyway, that's not much of a loss.

[synthia]

First, where are you from? If you are from the UK, the diversity visa (green card lottery) isn't available to you.

Your absolute best bet is to get EDS to transfer you to a project in the US. I know EDS used to transfer people internationally because they sent one of my friends to Frankfurt for two years.

The second best would be to look for a company to sponsor you, but even those visas are limited.

[Fatbrit]

Originally Posted by synthia

If you are from the UK, the diversity visa (green card lottery) isn't available to you.

Not strictly true.

[io17773]

I live in the UK
but i was born in Scotland but this Don't help me my parents are english so is my wife and her parents

getting into the green card lottery is very doubtfull