Hi,
I will be traveling to San Francisco, USA in the first week of May on an university exchange programme for about 4 months which means that I’ll be graduating in S.F and I donot need to come back to India if I don’t wish to, but the catch here is that my F1 Visa will only be valid for 4 months and a maximum extension of 2 months but without an OPT. By the way, I am allowed to do paid work for my university until the finish of the programme but NOT OUTSIDE THE CAMPUS.
I want to work there for an year or two after graduation and then planning on joining a Doctoral program down the line. So, what I need to know is that how can I get a job there or lets say a WORK VISA without having this “OPT” in my lap.
As a side note, I am well educated with a Masters degree under my belt and posses a good amount of experience with apt domain knowledge so I will not require any more special training to do my job.
I would be very thankful to anyone who could help me solve this puzzle.
Kind Regards,
Avi
P.S. As I understand, the the application for the H-1B begins from October 1, however applicants can apply from April onwards and often the H-1B cap is exhausted by end of May or June. Since I’ll be landing there on May first week so should I also start my search for a sponsor and lets say I get really lucky, then can I request him to sponsor me rigth then while I’m still on my F1 Visa.
Or, are there any other kind of work Visas? In case nothing works out then can I open my own business there ? What kind of Visa will I need to be an entepreneur (technical company/food business)?