What does "visa sponsorship" mean?
Usually when you travel to a foreign country, you need to get a visa to enter the country. When you are just a tourist then you assume the full responsibility of your expenses and any incidentals/emergency that may be needed during your stay in the country.Some countries have a concept of a sponsor, who would be responsible for your stay in the country. For example: you visit Dubai to meet your friends, etc. and you apply for a Visit Visa (different from a tourist visa). In such case, your friend need to provide you an invitation and he can also sponsor your visa. In such cases, your friend will be responsible for your stay and any expenses during your stay. He is your sponsor in this case. If you chose to take up employment, then your Employer becomes your sponsor and he basically gets you the Visa and provides the assurance/surety to the Govt about your expenses, etc.If you are migrating to a country like Canada, then you are self sponsored and you need to prove your means of sustenance in the country while you are settling down.
Why is EB5 visa not famous compared to H1B visa?
Putting it in one sentence- it is expensive and tiring. Also please know EB5 is an application for permanent residency and H1b is a temporary work visa, not fair to compare but anyways let us continue.EB5 has some key requirements that are not very easy to fulfill, even if you have $1M, or $0.5 M(Target Employment Area or Rural investment) just sitting. Let us look at it below:Investment:AT RISK: EB5 requires your investment to be at risk, which means not only you are required to show money in hard cash before applying, but it has to be at risk - meaning to be invested in a project which may or may not grant you success.Every penny needs to be traced: Every penny of your investment should be accounted for, does not matter how it came. You need to show your tax records, property records or whatever may seem fit for your investment.Loans do not count(not all): EB5 investment does not loans unless they are guaranteed by an asset owned by investor with completely traceable incomeProjects: EB5 gives you 2 options to invest, either a project of your own or go via regional center, both have pros and consRegional Center: it is the easiest way to get Eb5 if you have proven source of income and do not really care about your investment. Reason I say this is RCs are not required to gurantee a return, they may not return anything and you will not be really able to do anything about it. Also if an RC goes bankrupt, or deserts a project after you get conditional Green Card, you are left in mid of nowhere and will have to start all over againYour own project: This is extremely tough, you need to establish a company from scratch and get all required paperwork, work on business plans and everything that a new business needs. Pros is you control your investment and has guaranteed return, profit or loss. Also this step becomes tougher if you are not in country.Job creation: No matter which route you go, after conditional approval you need to show your project has created 10 full time jobs. If your RC shuts down, or your business runs into losses - this can be very challenging.Where as on H1b, all you need to worry about is your job and employer.P.S. I am not a lawyer and this advice is based on my understanding of process.
In USA can a lottery be won by non US citizen or non green card?
There is no reason in federal law why you would need to be a citizen or lawful permanent resident to play or win a state-run lottery, and it's likely that a state that makes such a rule is in violation of the federal law that prohibits a state from discriminating on the basis of nationality, citizenship, or immigration status.The reason why they want a green card is because the lottery agency needs a federal tax ID because the winnings from the lottery are subject to US tax. If you win a US-based lottery and are not a "US resident for income tax purposes" (see the Internal Revenue Code), then you will have to pay a raft of additional taxes out of the winnings as the US taxes US-sourced income earned by a nonresident when it leaves the United States. It's likely that, in this situation, the regional lottery disbursement offices cannot handle the transaction, and you'll have to go to the main operational office, with your attorney and other documentation, to sort out all the legal and tax consequences.
H-1B Visa: Can an Indian citizen go to Canada for his H1-B stamping (after an H1-B transfer)?
This is tangential to the topic but to get your visa to travel to Canda these are the documents you’ll need. (assuming of course, that your visa has been approved via an online application and you’ve reached the stage where you need to mail in your passport for getting the actual visa stamped)1. original passport,2. consent letter (you can find it at the VFS web page),3. contact info (phone number, name, email, address),4. request for passport letter (you’ll get this once the online visa application gets processed and approved)5. proof of payment of the applicable fees and a pre-paid envelope from UPS. The applicable fee is for package transmission 19.90USD. Payment instruments should be made in favor of “TT Visa Services Inc.”In addition, if you mail a self-addressed UPS envelope you also have to schedule a pickup at the VFS center.These are the new VFS centers for LA/NYCanada Visa Application Centre, 8530 Wilshire Street, Suite 450, Beverly Hills, CA 90211OrCanada Visa Application Centre,145 WEST 45th street, 4th floor , New York, NY 1003612/31 Update: If you mail a self-addressed envelope, you have to schedule a pickup via UPS to get your passport back.
What is the difference between the J1 visa and the H1B visa of the USA and are there any other work visas?
It is getting harder and harder to find a residency program that will sponsor H-1Bs these days due to wage issues. So keep that in mind. Even if you find a residency program that will sponsor you on an H, if you end up wanting to do a fellowship elsewhere you may have issues finding another place that will sponsor you on an H.That being said - if your intention is to stay in the US after you complete your medical training, then your best option is the H-1B hands down. H-1B is a straight work visa that easily transitions into a green card. Keep in mind that you can only be on H-1B for 6 years. So if your plans are a 3 year residency, a 2 year fellowship, and another 2 year fellowship - you are going to have issues.The J-1 will be issued by ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates). ECFMG is very strict with their sponsorship. You can be sponsored by ECFMG for up to 7 years which should give you plenty of time to complete your residency and any fellowship(s) that you may want to complete afterwards. You will be subject to the 2-year home residency requirement after you finish your training. This means that you must go back to your home country for at least 2 years after you finish your J program before you can come back to the US on an H, L, or K visa. There are few waivers available for this 2 year requirement that can be very competitive to obtain. The most common one is the Conrad 30 waiver where each state can issue 30 waivers each year to J-1 alien physician trainees to work in undeserved areas in their states for 3 years. During this time you are a conditional H-1B. After you complete the 3 years in the undeserved area then you have 3 more years left where you can work anywhere that will sponsor you for an H-1B. There are very specific rules regarding what jobs are eligible for these waivers and can be very competitive in some states. For instance in Texas the 30 waivers are filled the first day they are available every year but in Alaska they rarely use all 30.
How do I debate someone who supports open borders? I am a conservative freshman at a liberal college, and I am the only conservative on the debate team. What do I do?
If you wish to be a competent conservative then you should be arguing against what you believe to be a “conservative” position because only then can you claim to understand it and only then can you honestly and competently argue for conservative positions.Why do you think the educated people around you aren’t conservatives ?Because they’ve met conservatives and seen them on TVBe honest aren’t you embaraased by the freak show of creationists, climate deniers and demented distortions around topics as diverse as female reproduction and basic arithmetic ?Aren’t you replulsed by the smug smile that accompanies “I believe…” followed by nonsense ?When was the last time you saw a smart conservative on TV ? Even in their own ads ?In Germany the leader of the conservative party has a PhD in Quantum Chemistry, in the UK the last two women to lead the Conservative party both had science degrees from Oxford University, including Margaret Thatcher who is about the most Conservative woman who ever lived.Can you imagine someone like that leading Republicans, oh yes all three are women, oh dear.Sadly your fellow students see conervatives who don’t advance thoughtful arguments for anything, citing bronze age superstitions to undermine the teaching of biology, just making shit up about foreign countries and when confronted with hard facts on any topic from school shootings to climate change say in so many words “I don’t care, what I believe is…”What you need to do today is stop the intellectual masturbation you seem to think is debate and argue for the thing you disagree with.Firstly it will help you be a better conservative.Second it will undermine the notion held by most educated people that we are dishonest faith obsessed morons