In my last post I explained how I bagged a placement at a Chester design agency and how I applied for a job in Chester Zoo's new park; Islands.
Following on from that, I have decided to look at different visas for visiting the USA again, as the idea was to have a summer job (hopefully at Islands) to save for another visit early next year, 2016.
During the next visit, which I hope (dream) to be around 6 months long, the idea is to arrange and line up a number of work placements in agencies surrounding Orlando, what can be argued as the Themed Entertainment capital 0f the world, that I know do work for Universal, Disney etc.
So I am looking into my different visa options. I know that most likely a visa that provides permission for paid work is going to be more expensive than a visiting/travelling/holiday visa, so I'm exploring all my options. If I were to save up during this working period this summer, then next year during the USA visit only have unpaid work placements, is that allowed? Is that legal? Is there a work placement visa?
I know that if I were to visit, I would most probably have somewhere to reside with one of my good friends I met upon my last visit, who I still keep in touch with often.
It sounds like the best visa for me would be the J-1 visa (cultural sponsored exchange - the same visa I went to Disney with) or the H-3 visa which is a trainee visa.
Since the places I would be pursuing for these internships/ placements will most likely not have enough money/ willingness to sponsor me for a costly visa like the J-1, the preferable option would be the H-3 : http://london.usembassy.gov/niv/work.html
Of course, this will all be reviewed closer to the time, and I will also have to look further at how to fund it, besides my job (probably design work, you-know, that degree I will have?!)
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