Need: Work visa / non-immigrant information
by KimmieJean | January 27, 2013 at 3:51 PM | Travel and Transport
I am seeking guidance on attaining work visas for citizens of other countries to travel to the USA as representatives of their own country. They would be hosted by staff here, and offered a 3 month opportunity to educate, train and inspire our American teens with lessons on their culture, language lessons, religious myths and misperceptions, areas of need and more.
Can anyone assist with information and guidance on the process, procedure, cost and potential obstacles?
Thank you,
Kim
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Great question
Hi Kimmie,
I'm not a professional in this realm and don't have first hand experience, but I took a look at the US Department of State website about different types of Visas (http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1286.html), and it seems that your exchange participants would need a Q-1 Visa for "Cultural Exchange".
This page also has some questions and answers that might help you. I will see if I can find any members who might have experience in this realm and connect them to you, but I hope this helps get you started!
I'd love to hear more about your idea too. Inter-cultural exchange is such a valuable experience for all involved!
Thanks,
Scott Beck
World Pulse Online Community Manager
To Scott
Thank you for this information, and the links. I am finding the information very helpful.
Thank you for your support - stay tuned to Spark 540° for updates on our endeavors!
Much information is on our Facebook page Spark FiveForty and Spark540.
We are a non profit working with US teens - educating, enlightening and inspiring them to learn more about global issues facing our brothers and sisters around the world.
Thank YOU!
Kim Ayers
Founder, Spark 540°
~Kimmie Jean
Scott (again)
And of course www.spark540.org
~Kimmie Jean
Greetings from the
Greetings from the Philippines, Kimmie! :-)
those from the philippines can get their work/non-immigrant visa from the US Embassy in Manila... website: manila.usembassy.gov. the information needed to get a visa are all there. i hope this helps...
by the way, what are the qualifications for one to be selected as a country representative for that work opportunity? i am interested to be such, that is, if i meet the qualifications. i have a 10-year, multi-entry non-immigrant US visa, and it would be a priceless opportunity for me to be sharing to American teens what we have here in the Philippines. I am presently a coordinator of one youth organization..and my passion is helping people, in whatever way i can.
i hope to hear from you about this... you may contact me through my email address, tsuperioridad.dost@yahoo.com, mobile phone number: 063 9277559972, home phone: 063 88 8588115, workphone: 063 88 8586790
take care,
tess
Eureka!!!