Immigrating to America as a tattoo artist

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Immigrating to America

I am currently a tattoo artists, and i can honestly say i do not know much about visas and how they go abot it etc. so i would just like to know would it even be possible for me to get a working visa as tattoo artists in America, i know alota countries don't see it as a "job", i am just looking to immigrate there as there are alot more opportunities.
 
I don't mean to sound negative but;

Unfortunately, to be granted a work visa, you need to have been offered a position in the United States.
Even then, they will only offer the position to a non-national if a suitable native can not be found.

Tattooing is not really a skill that is highly sought after. If you were a CA, yes - far easier.

As for emmigrating.... join a looong line of people all over the world.
What you could try is the greencard lottery.

As for being able to make a living there as a tattoo artist - that's another story all together.

What are your qualifications and relevant experience?
 
1 in 10 people are unemployed in the US.
It's not as good as it looks on TV.
:-|
 
Also thinking about a move. Girlfriend is an American citizen. So all I need to do is marry (gulp).

Was told that you do need to be offered a job to go to the us on a sponsored work visa. Or you need to have had 3 years training/ tertiary education and be in an industry for which there is an undersupply of candidates for positions. Preference is given to "highly skilled" positions.

The definition of highly skilled is up to them.
 
Well, if the US dont work for you, here in Oz you will be seen as a 'skilled' worked and should be able to qualify for a migrant Visa.

www.immi.gov.au

good luck.

Oh, I forgot to mention that Oz is looking for another 180 000 workers in the next year.
 
Getting in is painful enough as it is, let alone staying for the rest of your life.
I had a H-1B visa, and even with that when my employment terminated I was "forced" to leave.
(Not that I wanted to stay as I terminated my employment when I got home sick)

I think it easier if you try a runner up country like say Canada or Australia.
 
Your only hope, as has been mentioned, is the green card lottery, but you'll probably miss out the first year or two and then, even if you get it, the process is starting to take longer and longer. Half my family live in the U.S. and it took me 6 years to get a green card. I have no plans to move there in the near future.

I'd also mention to the poster with an American girlfriend to avoid becoming a U.S. citizen as much as possible. It no longer offers much benefit (if it ever really did) and their tax code is insane and you'll become party to it. Also, it's not so easy to renounce citizenship either. It takes longer and is more expensive that ever before and they still claim the right to tax your income into the future, as well as require you have all current and past taxes in order. U.S. citizenship is like the Hotel California: you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave :-/
 
Hard Rain said:
Your only hope, as has been mentioned, is the green card lottery, but you'll probably miss out the first year or two and then, even if you get it, the process is starting to take longer and longer. Half my family live in the U.S. and it took me 6 years to get a green card. I have no plans to move there in the near future.

I'd also mention to the poster with an American girlfriend to avoid becoming a U.S. citizen as much as possible. It no longer offers much benefit (if it ever really did) and their tax code is insane and you'll become party to it. Also, it's not so easy to renounce citizenship either. It takes longer and is more expensive that ever before and they still claim the right to tax your income into the future, as well as require you have all current and past taxes in order. U.S. citizenship is like the Hotel California: you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave :-/
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Dude that made me lol. But who would want to stay in the "land of the free"
 
Well the thing is i got offered the job, and well trust me it is a very good opportunity, but disappointing now hearing all this
 
Ok also this might sound like a dumb question, but would having a British passport benefit me in anyway in a case like this?
 
Ok also this might sound like a dumb question, but would having a British passport benefit me in anyway in a case like this?
 
Endzeut said:
Ok also this might sound like a dumb question, but would having a British passport benefit me in anyway in a case like this?
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No same rules, but with a British passport you will be able to goto Canada no problem.
 
You cannot personally apply for a work visa, the company that wants to hire you has to apply for a work visa for you. Once it has been approved then you have to go the US embassy to have the visa endorsed in your passport.

The main issue with work visas is that the company usually has to prove that they have advertised the job for a certain amount of time and that they cannot find anyone else in the United States to do the job. As you can imagine, that's not really going to happen, so the chances of getting a work visa are pretty slim.

And no, it makes no difference whether you're on a British, South African or Mongolian passport, everyone who's not a United States citizen has go through the same procedure.
 
bex.cpt said:
Don't let the door hit you on the @ss Bye
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What a pathetic response. I do not understand why people have to get so worked up and become a$$es when someone wants to leave SA. The OP did not even have a single negative comment, so what is your problem? I simply wish anybody who leaves the best of luck. If someone feels that their life - note 'THEIR' life and not 'YOUR' life - may be better elsewhere, what gives you the right to be a jacka$$?
 
My Dad got a job on a farm as a farm hand the first time he went to the States, worked there for 6mths and then after that he was able to stay on and get into trucking (his passion). He returned twice more to the States to do trucking. Once you get in then its rather easy. Most people take on a manual labour job like farm hands to get their first visa.
 
The prefix e- (or ex-) usually means "out of" or "from." The prefix im- (or in-) often means "in" or "into."

Therefore, emigrate means "to move out of" and immigrate means "to move into."
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Sorry to be a grammar nazi, but people get confused between immigrate and emigrate every single time.
 
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