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Can an international student on f1 visa be sponsored h1b visa by the brokerage working as real estate broker?
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I am an international student here in Seattle on an f1 student visa. I am now about to graduate and very much interested in becoming a realtor. Could I be sponsored by a brokerage to get a h1b visa to further stay here and work upon graduation? What are the requirements and procedures? Thanks and looking forward for the help.
P.S I'm finishing up master degree in marketing and speaks 5 languages
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Giacomo Jacques BeharImmigration AttorneySan Diego, CACA licensed ·
I doubt if the RE Brokerage firm could offer you any job position which will be deemed of an H-1B caliber and approved by USCIS. A Master's in marketing degree is one of the worst for H-1B purposes, for it is a "general" diploma as far as CIS is concerned and not one for a recognized "profession" of H-1B caliber. Marketing positions are almost always routinely denied by CIS for not being "a specialty occupation" as required by the H-1B regulations.
Carl Michael ShustermanImmigration AttorneyLos Angeles, CA ·
A real estate broker is not an H-1B job since a college degree is not required.
H-1B visas are for foreign-born professionals with offers of employment in the U.S. Over the past 30 years, our law firm has obtained H-1B visas for thousands of accountants, architects, attorneys, business professionals, computer programmers, engineers, health care workers, physicians, researchers, system analysts and other professional employees.
To be eligible for H-1B status, you must (1) have a minimum of a four-year university degree or equivalent; (2) be paid at the “prevailing wage”; and (3) the job must typically require a minimum four-year university degree or equivalent.
I doubt it. People can get a realtor license with as little as a high school degree ... clearly it is not a 'professional' job in the eyes of immigration.
Requirements, procedures? Start by reading the I-129H instructions.