My Philippine Friend is in Dubai Can she come to the US ?

Hello Jove.

I have moved your message to the USA Forum for more visibility.

Thanks and all the best.

Karen

I am wondering how long it will take as she would need to send a request to the employer in order to get a permit, . . this is a seasonal position so it may be to late this year ?

I imagine that a work visa is the application procedure.

How long will what take?

Gonna have to prove she has a special talent, such as RN or physical therapist, that cannot be done by an American.  A seasonal job does not sound promising, will take many months in any event.

Seasonal nurses are the worst.  Take 2 pills and come back next spring.

If she can get an employer to sponsor her, then she can get married in the US. My wife was in the US on a student visa when we got married, and USCIS let us apply for a green card the day after we got married. The hard part is getting a visa to come here and find someone that she wants to spend the rest of her life with.

Thanks, . . she is from the Philippines, and we are looking into the formalities of divorce there since she was previously married, . . she has been separated for years but could not afford a divorce. I believe I can get a work permit for here if it will be cleared by the US and the Philippine immigration services, (non-immigration visa).