How do I get a 12 month working visa for the USA?

Im hoping to travel/work in the US for 12months with my boyfriend. probably start with the ski season and then do some summer seasonal work. he’s qualified as a snowboard instructor and im quite well educated (a joint honours from edinburgh university) if that would help us get visas. im just hoping to do bar work or stuff like that. thanks for the help

The visa classification H-2B would be the one that fits in this case. That doesn’t mean that he’ll get an H-2B visa, but it’s about the only visa classification which is tailored for non-agricultural, seasonal employment.

The H2B working visa is a nonimmigrant visa which allows foreign nationals to enter into the U.S. temporarily and engage in non agricultural employment which is seasonal, intermittent, a peak load need, or a one-time occurrence.

The employer has the burden of establishing that the need for H-2B workers is temporary and is either a one time, seasonal, peak, or intermittent need in his/her application. Documentation might include contracts, lists of projects and time frames, as well as narrative explanations.

A prospective employer would need to submit form I-129 to CIS for your boyfriend, and if it’s approved, he could apply for a H-2B visa outside the U.S. and then apply for admission as an H-2B.

As for being a bartender, the H-2B visa would not fit. You would not be allowed to work at any employment without authorization.

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