how does an Australian plumber get a visa to work in the US

[Jordan Jones]

Hello,

I am an 24 year old male Australian citizen and have just recently finished an apprenticeship in plumbing and have been going to TAFE (tertiary study) and studying part time as well as working full time for the past four years. Upon completion of my study/apprenticeship i received a certificate III in plumbing. I have been working in the plumbing industry for the past five years and am very familar with the plumbung products/fiitings/practices used in the us. i have saved up a rather large amount of money to make the move overseas to the US, where i would like to temporarily establish myself and make a living working in the feild of plumbing. i lived and worked in the US for roughly 6 months on a J1 visa in colorado up in the ski feilds in 2004/2005. I have read and studied the requirments outlined in applying for the different types of US VISA’s on the US immigration websites. However i am still unsure if i qualify for, if any, one of these visa. If anyone could assist me in this matter in any way and provided as much informatioin as possible i would be very gratefull for the advise given.

Regards

 

[e3visa]

Hi Jordan.
It is tough in your area to qualify for any of the visas as the US immigration system is not geared very well to your sort of industry. The best fitting visa for any significant amount of time would be the H2B visa and possibly utilizing those skills at a industrial location or theme park, etc. but it is tought. Most of the visas are geared towards to university educated professional services and then there are family visas and then sporting/arts visas if you are in the elite levels of those categories.
CJ