Transfer to the USA

T-K-O

Hello,

I work for a company with offices in the states. If the company agreed can they transfer my position to the states and if so what are the approx costs involved?

Any advice / information is greatly appreciated.

user1842

For a long term transfer (3-6 years), the company would have to prove that a American could not preform your job in the States (your job would have to be specialised).

If they are willing to do that you can apply for a H visa I believe.

Ponster

Would the company not be paying for the costs ?

The visa process may cost up to $4000 and I've seen quotes of around $2000 for removals depending of course on how much stuff that you have.

user1842

Ponster wrote: »

Would the company not be paying for the costs ?

The visa process may cost up to $4000 and I've seen quotes of around $2000 for removals depending of course on how much stuff that you have.

If the company agree they should pay the costs. The visa process can be long but I believe you can get a temporary one in the mean-time.

The company would have to be 100% behind such a move.

You make be able to apply for an L type visa if you have been with the same employer for over a year and intend to stay with them in the states (again job would have to be specialised)

T-K-O

user1842 wrote: »

For a long term transfer (3-6 years), the company would have to prove that a American could not preform your job in the States (your job would have to be specialised).

If they are willing to do that you can apply for a H visa I believe.

Can I assume it would be easier for the company to obtain a short term visa <2 years?

silja

All depends on what sort of work you do, and why you need to do it in a US office as opposed to remotely.

coylemj

OP, you need to clarify exactly what you're talking about. If you mean that you'd like to explore the option of emigrating permanently to the US and using your employer as a vehicle for that purpose, you'd probably be subject to the same entry/work restrictions that apply to everyone else.

For a permanent move, your employer may not facilitate such a move in the sense that you would have to resign from the Irish job and apply to the US office for a job there just like anyone else. That is how a lot of the multinationals work, there is no such thing as a permanent 'transfer' from one country to another.

If you wanted to work for your existing employer in the US on a short term assignment (say 6 months to 2 years) then that usually isn't a problem as people move both ways all the time in companies like IBM, Intel, Microsoft etc.

As stated above, for longer than that, the company would need to show that they couldn't find the skills in the US so you'd need to be working in a very specialised area.

T-K-O

Ponster wrote: »

Would the company not be paying for the costs ?

The visa process may cost up to $4000 and I've seen quotes of around $2000 for removals depending of course on how much stuff that you have.

Yes they would. Personally Id like to know what's involved before I bring it up. Thanks for the info

T-K-O

coylemj wrote: »

OP, you need to clarify exactly what you're talking about. If you mean that you'd like to explore the option of emigrating permanently to the US and using your employer as a vehicle for that purpose, you'd probably be subject to the same entry/work restrictions that apply to everyone else.

For a permanent move, your employer may not facilitate such a move in the sense that you would have to resign from the Irish job and apply to the US office for a job there just like anyone else. That is how a lot of the multinationals work, there is no such thing as a permanent 'transfer' from one country to another.

If you wanted to work for your existing employer in the US on a short term assignment (say 6 months to 2 years) then that usually isn't a problem as people move both ways all the time in companies like IBM, Intel, Microsoft etc.

As stated above, for longer than that, the company would need to show that they couldn't find the skills in the US so you'd need to be working in a very specialised area.

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Personally I would not like to emigrate permanently. Up to 2 years would be perfect.

coylemj

T-K-O wrote: »

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Personally I would not like to emigrate permanently. Up to 2 years would be perfect.

There shouldn't be a problem with that arrangement as far as US Immigration is concerned, the company can say they're sending you there to gain experience in the US environment and you will be coming home after xx months.

Who pays the expenses is down to what value the company places on the arrangement, they will also consider the risk that you could come home and walk straight out the door into a different job so why should they take the risk of paying for you to have an extended break in the US?

You'll need to figure that out for yourself.

T-K-O

Thanks Coyle.

Appreciate the advice guys

rockonollie

The company has to pay all of the visa costs.....it is a rule in place to make sure companies are obtaining visas when they need them, and not as a favour to employees.