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1 Year J1 Work Visa

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  • 07-10-2015 10:14pm
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    bburke
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi

    I've just started my 4th and final year of a bachelors degree in computer science and I'm seriously considering applying for a J1 work visa. I have my heart set on San Diego/LA, more towards San Diego as I hear LA is a bit rough.

    Just wondering how much the year long j1 costs in total? And has anyone went to SD/LA to intern at a company as a software dev or any other tech position? Was it easy to find work? What is the pay like? Would you advise on doing it?

    Any help would be great!
    Thanks


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    #2
    bburke
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭bburke


    That's a lot cheaper than I thought. That's good.
    Yeah LA or San Fran would be better for big multi-nationals but supposedly San Diego has a lot of good start-ups.
    I'd go to LA either just heard San Diego is a lovely lovely place.
    You ever been?


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    lil_lisa
    Registered Users Posts: 1,829 ✭✭✭lil_lisa


    Hi bburke,

    A few years ago, after my final year of college in Software Engineering, I moved to San Diego on a summer J-1 work/travel visa to look for a job. This gave me about three months to get a feel for areas and have some interviews. As soon as I landed a job (got through a US friend, the company has since shut their SD office), I started my 1 year J1 work visa application. I headed home, got the visa and came back to the job. It wasn't the easiest trying to find a job, but having a few weeks/months before the 1 year started was definitely a help. I would look into this and see if you can do it. As long as you are not subject to the two-year home rule and can financially support yourself, it may be a good option!


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