Can Norwegian nationals work in the United States?

Sure！ Working in the United States can be achieved mainly through immigration and non-immigration, that is, applying for professional immigration or applying for a work visa. It is worth noting that whether it is a professional immigrant or a work visa, the prerequisite for working in the United States is to find a suitable employer. An American employer applies for a professional immigrant or work visa (non-immigrant visa) from the US Immigration Service (USCIS) for you.

Secondly, whether a foreigner can find a job in the United States and what kind of visa to apply for depends on the conditions of both the foreigner and the American employer, that is, the foreigner's own academic qualifications (not those obtained in the United States need to be evaluated) and the employment conditions of the American employer, for example, the employer must prove that he has the ability to pay the employees' wages. In addition, the position and responsibilities of working in the United States must be consistent with the previous educational background and work experience of foreigners.

Second, the work visa

1, class h

I. H- 1B professional work visa

Foreigners must have a bachelor's degree (or above) from a four-year regular university in the United States or an equivalent degree from abroad or have considerable work experience (usually three years' work experience is equivalent to 1 year's bachelor's degree), and the positions they are engaged in must also require a bachelor's degree, and the subjects they study must be related to the positions.

2.l level

A, L- 1A visa for executives or senior managers of multinational companies

Foreigners are executives or managers of overseas companies transferred to American companies, and they are decision makers of companies. They have the right to supervise and control the work of others and the appointment and dismissal of personnel, and directly accept the supervision of senior management. In the three years before the application, he has worked continuously in an overseas company of an American company for at least one year. American companies must be the parent company, subsidiary company or subsidiary company of foreign companies.

B. L- 1B visa for professional and technical personnel of multinational companies

Foreigners are professional technicians transferred from overseas companies to American companies. They must have special technical knowledge about our company's products/services, research and development, systems, technology, management and processes, which are not available in the United States. In the three years before the application, he has worked continuously in an overseas company of an American company for at least one year.

C, L- 1 a package of collective transfer visas for multinational companies

Foreigners must meet the above requirements of L- 1A or l-1b. In the United States, the requirements for a company are: it has been established for more than one year and has more than three business locations. In the past year, he applied for and obtained more than 10 L- 1 visas, with an annual turnover of over $25 million and more than 1000 employees.

3.O- 1 work visa for outstanding talents

Foreigners have outstanding talents in science, art, education, business or sports. "Outstanding talent" refers to having strong research ability, outstanding contribution or national and even international reputation in a certain field.

Third, professional immigrants.

The purpose is to attract outstanding talents from all countries and technical talents lacking in the American labor market, so as to promote the development of the United States in science, education, culture, health and other fields.

1, the first priority

A.EB- 1A: outstanding talents in special fields.

Foreigners have superb professional skills in science, art, business education or sports, and are one of the few top talents in their fields. Their talents and achievements have been recognized and respected internationally and domestically in their professional fields. Only when three requirements in 10 are met, such as winning major awards, media reports, publishing works, being a professional member, being a referee or judge, playing an important role, making significant contributions in this field, enjoying high salary, participating in art exhibitions, etc., can you apply.

B, EB- 1B: excellent professor or researcher.

Foreigners refer to outstanding professors or researchers who have made internationally recognized outstanding contributions and have at least three years of teaching or research experience in the academic field, and come to the United States to engage in lifelong teaching or equivalent research work. At least two of the six requirements of "winning a grand prize, being a member of a professional society, reporting in a professional journal, being a professional judge, making original academic contributions, and publishing professional papers or works" can be applied.

C.EB- 1C: management talents of multinational companies

Need to meet: the competent authority of the company or its important part; Have the right to formulate the company's business policies or business objectives; Have the right to decide for themselves; It is only generally supervised by senior management, the board of directors or the shareholders' meeting. At the same time, he must have worked in a multinational company as his applicant for at least one year in the past three years, and his job nature must be management work. If a foreigner is in the United States, he must work in an overseas company for one year in the past three years before coming to the United States.

2. Second priority

2A: Professionals with higher education.

Foreigners refer to those who have obtained a master's degree (or above) or equivalent professional level and have been engaged in professional work for only two years, or have obtained a bachelor's degree and engaged in their professional work for more than five years. Engaged in professional work that requires at least higher professional education or equivalent professional knowledge. Representative occupations are: lawyer, accountant, engineer, chemist, etc.

B, EB-2B: Professionals with special abilities.

Foreigners are excellent professionals with special abilities in science, art or business. Working in the United States can benefit the economy, culture or education of the whole country. You need to meet the six criteria of "master's degree or above, 10 years full-time experience, professional license/certificate, high salary in the same field, membership of professional association, outstanding achievements and significant contributions in the industry" before applying.

C.NIW: national interest immunity

The work, qualifications and achievements of foreigners are essentially related to the national interests of the United States. Foreigners will greatly benefit the national interests of the United States in the future, which must be national rather than local. It is not enough to have a master's degree or above and work in the field of national interests. Foreigners must also be the best in this field.

3. Third priority

A.EB-3A: professionals

Professional labor immigrants refer to workers who have a bachelor's degree from an American university or equivalent education abroad. Immigrants have special restrictions on such people, that is, foreigners cannot replace the equivalent undergraduate education with academic qualifications and work experience.

B, EB-3B: technicians

A technician refers to a worker who has at least two years of work experience or at least two years of training in a certain position. This "two-year" requirement depends on the position of an American company. Even if the foreigner has worked or trained for more than two years, he is an unskilled person.

C, EB-3C: non-technical personnel

Non-technical personnel refer to foreigners who are competent for a certain job but have less than two years of work experience or training experience. These "two years" also depend on the job requirements. When applying, it is necessary to prove that the foreigner is engaged in unskilled work, not temporary or seasonal, and can't find suitable workers in the United States.