Je viens vers vous pour vous demander des conseils sur ma situation, qui est la suivante :
Mon conjoint vient d'être embauché via son entreprise en France sur un poste à Mobile, en Alabama. Son contrat dure deux ans, au bout desquels il rentrera en France. Son départ est prévu pour Août 2015, et son entreprise s'occupe de tout (Visa, déménagement, frais de voyage, etc). Nous ne sommes pas mariés, donc impossible de prétendre à Visa d'accompagnatrice qui me permettrait de travailler. Un Visa touristique me permettrait de rester 3 mois, mais sur deux ans, ce n'est pas top.
Pour ma part, j'ai un bac+2, je suis actuellement salariée au sein d'une Mairie, (animatrice périscolaire). Je n'ai pas spécialement d'attaches en France (pas d'appartement à mon nom, pas d'études ou de travail qui m'attendent à mon retour) et pas de fonds financiers suffisants non plus. Cela rendra les choses difficiles pour l'obtention d'un Visa B2 (affaires, tourisme) où il est indispensable de prouver sa volonté de revenir chez soi à la fin de l'aventure. Dommage car ce visa est valable 10 ans, par périodes de 6 mois max sur le sol américain. Ce qui m'aurait permis de faire 6 mois là-bas, 6 mois ici, et de même la seconde année.
Donc je me demandais si m'inscrire dans un community college ne serait pas une bonne idée ?
J'ai un niveau d'anglais assez bon pour comprendre les conversations (je ne connais pas précisément mon niveau, pas fait de tests encore!) et comme mon conjoint aura un salaire assez élevé, il pourra certainement me soutenir dans un premier temps pour les frais d'inscriptions (assez élevés aussi je crois!). Cela dit les étudiants des community college sont autorisés à travailler au sein du campus.
Voilà, que pensez-vous de ce projet ? L'obtention d'un visa étudiant prend-elle du temps ? Les conseils sont les bienvenus, si certains parmi vous ont vécu l'expérience, j'attends avec impatience vos réponses !
son entreprise s'occupe de tout (Visa, déménagement, frais de voyage, etc)
Elle s'occupe peut-être même de la situation familiale ? (conjoint, enfants, même hors mariage...)
Je pense que votre situation n'est pas exceptionnelle...
si vous ne souhaitez pas vous marier, oui tu as tres bien etudie les possibilities, et la seule solution c'est de trouver une ecole (avec bac+2 et vu ton domaine tu ne trouveras pas d'employeur qui te sponsorisera pour un visa).
si vous vous mariez: tu peux le suivre et vivre avec lui pendant ces 2 ans et tu pourras meme travailler (visa de transfer L1 pour lui et donc L2 pour toi, qui te donne droit a une autorisation de travail:EAD).
"Le monde est un livre et ceux qui ne voyagent pas n'en lisent qu'une page." (Saint Augustin)
Visa d'études, ou visa B2 mais qui ne permet pas de bosser (tu peux éventuellement travailler à distance selon tes compétences) ou bien te procurer ton propre permis de travail américain.
Bonne chance! 🙂
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je comprends ton cas, mais pour être honête la demande de visa F1 (visa étudiant) c'est :
-Disposer de fond necessaires (environ 20 000 dollars), AVANT de t'inscrire dans un community college et l'interview à l'ambassade. Le community college et l'ambassade te demanderont de prouver tout cela
-Des preuves attaches en France (Biens, héritage, famille ..), car ils veulent s'assurer que tu retourneras bien chez toi après l'expiration du visa.
Je ne pense pas que ce soit la meilleure solution ..
De plus, si ton conjoint part en Aout 2015 et que tu veux partir en même temps que lui, il faudrait que tu t'inscrives maintenant dans un community college pour commencer au Fall 2015 (entre le 20 et 24 août, cela dépend des colleges)
La procédure en elle-même ne prend pas tant de temps que ça, mais la préparation du projet oui ..
A Mobile, tu as Bishop State, mais tu devras prouver que ton "sponsor" aura les moyens de payer pour toi, qu'il t'hébergera gratuitement, etc. Tant qu'à faire, choisis un domaine de reconversion porteur: sciences et soins infirmiers (nursing) ou bien informatique (computer science) ou autre domaine lié aux ordinateurs (réparations, etc).
Tu devras justifier d'un TOEFL correct - quel est ton niveau d'anglais?
Merci pour tous vos conseils, ça m'aide à y voir plus clair. Pour ce qui est du financement de mes études, étant donné que mon conjoint aura un salaire élevé et qu'il m'hébergera gratuitement, cela peut-il être un atout même si je n'ai pas forcément 20 000 dollars sur mon compte mais plutôt 6000 ou 7000 euros ? ^^ Il peut me faire une déclaration sur l'honneur pour attester de tout ça ?
D'autre part, pour les attaches en France, j'ai uniquement deux parents proches, mais comment justifier de ça par papier ? Une lettre de leur part ?
Pour mon niveau d'anglais je ne le connais pas précisément, je vais m'en occuper rapidement, mais je pense avoir un niveau assez correct.
J'oubliais, nous ne souhaitons pas nous marier donc je n'envisage pas cette option ! En revanche pour m'inscrire au Bishop State je dois d'abord faire ma demande de visa ? Ou inversement ?
Myos te donnera plus de détails car c'est un spécialiste :) mais je crois que tu dois prouver, ou ton compagnon doit prouver qu'il a les fonds nécessaires, ne serait ce que pour l'inscription à l'école car ils te demanderont de justifier (papier de la banque) que tu peux financer une année complète.
Mais tu es chanceuse parce que Bishop State n'est pas très cher ! :)
Les étapes:
1° ton conjoint doit avoir son visa de travail
2° il doit obtenir une adresse fixe rapidement
3° tu fais une demande à Bishop State (il y a peut-être d'autres possibilités,
demande à ton conjoint de demander à son entreprise s'ils pourraient "recommander
des universités ou community colleges pour son conjoint" )
4° Bishop State te donne une fiche à remplir où tu dois indiquer tes sponsors; tes sponsors
(ton conjoint) certifie ce qu'il te donnera, cad frais d'inscription + logement/nourriture gratis
(il faut qu'il puisse indiquer son adresse fixe, son employeur, contrat de travail certifiant ses
revenus, etc, etc)
5° tu renvoies tout ça au CC ou à l'université locale
6° tu prends RDV à l'ambassade
Universités publiques ou privées accréditées:
- Bishop State (community college = les cours seront super faciles, tu peux en prendre 5 sans souci chaque semestre)
- Spring Hill (université jésuite, bon niveau, sans doute assez cher)
http://www.shc.edu/
- U South Alabama (université publique locale, niveau moyen mais meilleur que Bishop, sans doute un peu moins bien que Spring Hill au niveau undergrad, mais grande variété de programmes offerts. Tu peux entrer directement en 3e année si tu continues la filière de ton BTS, ou bien tu présentes ton bac et tu entres en 1e année. ça coûtera plus cher que Bishop)
http://www.southalabama.edu/
bonjour, votre message est ancien mais nous nous trouvons dans la meme situation, enfin on en est à se poser la question on part ou on part pas. Famille avec 3 enfants, pouvez vous me faire un retour de votre intégration ? Avez vous des enfants scolarisés ..... Merci
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