Comment by aced123

12 hours ago

Hi Peter, I finished my masters degree and I'm from Germany and might like to work in the US. Which Visa would be beat in thia case and any tips to work with US companies to make it happen? Much appreciated

Short of getting a green card, your ability to work in the U.S. will depend on getting a work visa which is based on a job offer from a U.S. employer. For those not from a country with its own visa, the options are the H-1B visa (but this is subject to an annual lottery so not anything that can be relied on), the O-1 visa for people of extraordinary ability (a high standard and a visa that most large companies won't bet on unless the candidate clearly qualifies for an O-1), the E-2 (this would be for German owned companies or subsidiaries in the U.S.), or L-1 (which requires one year of employment outside the U.S. with a related entity - think one year of employment with IBM Berlin and then a quick and easy transfer to IBM U.S.). Of all these, the L-1 is probably the easiest if the global company is large and is willing to transfer employees to the U.S. - and you're willing to work abroad for at least one year.