Que tipo de peticionário pode protocolar um visto O?
April Perez • November 17, 2022
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O visto O é um visto temporário de trabalho. Por ser um visto de trabalho, você deve ter um e mpregador ou agente peticionário. O visto pode ser concedido por um período de 3 anos, caso você tenha uma proposta de trabalho por esse período, porém, caso a proposta seja de menos tempo, também é possível pleitear um menor período.
Se você tiver um empregador como seu peticionário, você só poderá trabalhar para esse empregador durante o período do seu visto. Normalmente, o peticionário (empregador) e o beneficiário (você) devem assinar um acordo ou contrato que estabeleça os termos de seu emprego incluindo seu cargo, as datas em que você executará determinada posição , seu pagamento por hora ou salário anual e os deveres associados à sua função. Se mais tarde, você quiser adicionar outro empregador, eles devem apresentar uma segunda petição de visto O e esperar que ela seja aprovada para que você possa trabalhar para o segundo empregador. Ou se você quiser mudar de empregador, deverá apresentar uma mudança na petição para mudar de peticionador.
Se você tiver um agente de vistos como seu peticionário, esse indivíduo ou empresa é apenas seu peticionário para fins do visto. Vocês também assinarão um acordo estabelecendo a relação entre vocês de agente e beneficiário. Este tipo de peticionário permite que você trabalhe para mais de um empregador, mas cada empregador ainda deve fornecer um contrato ou acordo assinado por eles e por você, e ainda deve fornecer detalhes sobre o emprego, remuneração, o trabalho que você executará e o local de trabalho. Este acordo também contém condições que autorizam o agente a agir como peticionário para os demais empregadores.
Além dos acordos ou contratos, você também precisará fornecer um itinerário listando cada evento ou trabalho que você fará com base em seus contratos, enquanto estiver nos EUA.
Mesmo atendendo os requisitos para o visto O, ainda necessita que alguém peticione o visto para você e após ter o visto emitido, precisa trabalhar para seu patrocinador ou agente.
Esta é apenas uma parte da petição de visto O, mas é uma parte importante que afetará a elegibilidade para a petição do visto O.
Se você tiver dúvidas ou achar que pode se qualificar para um visto O, entre em contato com nosso escritório.
Este blog não se destina a ser um aconselhamento jurídico e nada aqui deve ser interpretado como estabelecimento de uma relação cliente-advogado. Por favor, agende uma consulta com um advogado de imigração, antes de agir baseado em qualquer informação lida neste blog.
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