Can my sister get a US working visa?

Question

My sister is BS Educ-English graduate from the Philippines. She had experiences as teacher in college and high school. Right now she is working as trainer in a Call Center, promoted from Inbound-Outbound Agent. I am in the US so she has a place to stay. Is it possible she can get a working visa without first having to look for an employer who would sponsor her visa?

Answer 1

Are you a citizen?

Answer 2

All types of employment visas must be applied for by the employer.  She cannot apply for any type of employment visa/work permit herself.

If she were a school teacher in the Philippines, she might become eligible for an exchange-teacher program (similar to an exchange student program) to be a teacher in the US for one semester or one school year, depending on the program.  

All states require a masters degree to be certified as a teacher, and most school districts prohibit getting employment visas for foreign teachers (applying for visas is too expensive and time-consuming), although some might participate in exchange programs (which your sister does not qualify for since she is not a teacher).

Working in a call center, even as a "trainer," is not a job which in the US requires at least a baccalaueate degree plus 2 years of experience, so she is not eligible for any kind of employment visa there.

Your sister is not qualified for any kind of employment visa to the US.  And apparently you are not a US citizen, so you cannot act as her sponsor for immigration.

Answer 3

All work visas require the employer to file supporting paperwork to USCIS that has to be approved before a work visa can even be considered. As for whether or not she could be considered for a teaching position in your area, that would depend on the certification requirements in your state. You'll have to look into that. Somehow I doubt every school system requires a Master's degree, but you can always ask. I do know some US school systems in the past have recruited teachers out of the Philippines to work in hard to fill positions, like math for example. Catholic schools have also been known to hire Filipinos from time to time, assuming your sister is Catholic.  

Answer 4

No, this is not legal.  If you are a US citizen, you can sponsor her to come to the US but there is a long wait for visas.

It is also unlikely that she would get a visa anyway as schools in the US do not tend to sponsor for visas.