H4 with BCA degree - How to get H1?

[Deepak Srinivasan]

My wife is in H4 and in US now. She has a BCA (Bachelor of Computer applications) degree from India, which is a 3 year degree. She also has 2 years of IT work experience from India.

 

I understand that she is not eligible for H1 with this qualification (as she either needs a 4 year degree or a 3 year degree with 3 years experience)

 

What would be the best approach to take to get her to a H1-B visa?

 

1. Join in a community college and pursue an associate degree? Will those credits get added to bridge the 1 year gap for a 4-year US equivalent?

 

2. Join a regular graduation college to and pursue courses to bridge the 1 year gap? Will a regular college transfer her credits from India and just allow her to do the necessary courses to bridge the 1 year gap?

 

3. Work in India itself to add 1 more year of work experience, so that she can use 3 year degree and 3 years experience to make her eligible for H1?

 

Please let me know which approach will work, and which is faster?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

[jairichi]

My wife is in H4 and in US now. She has a BCA (Bachelor of Computer applications) degree from India, which is a 3 year degree. She also has 2 years of IT work experience from India.

 

I understand that she is not eligible for H1 with this qualification (as she either needs a 4 year degree or a 3 year degree with 3 years experience)

 

What would be the best approach to take to get her to a H1-B visa?

 

1. Join in a community college and pursue an associate degree? Will those credits get added to bridge the 1 year gap for a 4-year US equivalent?

 

2. Join a regular graduation college to and pursue courses to bridge the 1 year gap? Will a regular college transfer her credits from India and just allow her to do the necessary courses to bridge the 1 year gap?

 

3. Work in India itself to add 1 more year of work experience, so that she can use 3 year degree and 3 years experience to make her eligible for H1?

 

Please let me know which approach will work, and which is faster?

 

Thanks in advance!

I would go for option 2 but complete the program to graduate.  She would get OPT option and later an employer can file a H1B.

[t75]

An associates degree is worthless to her. She should have the appropriate office at the university she wants to attend evaluate her transcript; they will advise the courses that must be taken. Note that some universities require the last 60 hours in residency for a degree.

 

Option 3 is useless for a GC.