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Earlier this year, the US announced a new visa called the E-3, for Australians only. workpermit.com has received additional information on this visa from the US State Department, and we are pleased to announce that you may now start applying for the E-3 visa. This information should come as great news to any Australian who has been thinking of moving to the US; in the past, Australians had to battle for an H1B visa. Now they have a category all to themselves.
The new E-3 visa classification currently applies only to nationals of Australia as well as their spouses and children. Individuals coming to the US on the E-3 must be coming to the United States only to work in a specialty occupation. In general, a specialty occupation is one that requires a body of knowledge in a professional field, and at least a bachelor's degree or its equivalent, as a minimum for entry into the occupation in the United States.
There are 10,500 E-3 visas available per year.
Spouses of an E-3 visa holder are permitted to work. A spouse's employment may be in a position other than a specialty occupation.
