Originally Posted by
havick
No not the case, a 457 Visa in Australia automatically gave you the ability to apply for residency and then citizenship. The E3 in the US does not, it is simply a work visa and doesn’t have any built in automatic milestones and ability to apply for residency/citizenship.
The only way to get a green card from an E3 is either to marry a US citizen or have a company sponsor you. For a company to sponsor you they have to jump through a lot of hoops and expense. It’s not impossible to get a company to sponsor you but it’s not as easy to find one that will as the poster above suggests.
Correct. The E3 does not lead to an automatic green card application but there is nothing preventing an E3 Visa holder being sponsored by their company for a green card like I was.
Being on an E3 does not mean the company is not allowed to sponsor you, just means its a 2 year renewable vis indefinitely providing you have a job.
If you can show you will commit to your company most will be quite happy to do it as the costs are only between US$3k - $5k for lawyers and paper work filing. Not a big deal really if you think about it.