i was just wondering whether it is possible for a family to help sponsor their nanny/babysitter for a green card. and if it is possible how does a person go about it.
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Is it possible for a family to sponsor their babysitter for a green card?
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Comment by ranaway628 on November 5, 2009 at 12:53 am
it would actually help because she can say she has employment in this country. along with somewhere to stay. you have to call immigration
Comment by Chris P on November 7, 2009 at 4:21 pm
I don’t think so. You need to show that she has skills that can’t be found in this country.
Otherwise, everyone would bring in maids to work for $100 per month.
Comment by groovykarma on November 8, 2009 at 4:35 am
Yes. Child care is a job with skills ! Ask any Nanny or Au Pair or school teacher.
Many are college graduates with their degree in Humanities (which school teachers take in their courses) !
The immigration department is who you would go to for this procedure.
Comment by MadMan on November 10, 2009 at 12:06 am
Could be difficult. You would have to go through the whole advertising and proving that you could not get an American to do the same job.
Also, if the nanny is here illegally now, you cannot do it.
Comment by jackson on November 11, 2009 at 9:23 am
If she is currently legal it can be done simply with the help of a lawyer.
If she is illegal it won’t happen.
Comment by ibu guru on November 14, 2009 at 2:11 am
No. As an employer, she doesn’t have the education or experience to qualify for a employment visa, and you cannot guarantee her work for a long-enough period of time. Remember, you are on the hook for her support for about 10 years! And a nanny does not meet immigration requirements, either.
If she is not legally present and/or not legally working, she must return to her own country. There is no way to legalize an illegal alien now.
If she is here on a current visa, some types of visas are not eligible for a change in status. If she were here on an H1-b visa, it would be different, but she obviously could not be here on H1-b because that requires a minimum university degree plus 2 years experience in her field prior to applying for H1-b.
If you are like many families hiring an illegal alien for your nanny, if you try to get her a green card, her status and your employment of her are both exposed. She gets deported and you get fined $10,000 for hiring an illegal alien.
Bottom line: she does not qualify for any type of work permit or temporary employment pass which could ultimately be a route to legal immigration. And she does not qualify for immigration even with an employer sponsoring her. And if she is illegal, kiss her and your bank account bye-bye.
If you want to hire an au pair, you must go through a licensed agency, and she can come for one year. That visa cannot be extended or renewed or converted into any other status. The au pair program has a strict one-year limit. But the au pairs can be absolutely wonderful, well educated. Friends get their au pairs from Sweden and every one of them has been a delight to have with the family. If you need a nanny, this is the very best idea!
Comment by George L on November 14, 2009 at 4:41 pm
No, it isn’t. Take a look at this page on travel.state.gov. It covers the various employment based immigrant visas and if you look through the definitions for the E 1 through 5 visas, you’ll see there’s no possibility that a baby sitter would qualify. Most immigrants get their green cards through petitions filed by close family members, or spouses, who are either American citizens, or green card holders themselves.
Comment by Razor Jim on November 15, 2009 at 5:55 am
A US citizen can apply to sponsor as many folks as they can support financially. However, preference is given to family members first. By the time they got their baby sitter a green card their kids would be ready to start high school.