This would mean finding an employer who would sponsor a work visa, seeking political asylum or refugee status, applying for a small so-called diversity visa lottery, or, as Mr. Merson put it, "obtaining the requisite family relationship" -- in other words, marrying an American citizen or legal resident.
But the junta has approved only 34 of 100 visas sought by international relief workers and has insisted that only its own five army helicopters transport supplies to isolated delta regions.
The most common types of visas sought by scientists are: F-1, usually for undergraduate and graduate students at universities; H1-B, for temporary workers in specialty occupations; and J-1, for exchange visitors.
So when she unexpectedly received word from her lawyer in late 2017 that she had been approved for the EB-1A visa she sought — nicknamed the Einstein visa because it is granted to people with extraordinary achievements or abilities (Melania Trump among them) — Sheykhi wasted no time preparing her things.
The companies increased their employment by five workers for every H-1B visa they sought, the study found.
Miller was convicted of a similar charge after he allegedly ripped up his tourist visa and sought asylum.
She left the country 10 years ago and came to Britain on a student visa, later seeking asylum in 2009, saying she was afraid to go back.
A US citizen arrested in North Korea for allegedly tearing up his visa and seeking asylum will go before the North's supreme court this weekend in a trial almost certain to end quickly with a guilty verdict.
In July, some J-1 visa holders seeking transfer to H1-B status also got a bit of relief through a temporary extension that allows them to remain in this country while awaiting their new visas, rather than having to return to their homelands.
This means the law presumes every visa applicant seeks to emigrate to the US, unless strong evidence is presented on the contrary.
