hi, i am a registered architect from india (fresher) with a diploma in urban design. I am due to get my US H1 dependent visa come december 2015 after which am i eligible for jobs as an architect (fresher) in the US, considering i do not have an US architecture registration?
alphabits
Jul 4, 15 10:22 pm
You'd be eligible for jobs in architecture firms - there are any number of titles for roles of more entry-level people: designer, technologist, drafter, production specialist, job captain, etc.
You're not eligible for jobs titled "architect", or in some states even anything with any variation of the word (such as "architectural designer") unless you're licensed as an architect in that state. But don't let the title of the job in an advertisement dissuade you from applying for it - there's little distinction in many firms between positions held by licensed architects and positions held by not-yet-licensed folks. As long as you don't call yourself an architect, or accept a title with the word architect in it once you're hired, you shouldn't have a problem.
The US Dept of Labor also doesn't make any differentiation between licensed and unlicensed people in their determinations of prevailing wages for H1 visa purposes.
hi, i am a registered architect from india (fresher) with a diploma in urban design. I am due to get my US H1 dependent visa come december 2015 after which am i eligible for jobs as an architect (fresher) in the US, considering i do not have an US architecture registration?
You'd be eligible for jobs in architecture firms - there are any number of titles for roles of more entry-level people: designer, technologist, drafter, production specialist, job captain, etc.
You're not eligible for jobs titled "architect", or in some states even anything with any variation of the word (such as "architectural designer") unless you're licensed as an architect in that state. But don't let the title of the job in an advertisement dissuade you from applying for it - there's little distinction in many firms between positions held by licensed architects and positions held by not-yet-licensed folks. As long as you don't call yourself an architect, or accept a title with the word architect in it once you're hired, you shouldn't have a problem.
The US Dept of Labor also doesn't make any differentiation between licensed and unlicensed people in their determinations of prevailing wages for H1 visa purposes.