Hello. I"m not sure if I am posting this in the right section...but I would like some advice. I am Japanese currently living in Japan and I accepted to do a non-paid internship for 3 months in new york and if I do well, then I will be hired. However, I will need to have a social security number in order to get paid in the future. I am a photographer and have works published so I am thinking of applying for an H-1B visa but according to a friend, I was told that it was nearly impossible that I would be given one because priority is placed on IT people. Another choice would be to get a F-1 visa (student) and go for the OPT-1yr which will allow me to work the following year...the thing is art school, the ones I have searched so far are way too expensive, and I don't think I want to enroll in a language school to brush up on my English grammar skills like most foreigners would do.
If I can find a relatively non-expensive art school or community college in an accessible area, then I would like to do that. If there are any suggestions, then I will really appreciate it!
Nothing is definite yet because it all depends on how well I do during the internship. I don't have much time to plan..as I want to start the internship asap ...from september.
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