I am a Canadian citizen teaching at the college level in the Caribbean and am interesting in relocating the US (preferably Florida). My concern is that most college in the US do not sponsor work visas so I am wondering what my options are as I am very eager to teach at the college level in America in the near future. Currently, I am thinking I may need to teach at the secondary level at a private institution as I hear that some do sponsor Visas and then in time, work my way up to a college... Help and thanks in advance !!
You can work in the US as a Canadian with a TN Visa. You can get this visa at a port of entry provided you have a job offer from a College. TN Visas are given for 3 years and can be renewed within the US. A word of caution is that these visas are not meant to be permanent resident visas so you if your intention is to become permanent then you would need to apply for a green card eventually. You don't need a sponsor for a TN Visa, getting a sponsor in these times of high unemployment is not easy so I wouldn't recommend to look for one but just to get a job offer for time being.
