| The E3 Visa, and to some degree the H1B visa also, | | | | years to get an undergraduate bachelors degree but in |
| has this requirement about Bachelor Degree and the | | | | general an Australian Bachelors degree is equivalent to |
| role being a specialty occupation. | | | | a US BA Degree. However you may need more |
| In short the E3 Visa and H1B visa will apply if the job | | | | years of relevant work experience if you don't have |
| you are applying for in the US has a Bachelors Degree | | | | one. |
| as one of the requirements or conditions for hiring a | | | | With the H1B visa this condition is less documented and |
| candidate. Now that does not necessarily mean you | | | | due the the limited quota and the competiton usually |
| need a degree that is relevant to the role you are | | | | everyone has a Bachelors degree as a minimum and |
| being hired for or even a Bachelors Degree at all. | | | | often from a US institution no less. |
| In the US the undergraduate degree system is a lot | | | | So a specialty occupation for the E3 visa and H1B |
| more general so people may major in Political Science | | | | really becomes a role which requires specialized |
| for example but go into Investment Banking. | | | | knowledge that can be obtained either by you having |
| If you don't have a bachelors degree, the so-called rule | | | | a Degree or enough relevant work experience. |
| is that you have 2 to 2.5 years of relevant work | | | | Of course for either visa, if your role requires some |
| experience in lieu of each year of a standard degree | | | | sort of certification that you need to do in the US to |
| in the field you are applying for. Now in Australia for | | | | ply your trade in addition to your background |
| example you can get Undergraduate Degrees like a | | | | qualifications, then you will have to that as well soon |
| Bachelors in 3 years but in the US it generally takes 4 | | | | after entering the US. |