Immigrating from Canada to the USA as someone without a degree

Hey all,

I am born and raised Canadian, currently working in finance here. I’ve got multiple designations for finance, but i did not get a degree (did not finish my first year, however my designations in time add up to 7 years of taking the courses to attain them, but to my knowledge are not recognized in the US).

I want to know if it would be possible and what the options are for me to move to the US?

From my understanding:

  • I could have a business sponsor me to work with them which can allow for me to work there
  • My current employer with positions in the US could sponsor me to go there
  • I need minimum $100k usd to start a business there.

I have been working on starting my own company in Canada which is going to mostly be based in the online space and will be able to have clients all over the world. Should that take off, what grounds could i then move based on that? What visa would that be & what are the requirements if most of my clients are in the US?

Then i obviously know there’s the marriage way but from what i understand on that, I’d still have to spend 18 months of the next 3 years living there, which for my job is quite hard. I assume I’d need to find a fully remote job that allows me to work in the US? Or is that still considered “working in the US” with no visa?

Lastly i have been trying to see if there are some “credits” i can be awarded for my work experience and designations through some universities to see if i can qualify for some exemptions on degrees.

Thanks in advance!

Posted Jun 15, 2025, 2:51 AM UTC

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