Immigration to the USA for an IT Professional.

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I'm a British-born citizen in my mid-20's and my girlfriend (and future fiancee) is a Japanese student in the UK of the same age who is currently studying Sports Therapy.

I didn't finish my degree in Journo because I basically became somewhat disillusioned with it in my second year and chose a different career path. I'm now a certified IT Professional and I'm currently studying to further my career with more professional (Microsoft and CompTIA) Certs, specialising in Networking and Security.

What would be my chances of eligibility to work in the United States as I've noticed that it generally states degree discipline or equivalent and my Pro Certs are ususally more highly regarded in IT these days than Comp Science degrees which are generally often deemed to be too general, and they certainly rank higher in the US market as they are granted by US Academic authorities. I know my girlfriend qualifies for the Diversity Lottery and so would I as her husband, but that system is a little hit and miss really. We've also talked about Canada, Australia or possibly France as alternatives but America is my first choice really.

I was just wondering if anybody with a little more experience could give me a little advice on this, I have also previously held J-1 too and have several US stamps in my passport, although my immigration history there and everywhere else is flawless and I have never been denied entry or anything like that. My J-1 was cancelled without prejudice in 2003 when I first went there as a tourist after being there as a guest worker.