U.K. Officer to the U.S. transferring skills
Mar 12th 2017, 1:18 am
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Re: U.K. Officer to the U.S. transferring skills
Ok. I thought so. Just thought I'd double check. Thanks again
Hello.
If your boyfriend has a green card then yes, he can work do any government job, but depending on state, he will not be allowed to be a Police Officer (as per my previous post). That said if he has a green card he could do dispatch anywhere. He would have to apply, do the tests etc. You can do any civilian role really.
Hope that helps.
If your boyfriend has a green card then yes, he can work do any government job, but depending on state, he will not be allowed to be a Police Officer (as per my previous post). That said if he has a green card he could do dispatch anywhere. He would have to apply, do the tests etc. You can do any civilian role really.
Hope that helps.
Mar 12th 2017, 1:41 am
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Re: U.K. Officer to the U.S. transferring skills
No US police department is going to sponsor someone for an EB-3 for a run-of-the-mill civilian support role job. ..... It would require thousands of dollars of visa and legal fees, not to mention waiting for several months or more, and no local government is going to shell out that sort of money to fill a job when there are plenty of people locally who could fill it for free within a week or two.
Mar 12th 2017, 4:01 am
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Re: U.K. Officer to the U.S. transferring skills
No US police department is going to sponsor someone for an EB-3 for a run-of-the-mill civilian support role job. ..... It would require thousands of dollars of visa and legal fees, not to mention waiting for several months or more, and no local government is going to shell out that sort of money to fill a job when there are plenty of people locally who could fill it for free within a week or two.
But just a thought. This visa is listed for unskilled workers too, how does that work?
Mar 12th 2017, 4:42 am
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Re: U.K. Officer to the U.S. transferring skills
That's a good question, and I doubt it happens often. For starters you need an employer to sponsor you, and I suspect that it hinges on what "unskilled" actually means, as in someone who has job skills, but not academic or professional qualifications.
Mar 12th 2017, 5:11 am
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Re: U.K. Officer to the U.S. transferring skills
That's so bizarre and interesting. I have tried and find out more but cannot. Please let me know if you do? Would be interesting to know. Thank You Pulaski
Mar 12th 2017, 7:27 am
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Re: U.K. Officer to the U.S. transferring skills
I have a different opinion. I think if you wanted to continue policing here in the US it is a viable option. Your experience will definitely count for something. However, I question whether you really want to be doing the job here as it is different as a result of that firearms thing. Most police departments require citizenship and then there is the added little bonus on their application forms that most tend to require a high school diploma or GED (equivalents are unlikely to be accepted and the cost of assessment would be prohibitive even if it were allowed). Thus, you are faced with having to take a US GED - not really an issue but more admin....
I would look closely at police dispatcher roles - they pay quite well in most counties. Also consider anything to do with investigations - doesn't have to be policing this could include compliance type work, higher education investigations etc. Possibly even private detective? That all assumes you have some CID experience, if not that might be something to consider while your still working for the Police in the UK.
Wish you well.
I would look closely at police dispatcher roles - they pay quite well in most counties. Also consider anything to do with investigations - doesn't have to be policing this could include compliance type work, higher education investigations etc. Possibly even private detective? That all assumes you have some CID experience, if not that might be something to consider while your still working for the Police in the UK.
Wish you well.
Mar 12th 2017, 8:22 am
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Re: U.K. Officer to the U.S. transferring skills
I have a different opinion. I think if you wanted to continue policing here in the US it is a viable option. Your experience will definitely count for something. However, I question whether you really want to be doing the job here as it is different as a result of that firearms thing. Most police departments require citizenship and then there is the added little bonus on their application forms that most tend to require a high school diploma or GED (equivalents are unlikely to be accepted and the cost of assessment would be prohibitive even if it were allowed). Thus, you are faced with having to take a US GED - not really an issue but more admin....
I would look closely at police dispatcher roles - they pay quite well in most counties. Also consider anything to do with investigations - doesn't have to be policing this could include compliance type work, higher education investigations etc. Possibly even private detective? That all assumes you have some CID experience, if not that might be something to consider while your still working for the Police in the UK. .....
I would look closely at police dispatcher roles - they pay quite well in most counties. Also consider anything to do with investigations - doesn't have to be policing this could include compliance type work, higher education investigations etc. Possibly even private detective? That all assumes you have some CID experience, if not that might be something to consider while your still working for the Police in the UK. .....
Mar 12th 2017, 5:00 pm
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Re: U.K. Officer to the U.S. transferring skills
.... Therefore I agree with your comment about the job being different in the US because of "the firearms thing". One of my colleagues was a cop, who resigned after several police-linked shootings in one week in the place where he served. He has a young family and said being a police officer wasn't worth the risk.
Last edited by Pulaski; Mar 12th 2017 at 5:04 pm.
