Thinking of relocating
Jan 28th 2018, 7:52 pm
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Thinking of relocating
Hi All
I’m currently seriously considering moving to the USA the lifestyle and nation really appeal to me and has done for several years,
I am currently a seafarer employed with a company based in the USA (CA) to be be exact, does anyone have any knowledge or advice as to what the circumstances regarding green cards in this situation would be?
Cheers!
I’m currently seriously considering moving to the USA the lifestyle and nation really appeal to me and has done for several years,
I am currently a seafarer employed with a company based in the USA (CA) to be be exact, does anyone have any knowledge or advice as to what the circumstances regarding green cards in this situation would be?
Cheers!
Jan 28th 2018, 7:58 pm
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Re: Thinking of relocating
Hi, and welcome to BE.
Would your company be prepared to sponsor an employment based visa for you? Would your job qualify for one?
In case you've not seen it yet, this Wiki article outlines all the ways to qualify for an employment based visa, so you can see if you would be eligible for any - http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Pulask...ork_in_the_USA
HTH, good luck.
Would your company be prepared to sponsor an employment based visa for you? Would your job qualify for one?
In case you've not seen it yet, this Wiki article outlines all the ways to qualify for an employment based visa, so you can see if you would be eligible for any - http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Pulask...ork_in_the_USA
HTH, good luck.
Last edited by christmasoompa; Jan 28th 2018 at 8:01 pm.
Jan 28th 2018, 8:55 pm
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Re: Thinking of relocating
Are you politely saying you work on a cruise ship? I don't believe there is an avenue attached to that type of employment to get a visa to live and work on US soil.
Jan 29th 2018, 1:55 am
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Re: Thinking of relocating
Just to add to what Rete has said:
IF a company/your company was willing to sponsor you for a work visa, you would quite literally be doing just that, obtaining a work visa... Not a green card. (There are avenues to obtain one through a work visa but that's a bit far down the road...)
Read the link provided to you in post #2 and that'll give you a good idea of where you're at on being eligible to live and work here.
Good luck
IF a company/your company was willing to sponsor you for a work visa, you would quite literally be doing just that, obtaining a work visa... Not a green card. (There are avenues to obtain one through a work visa but that's a bit far down the road...)
Read the link provided to you in post #2 and that'll give you a good idea of where you're at on being eligible to live and work here.
Good luck
Jan 29th 2018, 3:01 am
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Re: Thinking of relocating
Hi All
I’m currently seriously considering moving to the USA the lifestyle and nation really appeal to me and has done for several years,
I am currently a seafarer employed with a company based in the USA (CA) to be be exact, does anyone have any knowledge or advice as to what the circumstances regarding green cards in this situation would be?
Cheers!
I’m currently seriously considering moving to the USA the lifestyle and nation really appeal to me and has done for several years,
I am currently a seafarer employed with a company based in the USA (CA) to be be exact, does anyone have any knowledge or advice as to what the circumstances regarding green cards in this situation would be?
Cheers!
Let us know when you have read the two Pulaski wiki in the US section of the wiki tab, and then we can discuss any routes to a visa that you think you might be eligible for. I should point out at this stage, that statistically, there is probably around a 90%-95% probability that there is NO route to a visa for you, and that you are one of the overwhelming majority of people who will never come to the US as anything other than a visitor.
