Hi looking for a bit of help. i am a truck driver from the uk and looking to move to the usa with my wife and 2 kids to live i would be looking to become a truck driver in the usa. can anyone help me with visas and if its possible. ive been onto the embussy website and it only goes on about people who have degrees and specialists that can live there.
Any help and advise would be very much appreciated. Thanks

I'm afraid your truck driving skills will not secure you the right to live and work in the US.

That's because unfortunately, they are the only people that can get a US employment based visa. Here is the list of available options, have a look and let us know if you think you or your wife would qualify for any of them - http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Pulaski's_Ways%3A_How_to_Live_and_Work_in_the_USA

Good luck.

Short answer - No.

Unfortunately, though if you've got a large wedge of cash to invest in a business, you'd perhaps have more chance, though with kids, might not be a great option.

What if my wifes brother emigrated 2year ago and is now an american citizen?

Are you sure he's a USC? So he was a USC before he emigrated there?

Good news is that if he's definitely a USC then that gives you a route in, as he can sponsor you all for a green card. Bad news - the wait is approx 12 years for a sibling so you won't be going anytime soon!

See the link above about family sponsorship.

If he got here via marriage, for instance and got a greencard off the bat, he'd need that for 3 years before being able to apply for US citizenship and then that's another 6-12 months. In simple terms.

Then you've got about 10-12 years wait.

A lot of truck drivers are subcontractors, and obviously buying a truck would be a "substantial investment", so E-2 (treaty investor) would be a possibility, if you've got the money.

If your wife's brother is actually a US citizen (and not just a permanent resident) then he can sponsor her for permanent residency on an I-130 but it takes approx. 12 years to get a visa number at present. Obviously longer if you've got to wait for him to get citizenship first.

So you could actually do it, go in as E-2, keep on renewing it, then when the visa number comes through, adjust status to permanent resident.

But (a) you need enough money to make a "substantial investment" which is usually $50,000+ and (b) there are various downsides to E-2, the main one in your situation being your kids have no status when they hit 21 and cannot work prior to that either.

Read this: http://london.usembassy.gov/e.html

Not really much use though, unless he can afford to employ a bunch of people, so would then be looking for a fleet of trucks and with no knowledge and contracts in the US, it'd be a business doomed to failure.

How did he immigrate to the USA, and how did he get his US citizenship that quickly? Most people after only 2 years in the USA wouldn't qualify for US Citizenship yet.

As others have said, if and when the brother is a USC, he can file an I-130 for his sister, and she can bring the family along when she immigrates (husband and kids under 21 years old). It takes about 10 - 12 years for a sibling immigrant visa to process.

Rene