Lindseywalker87

Hi all my husband works for bmw here in the uk as a vehicle technician we have always dreamed of living in florida and were there on honeymoon recently. We went to a bmw whilst we were there and were given a potential job offer but we arent sure what to do now...

Any advice?

Thanks
Lindsey

scrubbedexpat099

Same as you were given before, nothing has changed.

civilservant

The company must petition him for a visa (unless he is a US Citizen, in which case he is free to move to the US), did they mention visas? If not, they probably don't even know the process, and if the whole idea is possible (which, in all honesty, it probably isn't)

EDIT - I see you asked a similar question back in January. The same applies.

Lindseywalker87

We never got that far they contacted there training provider to see how his credentials would translate from here to there and we have been chatting by email but they have basically said get immigration sorted and job is yours

civilservant

That's the problem, if they want him it's down to them to begin the process by petitioning for him. You can do nothing in this regard.

Lindseywalker87

I know i asked same question back in january but there was no job offer then it was just merely a dream......

So basically our life is in the hands of wether the employer wants to sponsor my husband or not.....sorry i just dont understand all this immigration jargon i need it put to me in plain english

civilservant

Correct.

See above.

christmasoompa

Your husband can do nothing, the employer has to petition for a visa for him, at considerable expense to them.

I don't see any way that a vehicle service technician would be eligible for any visa tbh (did you see any in the Pulaskis Ways Wiki article that he may qualify for?), but if he is eligible then it's up to the employer to hire an immigration lawyer and get things started.

HTH.

scrubbedexpat099

There is no jargon, if the Employer wants him in the US then it is the Employer and their lawyer who do all the paperwork.

A job offer without a visa is worthless.

Having said that there is no obvious visa for the Employer/ Lawyer to apply for.

Noorah101

OK, so what the employer is telling you is that they will not sponsor him for a visa. If he happens to somehow already be living in the USA and has permission to work, THEN they'll hire him.

Rene

Pulaski

Worse than that, a job offer on its own does nothing to facilitate obtaining a visa.

To put into plain English as LW87 requested, the employer would have to argue, and prove, that they could not hire a suitably qualified and experienced US citizen or permanent resident. There's the problem: the US is not short of car mechanics.

nudda

with all due respect, please start your own thread as I am being notified of replies when they are not related to my original post.

ian-mstm

With equal due respect, you don't get to dictate who posts or responds in a thread... although I agree that starting a new thread would have been appropriate.

Ian

Lindseywalker87

Thanks every1 and apologies for jumping into your thread!

Jerseygirl

Rather than hijacking s thread...I have moved your posts and subsequent replies into a new thread.