advice needed on moving to US with criminal record..
Nov 24th 2018, 2:58 pm
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Re: advice needed on moving to US with criminal record..
You will need to get your qualifications "translated" to show their equivalent US qualification. I believe there is a company called WES that is usually recommended. And don't forget that getting a visa is only the first step. Next, the company has to be willing to sponsor you for a green card if you are to stay permanently in the US.
Nov 24th 2018, 3:03 pm
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Re: advice needed on moving to US with criminal record..
As above, there is huge difference in a Canadian work visa and a US one though. For a Canadian work visa, any job qualifies (no education requirement), the visa costs $150, there is no need for an immigration lawyer, and the work permit can be applied for at the airport when you arrive. Even if a LMIA is required, that doesn't add that much in price or waiting time in comparison to a US visa.
For the US the job has to require a degree (you need that or equivalent experience), a lawyer is pretty much essential, it costs the employer approx $5000, and if going for a H1-B the employer will be waiting a minimum of 5 months for you to be able to start work, longer if they have to reapply the following year.
For the US the job has to require a degree (you need that or equivalent experience), a lawyer is pretty much essential, it costs the employer approx $5000, and if going for a H1-B the employer will be waiting a minimum of 5 months for you to be able to start work, longer if they have to reapply the following year.
Nov 24th 2018, 3:43 pm
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Re: advice needed on moving to US with criminal record..
As for the job role, it is project management for a large construction company, but they do not operate in the uk so the advice to work for them here doesn't apply, such a shame that a country built on immigration is now such a hard place to get into even without a criminal past, but I see why, to me its the best place on earth and im obviously not the only one... if I could only have my time again and not have had that stupid fight ggggrrrrrrr
In the 16 and 17 hundreds it was easier to emigrate to the US but by the 1800's there were rules, laws, regulations and having a criminal history was a no-no even then. The US was not Australia where the UK shipped their criminals. Our borders are not open (except on the southern part of America) to anyone that wants to just walk across. Isn't immigration one of the reasons why the UK is leaving the EU? The US is not the best place in the world to live or work. There are no safety nets for the employed or sick in the US as there is in the UK. Ask any of the Brits here and they will probably tell you, yes, the US is a nice place and they have been able to earn more here than in the UK (or in some instances about the same) but they were able to buy larger houses with more property. Many find US education inferior to the UK. You are wearing rose colored glasses.
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Nov 24th 2018, 3:44 pm
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Re: advice needed on moving to US with criminal record..
In the uk our policies are more relaxed, and people can come as long as they are willing to work as it makes our economy stronger, I get your argument of us jobs for us people, and I agree to it, but obviously there is demand for outsiders otherwise why would they offer jobs out?
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Nov 24th 2018, 3:48 pm
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Re: advice needed on moving to US with criminal record..
well its looking like I wont becoming then, so annoying how hard they have made it, I can understand the us government not wanting people with no qualifications and no money etc, but to make it hard for people with qualifications, money and just wanting to make there life better by moving there just is pathetic, such a shame!
There is no special relations between the US and the UK. What makes a Brit more worthy of emigrating to the US over someone from France or India.
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Nov 24th 2018, 3:52 pm
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Re: advice needed on moving to US with criminal record..
Have you been following politics in the US lately? There is a massive clampdown going on as regards immigration into the country -- and that includes "hardworking people" as well as those escaping oppression (and not just looking for more sunshine). Xenophobia is rampant and everyone is scrutinized. You are lucky to be living in a country with a decent standard of living-- and with Europe currently available to you.
Nov 24th 2018, 3:57 pm
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Re: advice needed on moving to US with criminal record..
You just hit on another sore spot. Why do you think there is no American citizen or legal permanent resident already in the US who can't do your job? Why do you think will want you? The USCIS is cracking down on work visas who pay foreign workers less money than they would pay a USC or LPR.
There is no special relations between the US and the UK. What makes a Brit more worthy of emigrating to the US over someone from France or India.
There is no special relations between the US and the UK. What makes a Brit more worthy of emigrating to the US over someone from France or India.
Nov 24th 2018, 4:01 pm
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Re: advice needed on moving to US with criminal record..
Have you been following politics in the US lately? There is a massive clampdown going on as regards immigration into the country -- and that includes "hardworking people" as well as those escaping oppression (and not just looking for more sunshine). Xenophobia is rampant and everyone is scrutinized. You are lucky to be living in a country with a decent standard of living-- and with Europe currently available to you.
Nov 24th 2018, 4:01 pm
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Re: advice needed on moving to US with criminal record..
I never once said that there isn't anyone in the us that couldn't do my job, not once, im not special in anyway, however, iv been offered 2 jobs , maybe not 100% legit as of yet, but why is it so hard for some one who has been OFFERED a job to accept the job is my point, and this isn't about me, inever had high expectations with my past anyway, but I mean in general, if theres a short fall in a certain career why cant someone else take it?
Nov 24th 2018, 4:04 pm
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Re: advice needed on moving to US with criminal record..
We Americans get downright annoyed and pissed hearing this argument. Personally, as an American, I'm fine with how difficult it is to emigrate to the US and in many ways wish it were more difficult.
In the 16 and 17 hundreds it was easier to emigrate to the US but by the 1800's there were rules, laws, regulations and having a criminal history was a no-no even then. The US was not Australia where the UK shipped their criminals. Our borders are not open (except on the southern part of America) to anyone that wants to just walk across. Isn't immigration one of the reasons why the UK is leaving the EU? The US is not the best place in the world to live or work. There are no safety nets for the employed or sick in the US as there is in the UK. Ask any of the Brits here and they will probably tell you, yes, the US is a nice place and they have been able to earn more here than in the UK (or in some instances about the same) but they were able to buy larger houses with more property. Many find US education inferior to the UK. You are wearing rose colored glasses.
In the 16 and 17 hundreds it was easier to emigrate to the US but by the 1800's there were rules, laws, regulations and having a criminal history was a no-no even then. The US was not Australia where the UK shipped their criminals. Our borders are not open (except on the southern part of America) to anyone that wants to just walk across. Isn't immigration one of the reasons why the UK is leaving the EU? The US is not the best place in the world to live or work. There are no safety nets for the employed or sick in the US as there is in the UK. Ask any of the Brits here and they will probably tell you, yes, the US is a nice place and they have been able to earn more here than in the UK (or in some instances about the same) but they were able to buy larger houses with more property. Many find US education inferior to the UK. You are wearing rose colored glasses.
Nov 24th 2018, 4:07 pm
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Re: advice needed on moving to US with criminal record..
It’s all very well companies offering jobs to non US citizens, but then they have to prove that there isn’t a USC to do that job. Out of over 300 million citizens...that’s a tough call. IMO it is only right that a country wants to keep jobs for its citizens, rather than them being out of work because the job has gone to a non USC.
Nov 24th 2018, 4:13 pm
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Re: advice needed on moving to US with criminal record..
We Americans get downright annoyed and pissed hearing this argument. Personally, as an American, I'm fine with how difficult it is to emigrate to the US and in many ways wish it were more difficult.
In the 16 and 17 hundreds it was easier to emigrate to the US but by the 1800's there were rules, laws, regulations and having a criminal history was a no-no even then. The US was not Australia where the UK shipped their criminals. Our borders are not open (except on the southern part of America) to anyone that wants to just walk across. Isn't immigration one of the reasons why the UK is leaving the EU? The US is not the best place in the world to live or work. There are no safety nets for the employed or sick in the US as there is in the UK. Ask any of the Brits here and they will probably tell you, yes, the US is a nice place and they have been able to earn more here than in the UK (or in some instances about the same) but they were able to buy larger houses with more property. Many find US education inferior to the UK. You are wearing rose colored glasses.
In the 16 and 17 hundreds it was easier to emigrate to the US but by the 1800's there were rules, laws, regulations and having a criminal history was a no-no even then. The US was not Australia where the UK shipped their criminals. Our borders are not open (except on the southern part of America) to anyone that wants to just walk across. Isn't immigration one of the reasons why the UK is leaving the EU? The US is not the best place in the world to live or work. There are no safety nets for the employed or sick in the US as there is in the UK. Ask any of the Brits here and they will probably tell you, yes, the US is a nice place and they have been able to earn more here than in the UK (or in some instances about the same) but they were able to buy larger houses with more property. Many find US education inferior to the UK. You are wearing rose colored glasses.
Nov 24th 2018, 4:22 pm
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Re: advice needed on moving to US with criminal record..
I'm afraid that moving to the US is inextricably linked to its political situation, particularly right now.
Nov 24th 2018, 4:24 pm
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Re: advice needed on moving to US with criminal record..
FYI Rete is probably BE’s longest standing member. She was a mod and supermod for almost 2 decades. She has given up hours and hours of her time to help thousands of people like yourself.