Electrician wanting to move to USA + any loopholes?
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Re: Electrician wanting to move to USA + any loopholes?
We are all people who have been through the process ourselves. We are not unsympathetic to your desires to come to the US. I myself am the daughter of an immigrant with skills similar to your own. We are not the government and have no particular interest in keeping you out. Trust me, if any of us knew a legal and safe way for you to proceed, we would tell you.
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Re: Electrician wanting to move to USA + any loopholes?
Seems like there is no way in for a hard working man who wants to raise a family! Even if there is a job there for him! Shame Britain is not even half as stricted! Maybe I wouldn't want to leave then!
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Re: Electrician wanting to move to USA + any loopholes?
Thank you for all your help but it seems like all is being said is no! Has it always been like this?
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Re: Electrician wanting to move to USA + any loopholes?
The fact of the matter is that there are only a very limited number of ways to get to the USA, and a vast number of people don't fit into those categories.
We are not really saying "NO", we are saying "have your friend who wants to hire you, consult with an attorney, to see what options, if any, are out there". That is the only way forward for you right now.
You are an electrian, right? That's a skill. In general, immigration to the USA doesn't work for people with a "skill", it works for people with a "degree". Perhaps you can go back to school and get a Bachelor's Degree in electrical engineering. Or come to the USA on a student visa and get your degree here. Then your chances improve greatly.
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Re: Electrician wanting to move to USA + any loopholes?
No, of course not. Things have tightened up steadily and gradually since my father entered the country more than 50 years ago, and they tightened again after the 9-11 attacks. If the US rules really were stricter than the UK rules, I would have joined my husband there instead of him joining me here. Incidentally, to qualify for a temporary work visa for the UK, I had to be sponsored by an international company that enjoyed special status in the UK; I could not have used a "friend in the business" with a job offer for someone of my decidedly middle-level and over-abundant work skills. It really depends very much on your individual circumstances and the law as it stands at any given moment. Laws do change and circumstances change and maybe you just need to wait for an opportunity to arise, and perhaps take the time to improve your skills so you qualify for a higher-demand occupation in the US, if appropriate.
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Re: Electrician wanting to move to USA + any loopholes?
Despite what you may read in the Daily Mail, it's just as hard for a US citizen to move to the UK. In fact, if your friend's wife had wanted to move to the UK instead of the other way around, she'd have had a much tougher time of it than he did.
It's only easy for EU citizens to move to the UK, but of course that works both ways and you could up sticks and move anywhere within the EU anytime you wish without any visa hassle. So if you want out of the UK, why not just do that?
#52
Re: Electrician wanting to move to USA + any loopholes?
That might mean moving to a country full of the same foreigners he is desperately trying to distance himself from, yaknow?
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Re: Electrician wanting to move to USA + any loopholes?
Getting back OT ...
I second what Rene says about getting some study under your belt. You have £20,000 in savings, you could study something related, get a degree and then be in a better position to move over.
I second what Rene says about getting some study under your belt. You have £20,000 in savings, you could study something related, get a degree and then be in a better position to move over.
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Re: Electrician wanting to move to USA + any loopholes?
You can still have a good life in the UK, believe it or not. Visit your friend for nice holidays.
*awaits the howls of derision she always gets for posting this*
*awaits the howls of derision she always gets for posting this*
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Re: Electrician wanting to move to USA + any loopholes?
.... only joking. Come visit the Lakes, or Galloway/Dumfries if you fancy a more moderate clime, just in the UK. And York for its Cathedrals. And other places (look I'm not a Tourist Guide lol).
Sally is spot on - you choose how to make the most of your life; sounds like you are in a better position than most to make a positive change. Just not in the US.
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Re: Electrician wanting to move to USA + any loopholes?
At least you are not in a highly disfavored occupation such as Medical Doctor.
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