Cw10

Hello, me and my wife's dream is to move to Orlando Florida and work for either Walt Disney World or Universal Studios. We're obsessed and each time we visit, we never want to leave!

I have no idea where to begin? Can you help us out and help make our dreams come true?

Thank you.

Guindalf

Now that's original! See how far down this list of questions you can get...

1. Are you or a direct family member a US citizen?
2. Are you dating, engaged to or married to a US citizen?
3. Do you work for an international company with offices in the US?
4. Do you have in excess of $1 million to throw at a green card to buy your way in?
5. Have you spent ANY time in the US as something other than a holiday?
6. Are you aware that the US is not all Mickey Mouse?
7. Are you aware of healthcare costs, the cost of living, the standard of living or anything else other than what you've seen in the Orlando area?

I suspect there isn't a positive answer to any of the above, but you can go here and see if there is anything for which you may qualify.

Don't worry, you're not alone. Most of the visitors to this forum (and any other immigration related sites) will not set foot in the US, Orlando or otherwise, as anything other than a visitor.

SO no sugar-coating. Your dreams are most likely going to remain just that, dreams.

Cw10

Although I appreciate your time to comment, a bit of positivity wouldn't go amiss?

1. No
2. No
3. No
4. No
5. No
6. Yes, but working for Walt Disney World or Universal Studios (doing whatever) is something we'd love to do. It may be hard but why stop trying just because it's a little difficult?
7. Yes, something we've looked very much into.

We are from the U.K looking to emigrate.

So, using your knowledge regarding emigration, are you telling me there is a 100% chance of this not happening or a small chance? If their is a small chance, what do we do?

Thanks.

quiltman

Sad but true!

mikelincs

Have a very careful read of this from the BE Wiki, see if you qualify for any of the methods, sadly unless you have a very good degree, or loads of money, then you will just have to carry on dreaming. The US is one of the hardest countries to get a work visa for, and with Trump's vow 'America first' then it's not going to get any easier

http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Pulask...ork_in_the_USA

christmasoompa

The thing is, there's no point in being positive if you don't have any chance of getting a visa for the US. As Mike has said, it's one of the toughest countries to e emigrate to and essentially you need good education (degree as a minimum, ideally masters or more), specialist skills and/or lots of money to invest and/or a US citizen close family member just to qualify you for a visa. It sounds like you want to move permanently, so those really are your only options and ways to an immigrant visa ('green card').

Have a read of this Wiki article to understand the various visas available, and you can figure out if any may fit for you. Pulaski's Ways: How to Live and Work in the USA : British Expat Wiki If you also give people more info (your highest level of education, your work experience etc), then they can try and help you with a feasible visa route.

If you don't have a visa route available to you now, then you can certainly do it (see, positivity!) if you're prepared to make it a long term plan and work towards it - think a 10 year plan, getting further education (as above, ideally a masters) and working your way up in an international company so you can get a transfer or get headhunted by a company prepared to sponsor your visa.

HTH, good luck.

ian-mstm

Lofty goals indeed! Since you give no indication of what skills, education, or experience you have, it's really difficult to say what your chances are.


How about addressing the three areas mentioned above?


With respect, most people in the world (including most from the UK) will never come to the US as anything other than visitors.


Again, with respect, you've posted nothing so far that lends any positivity to your situation.


The chance is likely not 0%... but without knowing more about your skills, education, and experience - we assume the default of 0%... which is the reality for most people.

Ian

Cw10

Thanks for the comments!

Okay, below are my highest qualifications;
Computer Science - Degree
Business Administration - Degree

Current job: Senior ICT Engineer / Network Engineer

Thanks.

Cw10

Thanks Ian.

My highest qualifications;
Computer Science - Degree
Business Administration - Degree

Experience;
Current job - Senior ICT Engineer / Network Engineer
Previous job - Working in the NHS GP secretary/Data Quality/ICT Lead

Thanks

Twinkle0927

If it's a job with Disney you want, how about Paris? Or at their London offices? I have a friend back in the U.K. who worked for the Disney corporation. Initially he was in Disneyland Paris and then was transferred internally to Orlando. He hated it.

JPROPS72

Here's the thing.... positivity does not create reality or opportunity. Coming to a forum for advice is only as worthwhile as you are to listen to and take on board the advice given. While this may not be what you wanted to hear, it is the most straightforward and honest advice someone can honestly give you.

You say that you've looked into health care costs etc. What have you found? How much per month do you think your healthcare will cost? You clearly have not researched well or in the right places. I live in the Orlando area and I can tell you that most of the British families who come via non-family based routes are paying more in healthcare costs per month than Disney or Universal pay per month.

Guindalf

I'm sorry. Would you prefer the Disney answer and a load of lies? If you wanted someone to blow smoke up your a***, then I'm not your guy. I tend to straight shoot and, believe it or not, my reply WAS positive, just not in the way you wanted to hear!

There's an awful lot of 'No's in that list!

In response to your answer to question 6, what you'd love to do is totally irrelevant here. What you CAN do is more important and, the truth is, with the information given, you'd have more luck buying a lottery ticket and winning the jackpot twice in a row!

Along with thousands of others! Do you think yours is the first post with this request? Occasionally, we get something similar from people who've seen more than the House of Mouse and have a minutely better idea of what living in America might actually be like! They get a similar response. YOU may be looking at the world through rose-tinted glasses, but for those of us who've done it (mostly through work or marriage - for me it's the latter), it's real and we shoot straight from the hip.

Have you read through the link I gave you? Is there anything there that suggests you may have a chance? I suspect not and there, my friend, is your own answer.

While nothing can be guaranteed 100%, the figure is so close to it as to make no difference (see the lottery ticket comment above - and no, you do not qualify for the diversity lottery unless born in Ireland or in a country that does).

If you want positivity, the sun will shine today and you're welcome to come and spend a week or two here any time you want, provided you have a clean criminal record and qualify for the VWP (or B visa if necessary, but ask before applying!).

Have a magical day.

Awesome Welles

Also bear in mind that the majority of folks on here who reside in the US achieved this by marrying their way in (requires no specialized skills, qualifications or money). Doing it the 'hard way', via employment - what you are alluding to, is a challenge, but not an insurmountable one.

Disney and Universal have a reputation in Central FL as being piss-poor employers, who pay minimums, offer little in the way of security and are generally arseholes to work for.

That said, there are other major employers in this area - Lockheed Martin and EA Sports spring immediately to mind. My next door neighbor works at Lockheed and has several H-1B colleagues (some from UK) working in his dept, which is IT related.

If you want it bad enough....

tom169

With those degrees and experience you may have a shot at some form of employment route.

Perhaps not with Disney, but it would be a way to the USA, if that's what you're after.

I'm confused to what you're on about here. Are you comparing like for like benefits? If so, healthcare providers don't discriminate based on nationality. I pay the exact same amount as my US citizen coworker.

scrubbedexpat099

Apply for a job and see if they will sponsor you?