Starting out, Job hunting from the UK to SC
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This isn't a baptism of fire. .... We reserve that for people dreaming of moving to Orlando!
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Okay guys,
I've gone away, looked in to it a little more and had some conversations with my SO, and we're looking at some options.
Fully aware I'm not going to just fall in to a job, that's off the table. Unfortunately so is Marriage until we've had experience of living together at least - I respect that decision from her and can totally see where she's coming from, even if it does make it a pain in the ass and a little harder. So now I have a couple options:
Go to school, study in a good field and get a full bachelors degree which I'd be unlikely to do here - I believe this would put me in good stead for employment within the US later on after marrying and becoming a PR. Live with her during this time (it'd make it incredibly cheap in terms of living costs), in fact we'll probably be going to the same college since she is hoping to start this or next year.
Visit for 6 months/ as long as I am allowed to on just a visitors VISA. Do some training programs i'm interested in out there (not creditted), maybe some volunteering, etc etc.
Try to find a temporary work visa, do some basic work in the US for a number of months and then go from there. Hopefully the latter two will give me and her enough time and experience of living together to know what we want to do as our next step.
All of which require me to take a sabbatical from work and save a crazy amount of money but i'm fine with that. So, please shoot down each idea as you see fit!
I've gone away, looked in to it a little more and had some conversations with my SO, and we're looking at some options.
Fully aware I'm not going to just fall in to a job, that's off the table. Unfortunately so is Marriage until we've had experience of living together at least - I respect that decision from her and can totally see where she's coming from, even if it does make it a pain in the ass and a little harder. So now I have a couple options:
Go to school, study in a good field and get a full bachelors degree which I'd be unlikely to do here - I believe this would put me in good stead for employment within the US later on after marrying and becoming a PR. Live with her during this time (it'd make it incredibly cheap in terms of living costs), in fact we'll probably be going to the same college since she is hoping to start this or next year.
Visit for 6 months/ as long as I am allowed to on just a visitors VISA. Do some training programs i'm interested in out there (not creditted), maybe some volunteering, etc etc.
Try to find a temporary work visa, do some basic work in the US for a number of months and then go from there. Hopefully the latter two will give me and her enough time and experience of living together to know what we want to do as our next step.
All of which require me to take a sabbatical from work and save a crazy amount of money but i'm fine with that. So, please shoot down each idea as you see fit!
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Do Ford's give sabbaticals?
90 days max on VWP, a bit less to be safe.
What temporary work visa?
Have you approached the Uni to find out International Student Fees?
90 days max on VWP, a bit less to be safe.
What temporary work visa?
Have you approached the Uni to find out International Student Fees?
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1. Coming to the USA on an F1 student visa is probably your best option. You will need to prove you can fund your studies. Just so you know, it will probably not be in your favor to have a USC gitlfriend.
2. Temporary work visa would be for something seasonal, usually, such as ski instructor or crop picker. Probably not something you want to do.
3. You can stay less than 90 days per trip as a visitor. Don't make back to back trips. Stay outside the USA longer than you were inside.
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2. Temporary work visa would be for something seasonal, usually, such as ski instructor or crop picker. Probably not something you want to do.
3. You can stay less than 90 days per trip as a visitor. Don't make back to back trips. Stay outside the USA longer than you were inside.
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Ford give sabbaticals of up to 4 years after being employed for a minimum of 3, perfectly possible for me to obtain one, and decide my fate with the company later down the line.
Was probably thinking about obtaining a visitors visa, is this not 6 months visit with the possibility of extending?
Only just started looking in to studying, calling the two colleges in charleston today with regard to computer science courses. Or as said, seasonal work of sort.
So would it be best not to mention the gf if applying for study or visitor visas? Or just be open and honest?
Was probably thinking about obtaining a visitors visa, is this not 6 months visit with the possibility of extending?
Only just started looking in to studying, calling the two colleges in charleston today with regard to computer science courses. Or as said, seasonal work of sort.
So would it be best not to mention the gf if applying for study or visitor visas? Or just be open and honest?
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VWP or Student Visa if you can afford it are your options.
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And to the OP's point about a visitor visa, that isn't a realistic option because anyone who is eligible for the VWP is unlikely to be given a visitor's visa unless they are retired.
If you apply for a visitor's visa and are rejected, it will be at least 6 months, and quite possibly 12 months, or longer, before an ESTA will be approved.
If you apply for a visitor's visa and are rejected, it will be at least 6 months, and quite possibly 12 months, or longer, before an ESTA will be approved.
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And to the OP's point about a visitor visa, that isn't a realistic option because anyone who is eligible for the VWP is unlikely to be given a visitor's visa unless they are retired.
If you apply for a visitor's visa and are rejected, it will be at least 6 months, and quite possibly 12 months, or longer, before an ESTA will be approved.
If you apply for a visitor's visa and are rejected, it will be at least 6 months, and quite possibly 12 months, or longer, before an ESTA will be approved.
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I'm struggling a little with the most recent point actually, i.e. why I would not be able to apply for a B-2 visa and stay for 6 months/ over 90 days? as the US website states:
Therefore I should be able to apply for a B2, correct?
Travelers who are eligible for the VWP may apply for a visitor (B) visa, if they prefer to do so. If you do not meet all of the criteria explained in this webpage, then you must apply for a visa. Additionally, you need to apply for a visa if you will be traveling on a private aircraft or other non-VWP approved air or sea carrier. Review the approved carriers list. Also, if you intend to extend your stay beyond 90 days or change your status once in the United States (for example, you intend to request change of status to student or temporary worker, etc.), then you need to apply for a visa.
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You can certainly apply.
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In short, be thankful that you have access to the VWP which is easy and extremely cheap, because most of the world is excluded from the VWP.
* BTW any justification which you try to cook up which looks like you just want to spend time with your girlfriend will guarantee that your visa will be declined, and quite possibly lead to your USCIS record flagged for you being an overstay/illegal immigration risk.
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As Boiler said, you are free to apply, but all the reports I have read are that unless you are retired or can present a credible plan to do something such as walk the Appalachian Trail*, you are unlikely, arguably very unlikely, to get a B-2 visa. Then, as I said above, you are likely to be refused an ESTA for 6-12 months too.
In short, be thankful that you have access to the VWP which is easy and extremely cheap, because most of the world is excluded from the VWP.
* BTW any justification which you try to cook up which looks like you just want to spend time with your girlfriend will guarantee that your visa will be declined, and quite possibly lead to your USCIS record flagged for you being an overstay/illegal immigration risk.
In short, be thankful that you have access to the VWP which is easy and extremely cheap, because most of the world is excluded from the VWP.
* BTW any justification which you try to cook up which looks like you just want to spend time with your girlfriend will guarantee that your visa will be declined, and quite possibly lead to your USCIS record flagged for you being an overstay/illegal immigration risk.
Frustrating, because there are also certifications in CAD programs I was looking to achieve in that time that aren't readily available in the UK.
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.... Frustrating, because there are also certifications in CAD programs I was looking to achieve in that time that aren't readily available in the UK.
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It's not, it'd just be taking the exam, potentially a small number of classes falling under 18 hours a week category.
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You're younger than I was when I met and married Mrs P, so I understand you not wanting to leap into marriage, but when we married we had spent only six weeks together, over the preceding 18 months, of which one was the week immediately before we got married. I am not the only on in BE who successfully made that leap.
Time spent living together is a very poor predictor of successful marriage, and in fact the dramatic increase in cohabitation over the past 50 years has seen an equally dramatic rise in the divorce rate.
Time spent living together is a very poor predictor of successful marriage, and in fact the dramatic increase in cohabitation over the past 50 years has seen an equally dramatic rise in the divorce rate.