US Visa query
Hey everyone
Could I have some advice regarding US visas please? I’ve tried googling but there seems to be so many choices! We are, very early, thinking about moving to the states from the UK but are unsure which visa we would need. My husband and I would both want to work, we have two daughters of school age as well. I have a lot of relatives over there, more than in the UK, but not immediate, just aunts and cousins. Many thanks for any advise as to where to start with this. |
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https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Pulas...ork_in_the_USA
Start here. These are the ways to live and work in the US.... which route do you believe you qualify for? |
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I’ve read it and I don’t know! Work wise husband is a telecommunications engineer and I am classed as an unqualified teacher I guess. I am just so confused as to whether we could even get a visa.
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Who does your husband work for? Do they have a US presence for which he could transfer?
The truth is that many people do not have a route to move to the US. Despite it's reputation, the US is one of the most difficult countries to move too if you do not have immediate family already living here. |
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Yes that’s my knowledge as well that it’s difficult to get over there. I guess aunts and cousins don’t count as immediate family?
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They do not
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My husbands company is solely UK based so would the only option be to get a job and they sponsor you to come over?
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Originally Posted by elaw
(Post 13212238)
My husbands company is solely UK based so would the only option be to get a job and they sponsor you to come over?
I don't have much knowledge of that industry, but it dosen't sound like an occupation that may lead to a visa. My fellow East Coast BE people will be along later when the EC mostly wakes up, so other suggestions may be given. |
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Yeah he deals with fiber amongst other things.
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As per post #2.
It's highly unlikely that you would be able to move to the States. Your husband would need to find a job with a US presence and then move to the US company location. All very slim. Sorry. Unless you have another citizenship to another country, Possibly a diversity lottery route, but again slim chance. |
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Ok thank you. That’s upsetting to hear but thank you for responding .
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Originally Posted by excpomea
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Unless you have another citizenship to another country, Possibly a diversity lottery route, but again slim chance.
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Originally Posted by postbox134
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DV is by birth not citizenship, so unless born in NI then that's not an option for people born in the UK.
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Originally Posted by elaw
(Post 13212283)
Ok thank you. That’s upsetting to hear but thank you for responding.
The US has no program for visas for any trades, the assumption is, unless sponsored for transfer by an existing employer, that work visas are for people with degrees and advanced knowledge, or they're for low-paid seasonal (e.g. hotel housekeeping staff in Florida) and agriculture workers. And in reality even most occupations with a degree as a minimum requirement, and even further advanced training, are unable to work in the US either - a law degree and qualifications as a solicitor or barrister are virtually useless in the US without substantial additional training and more exams. A family friend, married to a USC, who was a doctor and further trained as an anesthetist, with a decade of experience, had to go back to medical school for a year, then do several years of supervised work in a training hospital before she was "qualified" in the US to do the job she already had years of experience doing outside the US. |
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Originally Posted by elaw
(Post 13212229)
I’ve read it and I don’t know! Work wise husband is a telecommunications engineer and I am classed as an unqualified teacher I guess. I am just so confused as to whether we could even get a visa.
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