gscott6

OK so I'm not sure if I am in the right thread but here it goes:

I am 24 years old and would love to move to Florida, even for a while then a view to stay for good. A couple of things I would like to know:

If I did the green card lottery and by some fluke got one, how difficult would it be to get decent paying job, I have 10 GCSE's, 3 A Levels and an Accounting Technician qualification (wouldn't care what job I would do as long as it paid enough to live off)

Would it be advisable for me to get health insurance?

What are my other options bearing in mind I have no chance of getting enough money to buy into a business

Any other information you can give me would be great (and if anyone owns a business and wants to sponsor me... I wish!!!)

Thanks

Ray

No employer here would know what an A level was ...

One day in hospital could cost $10K you need insurance if you can afford it ...lots cannot..... Pills can be very expensive
Stay where you are if you have job

gscott6

Stay where you are if you have job[/QUOTE]

That's all good advice but it's a dream and i'm only 24 so if it didnt work out it wouldn't be too bad...I think


so if anyone has any more advice....let me know. Would really appreciate it.

Englishtart

That's all good advice but it's a dream and i'm only 24 so if it didnt work out it wouldn't be too bad...I think


so if anyone has any more advice....let me know. Would really appreciate it.[/QUOTE]

Hi Gscott, welcome to BE, the advice Ray gave is probably the best you will get, at least for now...things are pretty tough in the US, no jobs around for most, it's not easy to find an employer to sponsor a foreigner, it cost big$$ and there are planty already here that are willing to work. You have time on your side, you could get some qualifications that would make you more attractive in the future, take a look in the wiki or the immigration forum, there are lots of threads that will give you an idea of what you are up against.

It's good to have a dream, Good luck

sir_eccles

That would be one hell of a fluke assuming from the rest of your comment that you are in the UK. Hint, people from the UK are not eligible for the lottery at the moment.

Ray

Not exactly true they may be married to a foreigner who is or something similar there are UK DV winners on this forum

fatbrit

Best visa bar none!

Ray

Yup Fatbrit is English ..he got here thru the DV
but his wife is an Abyssinia

meauxna

gscott6, please read this pinned thread http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=585898 and post your questions in the Immigration forum. Your questions are unrelated to this thread.

Thank you.

gscott6

You are quite correct that you cant enter the DV lottery if you are UK citizen but you can if you are British and live in Northern Ireland like me.

sir_eccles

Ah well you didn't mention that!

fatbrit

Live is irrelevant. Born would work.

meauxna

Is that where you were born? Or you have another changeability to NI?

I guess I will have to move your posts for you.

Rete

Or they could have an Irish passport.

fatbrit

Irrelevant to eligibility.