Pooch

Hello all

Don't know if this is a stupid question or not really, but anyhow...

Just starting out on the process of trying to get a job and move to the states.

My question is this: i declared bankrupt in august 2004 in the uk. I will be discharged this year in August.

Is there any possibilty this will affect my chances of moving to the states, as i know there are problems for people with criminal records etc (although there was nothing criminal about my bankruptcy i hasten to add!).

any help much appreciated

fatbrit

Shouldn't be a factor as far as I know.

Pooch

thanks for the swift reply! it just occurred to me before that maybe it could be an issue

anotherlimey

You might want to ask this in the US Visa forum.

scrubbedexpat099

Usually it is the US Sponsor who has to provide the financial side.

What Visa do you intend to enter on?

Bob

wouldnt' affect any US credit history as you wouldn't have any anyway...
But how do you plan on coming over?

anotherlimey

It doesn't seem like the OP has considered the visas etc. so I thought that the best place to ask this kind of "entrance" question would be the visa forum.

Pooch

hi,
you're absolutely right, i'm only just beginning to even consider the possibility of going to the states.

i had this initial thought in a panic, thinking i may as well ask first, otherwise if it was to be a problem then there'd be no point continuing.

Apologies if this is in the wrong place. Many thanks for all replies.

BritGuyTN

taking bankruptcy out if the equation, its still unlikely that you would qualify for a work visa. if you work for a subsiduary of a US corporation and they will transfer you then thats great, otherwise you are probably shit out of luck

check the visa options first. its very tough to get out here

Ray

If you cannot manage your life in the nanny state ..How will you manage in the US ... ain't nobody to hold your hand here...

scrubbedexpat099

OK just looked at your first post, your due to graduate later this year.

Its probably completely academic as you would have no way in, apart from the 90 day visitors visa. And that does not ask about bankruptcy.

Pooch

well at the moment i'm not looking for a total move into the states, i would just like to work there for maybe a year or so, perhaps with a view to moving later on. I'm looking into phd at a usa univeristy, and apply for assistantships to help support yourself, or possibly a year long internship. As i've said earlier i'm just at the start of looking into these areas.

scrubbedexpat099

Well others here will know better than me but US education is v expensive.

I suppose I had in my mind that you will not have the money to show that you can support yourself for the period of your study having gone through bankruptcy.

AdobePinon

Well, that's possible. But you should choose your subject very carefully. If it's not something like chemistry, physics, or certain engineering degrees, you're going to be paying through the nose. Some of the sciences will pay you enough to live on, if you are careful about where in the country you wish to live.

Working while on a student visa is not easy. You cannot legally work off-campus without proving financial hardship, and you won't get the visa if you are unable to prove that you will have the funds to support yourself. On-campus work is very limited in both hours and hourly rates.

Bob

20 hours a week, but I don't think your allowed to work in the first semester, or it could be the first year....so to even get the student visa would have to show funds to cover cost of the course, cost of living and materials...so probably a no goer with bankruptcy...