Big hello ! From a "moist " UK ....
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Big hello ! From a "moist " UK ....
Hi guy's, my girlfriend (50) & myself (47😲) are contemplating "the big move" .Would any of you good folk care to throw in a good point/ bad point list ?
My girlfriend is an administrator in an office & I'm an HGV driver .
.....your thought or comments would be most welcome. Many thanks
My girlfriend is an administrator in an office & I'm an HGV driver .
.....your thought or comments would be most welcome. Many thanks
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Re: Big hello ! From a "moist " UK ....
Hi guy's, my girlfriend (50) & myself (47😲) are contemplating "the big move" .Would any of you good folk care to throw in a good point/ bad point list ?
My girlfriend is an administrator in an office & I'm an HGV driver .
.....your thought or comments would be most welcome. Many thanks
My girlfriend is an administrator in an office & I'm an HGV driver .
.....your thought or comments would be most welcome. Many thanks
Lots of good and bad points, but I'd imagine they're fairly country dependent so give us a clue - where are you thinking of?
Good luck with it.
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Re: Big hello ! From a "moist " UK ....
Hi! .....Well we are "sort of" aiming for the Carolineas.
Plan is to travel for a few months later this year to explore the more Southern
State's before making a final choice .
We like warmth without excessive heat & we seam to of given up our partying but it might be nice to have a local "bar/hangout"
Plan is to travel for a few months later this year to explore the more Southern
State's before making a final choice .
We like warmth without excessive heat & we seam to of given up our partying but it might be nice to have a local "bar/hangout"
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Hi! .....Well we are "sort of" aiming for the Carolineas.
Plan is to travel for a few months later this year to explore the more Southern
State's before making a final choice .
We like warmth without excessive heat & we seam to of given up our partying but it might be nice to have a local "bar/hangout"
Plan is to travel for a few months later this year to explore the more Southern
State's before making a final choice .
We like warmth without excessive heat & we seam to of given up our partying but it might be nice to have a local "bar/hangout"
In which case, the biggest thing on the 'bad point' list would be that the US is nigh on impossible for most normal folk to move to, and neither a HGV driver not administrator would qualify for any kind of work related visa. But hopefully you're already citizens or have another route to a visa, so that won't be an issue for you.
I'll move your thread to the US forums, where the good folks there will be able to advise you better on your pros and cons list, best of luck.
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Start by reading this: Pulaski's Ways: How to Live and Work in the USA : British Expat Wiki
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The first thing we all need to know is what visa you'll be using to move to the USA?
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Start by reading this: Pulaski's Ways: How to Live and Work in the USA : British Expat Wiki
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Start by reading this: Pulaski's Ways: How to Live and Work in the USA : British Expat Wiki
Each of the above has several variations. In any case you will definitely need to be married for whichever one of you who does not get the primary visa to stand any chance of working. The "trailing spouse" of some visa categories can't work anyway.
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Hi! .....Well we are "sort of" aiming for the Carolineas. Plan is to travel for a few months later this year to explore the more Southern State's before making a final choice .We like warmth without excessive heat & we seam to of given up our partying but it might be nice to have a local "bar/hangout"
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Re: Big hello ! From a "moist " UK ....
Hummmm.....Seem's the damper has been put on things "slightly" lol....People said it was a new years "whim" but it's not a new idea ....It's only just become affordable with the need to support our self's for upto a year & the possibility of our inability to get a mortgage for several years we would buy outright. But here's hoping 😊
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Re: Big hello ! From a "moist " UK ....
Hummmm.....Seem's the damper has been put on things "slightly" lol....People said it was a new years "whim" but it's not a new idea ....It's only just become affordable with the need to support our self's for upto a year & the possibility of our inability to get a mortgage for several years we would buy outright. But here's hoping 😊
I'd be worrying about satisfying those conditions first before you get too far ahead of yourselves. Perhaps Canada or Australia (or mainland Europe within the EU) are options for you if you really want to leave the UK. All more sensible options for a British citizen with no obvious ties to the US.
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Re: Big hello ! From a "moist " UK ....
Hummmm.....Seem's the damper has been put on things "slightly" lol....People said it was a new years "whim" but it's not a new idea ....It's only just become affordable with the need to support our self's for upto a year & the possibility of our inability to get a mortgage for several years we would buy outright. But here's hoping 😊
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There are four countries in the EEA that are not in the EU (Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, and Lichtenstein), and all thirty two countries in the EEA have free movement of people/labour.
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Unfortunately, if neither of you are US citizens, your skill set isn't going to get you a visa to move here, unless you've got buckets of cash for a business or want to go to university and study.
The world is a big place though and there are plenty of places where you either don't need a visa, or a visa might be more achievable, of which a couple suggestions have already been made.
Good luck and welcome to BE though
The world is a big place though and there are plenty of places where you either don't need a visa, or a visa might be more achievable, of which a couple suggestions have already been made.
Good luck and welcome to BE though