Bouncing in to say hi!!
Feb 10th 2009, 5:37 pm
#31
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Re: Bouncing in to say hi!!
Hi - im in Columbus Ohio, husband is on an L1A visa.
If you have the choice - hold out for the L visa. As already said it will allow you to apply for work authorisation if you want it (and beware with the voluntary work thing - a lot of those roles are not allowed without work authorisation - as if is often considered a role that someone could be paid for). Also - the route onto a green card is a lot easier from an L1 than an H1 should you decide you would like to stay longer then the visa allows. You can get a SSN number too which makes life easier.
As to Ohio - I am loving it still after 15 months here. Yes it gets rather cold in the winter - we have just had snow on the ground for the past 6 weeks straight but its not as cold as say michigan. It also has lovely summers. I find the people friendly, and welcoming.
If you have the choice - hold out for the L visa. As already said it will allow you to apply for work authorisation if you want it (and beware with the voluntary work thing - a lot of those roles are not allowed without work authorisation - as if is often considered a role that someone could be paid for). Also - the route onto a green card is a lot easier from an L1 than an H1 should you decide you would like to stay longer then the visa allows. You can get a SSN number too which makes life easier.
As to Ohio - I am loving it still after 15 months here. Yes it gets rather cold in the winter - we have just had snow on the ground for the past 6 weeks straight but its not as cold as say michigan. It also has lovely summers. I find the people friendly, and welcoming.
Feb 10th 2009, 6:24 pm
#32
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Re: Bouncing in to say hi!!
Hi - im in Columbus Ohio, husband is on an L1A visa.
If you have the choice - hold out for the L visa. As already said it will allow you to apply for work authorisation if you want it (and beware with the voluntary work thing - a lot of those roles are not allowed without work authorisation - as if is often considered a role that someone could be paid for). Also - the route onto a green card is a lot easier from an L1 than an H1 should you decide you would like to stay longer then the visa allows. You can get a SSN number too which makes life easier.
As to Ohio - I am loving it still after 15 months here. Yes it gets rather cold in the winter - we have just had snow on the ground for the past 6 weeks straight but its not as cold as say michigan. It also has lovely summers. I find the people friendly, and welcoming.
If you have the choice - hold out for the L visa. As already said it will allow you to apply for work authorisation if you want it (and beware with the voluntary work thing - a lot of those roles are not allowed without work authorisation - as if is often considered a role that someone could be paid for). Also - the route onto a green card is a lot easier from an L1 than an H1 should you decide you would like to stay longer then the visa allows. You can get a SSN number too which makes life easier.
As to Ohio - I am loving it still after 15 months here. Yes it gets rather cold in the winter - we have just had snow on the ground for the past 6 weeks straight but its not as cold as say michigan. It also has lovely summers. I find the people friendly, and welcoming.
Feb 12th 2009, 12:48 am
#33
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Re: Bouncing in to say hi!!
Hi - im in Columbus Ohio, husband is on an L1A visa.
If you have the choice - hold out for the L visa. As already said it will allow you to apply for work authorisation if you want it (and beware with the voluntary work thing - a lot of those roles are not allowed without work authorisation - as if is often considered a role that someone could be paid for). Also - the route onto a green card is a lot easier from an L1 than an H1 should you decide you would like to stay longer then the visa allows. You can get a SSN number too which makes life easier.
As to Ohio - I am loving it still after 15 months here. Yes it gets rather cold in the winter - we have just had snow on the ground for the past 6 weeks straight but its not as cold as say michigan. It also has lovely summers. I find the people friendly, and welcoming.
If you have the choice - hold out for the L visa. As already said it will allow you to apply for work authorisation if you want it (and beware with the voluntary work thing - a lot of those roles are not allowed without work authorisation - as if is often considered a role that someone could be paid for). Also - the route onto a green card is a lot easier from an L1 than an H1 should you decide you would like to stay longer then the visa allows. You can get a SSN number too which makes life easier.
As to Ohio - I am loving it still after 15 months here. Yes it gets rather cold in the winter - we have just had snow on the ground for the past 6 weeks straight but its not as cold as say michigan. It also has lovely summers. I find the people friendly, and welcoming.
Feb 12th 2009, 1:36 am
#34
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Feb 12th 2009, 1:44 am
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Re: Bouncing in to say hi!!
lake effect snow,
cold air moving over Lake Erie picks up moisture off the lake and dumps as snow over Cleveland / Erie PA and Buffalo NY.
also happens in northern Michigan off Superior and western Michigan of Lake Mich.
Rochester / Syracuse NY get it off Lake Ontario.
cold air moving over Lake Erie picks up moisture off the lake and dumps as snow over Cleveland / Erie PA and Buffalo NY.
also happens in northern Michigan off Superior and western Michigan of Lake Mich.
Rochester / Syracuse NY get it off Lake Ontario.
Feb 12th 2009, 2:04 am
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Re: Bouncing in to say hi!!
We had a big lake effect dump a week ago. Towns east of Cleveland at higher elevations, like Chardon, get it even worse. It's really bad in Erie. I'm sure Manc's aware that it's not unusual for stretches of I-90 in PA and NY to be closed because of snow squalls off the lake. My parents were stranded in Ashtabula once because of a lake effect storm. Gave me a fright... didn't know where they were for 24 hours because their dumb Canadian payg phone wouldn't work in the US :curse:
Feb 12th 2009, 2:05 am
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Re: Bouncing in to say hi!!
We had a big lake effect dump a week ago. Towns east of Cleveland at higher elevations, like Chardon, get it even worse. It's really bad in Erie. I'm sure Manc's aware that it's not unusual for stretches of I-90 in PA and NY to be closed because of snow squalls off the lake. My parents were stranded in Ashtabula once because of a lake effect storm. Gave me a fright... didn't know where there were for 24 hours because their dumb Canadian payg phone wouldn't work in the US :curse:
Feb 12th 2009, 2:50 am
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Oakville. QEW exit 118 Trafalgar Ave.
where do you live now Bill?
where do you live now Bill?
Feb 12th 2009, 3:47 am
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Re: Bouncing in to say hi!!
You're on the QEW heading towards T.O? Thank god my daughter is at home with her boyfriend right now.
Feb 12th 2009, 6:13 pm
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Re: Bouncing in to say hi!!
Feb 12th 2009, 6:48 pm
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Re: Bouncing in to say hi!!
Will hopefully find out if job move is viable in the next week or so, and if it is then we can get ball rolling with visa applications.
Feb 12th 2009, 7:01 pm
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Re: Bouncing in to say hi!!
Learn something new everyday! Thanks for that as was also looking at the Lake Erie area.... How near would you say Bay Village and Lakewood are?
Will hopefully find out if job move is viable in the next week or so, and if it is then we can get ball rolling with visa applications.
Will hopefully find out if job move is viable in the next week or so, and if it is then we can get ball rolling with visa applications.
