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Oct 3rd 2007, 4:13 pm

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Re: British Police officer wanting to transfer

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Originally Posted by penguinsix

Maybe it should be a sticky at the top of teh forum that says "So you Want to Move to America"...

Before the wiki, it was, along with loads of other stickies, which is why we've got the wiki...

Oct 3rd 2007, 4:31 pm

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Re: British Police officer wanting to transfer

Tarkak: was the expat police chief elected, perhaps?

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Originally Posted by penguinsix

You might have better luck working in the corporate security department of a very large international company and getting transfered to the US.

That would be a very roundabout way of doing it - and you'd have to have decent experience in fraud, counterfeiting, forensics to be brought over here. The US is knee-deep in ex-cops and agents (many of whom are not very good).

Would you ever work in corrections (nightmare) or in the military?
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/enlis...noncitizen.htm

Oct 3rd 2007, 5:05 pm

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Re: British Police officer wanting to transfer

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Originally Posted by Bob

It's right at the front of the US wiki section though...

http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Category:USA_Immigration

Oct 3rd 2007, 5:25 pm

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Re: British Police officer wanting to transfer

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Originally Posted by lapin_windstar

Would you ever work in corrections (nightmare) or in the military?
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/enlis...noncitizen.htm

Ah but, you still need to be a permanent resident first......

Oct 3rd 2007, 5:30 pm

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Re: British Police officer wanting to transfer

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Originally Posted by Bob

Before the wiki, it was, along with loads of other stickies, which is why we've got the wiki...

Is it a sticky wiki though?

Oct 3rd 2007, 5:37 pm

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Re: British Police officer wanting to transfer

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Originally Posted by Elvira

http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Category:USA_Immigration

http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Category:USA

in the main section

Oct 3rd 2007, 5:43 pm

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Re: British Police officer wanting to transfer

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Originally Posted by Bob

http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Category:USA

in the main section

Robertino mio caro - I do not dispute that it's there.......... I'm just saying it's not as obvious as it could be

Otherwise why do we keep getting peeps asking the most basic questions about US immigration...

Is there a way that anyone trying to post in any of the immigration forums for the first time would be flashed with a message along the lines of: "Before you start a thread, check whether your query is answered in ..."

Also an automatic link to anyone using the words 'marriage/married' plus 'VWP' in their first thread ............. to an explanation of the 10-foot pole

Oct 3rd 2007, 6:29 pm

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Re: British Police officer wanting to transfer

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Originally Posted by leachy99

I am a british police officer who wants to transfer to the USA. It seems on the US recruitment sites that I have seen it states that only US citizens can apply although I am aware of cases where people have transferred to the US from GB. I have a degree which I understand may help - can anybody help me and let me know how I can make this happen?

Regards Chris L

Chris, enjoy the move but please always be a British Bobby in your heart, 'cos the American cops are nowhere as good or professional as the British.

Down here in Texas, I feel the Gestapo and Heinrich Himmler trained the police here. The American public by and large are quite afraid and apprehensive about their police force. I couldn't give a monkeys about American police...lol, I got stopped doing 86 in a 65 and the copper said...Do you know what speed you were doing? I said, Course I know what bloody speed I was doing, I'm late for work

American cops are over-zealous and constables are ELECTED. Beware.

Oct 3rd 2007, 7:06 pm

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Re: British Police officer wanting to transfer

thanks for that - but it seems its a bit of a hopeless dream. I just want to move to America - police or no police. I was hoping my degree in english might help but all these websites and visa sites don't appear to be giving me much hope.

Oct 3rd 2007, 7:44 pm

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Re: British Police officer wanting to transfer

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Originally Posted by Elvira

Robertino mio caro - I do not dispute that it's there.......... I'm just saying it's not as obvious as it could be

well it's there when you click on the US....and the problem is, people don't....but I hear what your saying, it probably should be blinking with all the bells and whistles

Oct 3rd 2007, 8:51 pm

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Re: British Police officer wanting to transfer

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Originally Posted by lanky spoken here

American cops are nowhere as good or professional as the British.

Did you have many dealings with British cops?

Oct 3rd 2007, 9:06 pm

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Re: British Police officer wanting to transfer

Bring back the Metropolitan Special Patrol Group (SPG)
better than those nancy swat teams ...

Oct 3rd 2007, 10:16 pm

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Re: British Police officer wanting to transfer

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Originally Posted by Dogbyte

And the simple reply underneath would be "DON'T". Eh !

more like CAN'T!

Oct 4th 2007, 12:51 am

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Re: British Police officer wanting to transfer

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Originally Posted by lanky spoken here

American cops are over-zealous and constables are ELECTED. Beware.

??? The actual county Sheriff is an elected position (There's only one per county); their deputy's (i.e. constables) are fully trained police officers recruited into the force.