"To dream....the impossible dream..."
Oct 20th 2005, 4:52 am
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Re: "To dream....the impossible dream..."
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Oct 20th 2005, 4:56 am
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Re: "To dream....the impossible dream..."
DV lottery.
Oct 20th 2005, 5:47 am
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B1/2 for a year, then kinda got hoofed and came back 6 odd months later on a K1...almost 2 years later, i still don't have a greencard...and that EAD was a complete waste of money, bar a couple weeks of temp work and being used as ID at a bar before I got my local license 
Oct 20th 2005, 9:03 am
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Re: "To dream....the impossible dream..."
Originally Posted by Bob
B1/2 for a year, then kinda got hoofed and came back 6 odd months later on a K1...almost 2 years later, i still don't have a greencard...and that EAD was a complete waste of money, bar a couple weeks of temp work and being used as ID at a bar before I got my local license
Always liked the States from visits but not planning on trying to get over permanently as the wife doesn't want to live there and it's nigh impossible anyway !
We have applied to Canada as we have relatives there, but I was just curious regarding how people got in and stayed.
Cheers guys.
Paul.
Oct 20th 2005, 11:43 am
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My husband was head hunted by a company in the USA. We came here straight on a green card - took 18 months to complete but the company were willing to wait plus foot the cost.
Oct 20th 2005, 11:59 am
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Re: "To dream....the impossible dream..."
Originally Posted by Tangram
As I have seen it's nigh impossible to get into the States unless you marry a USC or get a company transfer.....how did all the x pats on here get in and stay in ?
Been here 3 1/2 years now and love him and the area to bits !
oh p.s. the axe murderer thing is my mothers take on the situation
Oct 20th 2005, 12:42 pm
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L1A intra-company transfer, after 14 years for the same company in the UK and Europe. GC approved Oct 2004.
Oct 20th 2005, 2:09 pm
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Re: "To dream....the impossible dream..."
Originally Posted by Celtic_Angel
I came kicking and screamin!! 
Oct 20th 2005, 2:10 pm
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Re: "To dream....the impossible dream..."
Originally Posted by jan_michigan
Met an all American axe murderer on ICQ and somehow decided it would be good to live with him in the back end of no-wheresville.
Been here 3 1/2 years now and love him and the area to bits !
oh p.s. the axe murderer thing is my mothers take on the situation
Been here 3 1/2 years now and love him and the area to bits !
oh p.s. the axe murderer thing is my mothers take on the situation
Oct 20th 2005, 2:10 pm
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Re: "To dream....the impossible dream..."
Originally Posted by Tangram
Thanks for all the replies....looks like consensus is transfer or marriage ( apart from the NI lottery winner - thought NI was part of the UK so therefpore couldn't get lottery, well you learn something everyday ).
Always liked the States from visits but not planning on trying to get over permanently as the wife doesn't want to live there and it's nigh impossible anyway !
We have applied to Canada as we have relatives there, but I was just curious regarding how people got in and stayed.
Cheers guys.
Paul.
Always liked the States from visits but not planning on trying to get over permanently as the wife doesn't want to live there and it's nigh impossible anyway !
We have applied to Canada as we have relatives there, but I was just curious regarding how people got in and stayed.
Cheers guys.
Paul.
Tough to get a job these days that will sponsor your visa (with the exception of a transfer) but some companies still do it, especially in certain sectors.
The canada thing is a good idea. You should be able to get immigrant status in canada no bother and you can then use that to work in the US after some tweaking. I work in IT and that route is often taken by a lot of indians who can't get a Green Card in the US when their H-1's expire.
Anyway, good luck
Oct 20th 2005, 2:18 pm
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Re: "To dream....the impossible dream..."
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
NI is part of the UK but for some reason we're eligible for the lottery - prob something to do with the yanks all loving their oirish ancestors. NI is processed through the DV as a seperate category to The Republic of Ireland so they don't just lump us in with the Southerners.
Tough to get a job these days that will sponsor your visa (with the exception of a transfer) but some companies still do it, especially in certain sectors.
The canada thing is a good idea. You should be able to get immigrant status in canada no bother and you can then use that to work in the US after some tweaking. I work in IT and that route is often taken by a lot of indians who can't get a Green Card in the US when their H-1's expire.
Anyway, good luck
Tough to get a job these days that will sponsor your visa (with the exception of a transfer) but some companies still do it, especially in certain sectors.
The canada thing is a good idea. You should be able to get immigrant status in canada no bother and you can then use that to work in the US after some tweaking. I work in IT and that route is often taken by a lot of indians who can't get a Green Card in the US when their H-1's expire.
Anyway, good luck
Oct 20th 2005, 3:45 pm
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Re: "To dream....the impossible dream..."
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
NI is part of the UK but for some reason we're eligible for the lottery - prob something to do with the yanks all loving their oirish ancestors. NI is processed through the DV as a seperate category to The Republic of Ireland so they don't just lump us in with the Southerners.
Tough to get a job these days that will sponsor your visa (with the exception of a transfer) but some companies still do it, especially in certain sectors.
The canada thing is a good idea. You should be able to get immigrant status in canada no bother and you can then use that to work in the US after some tweaking. I work in IT and that route is often taken by a lot of indians who can't get a Green Card in the US when their H-1's expire.
Anyway, good luck
Tough to get a job these days that will sponsor your visa (with the exception of a transfer) but some companies still do it, especially in certain sectors.
The canada thing is a good idea. You should be able to get immigrant status in canada no bother and you can then use that to work in the US after some tweaking. I work in IT and that route is often taken by a lot of indians who can't get a Green Card in the US when their H-1's expire.
Anyway, good luck
Paul
