Tracym

I believe Mr. Folinsky (an immigration attorney himself) recommended you a couple who specialize in your sort of thing. Myself, I would be delighted to have a recommendation from Mr. F.

Enigma79

Ok well thank you everyone for your advice......

......I have made a few decisions and so I'm done.

Thanks folks!

E x

hobbes79

In the US, it takes 4-years to get a bachelors degree. You have a bachelors degree, so your 3-year degree is a 4-year degree... if that makes any sense!

When I applied for a visa, the lawyers I had explained that since with the UK system we specialise at 16, 2 years of science/math based A-Levels plus my 3-year engineering degree = 4 year degree. Wasn't a problem.

You have other mountains to climb, but the degree thing isn't a serious one at all.

newXgate

I realize you are now going to consult a qualified Immigration lawyer rather than consultant, but I would still advise you to take 'ownership' of your immigration situtation by doing as much research as possible beforehand. Start by checking the immigration wiki on this site and use google to fill in the gaps. Try to be as well informed as is reasonably possible regarding your immigration options before seeing a lawyer. Reason being, lawyers charge by the minute and in my personal experience are not very good at letting you know all the possible contingencies of a particular immigration strategy.

Also, I know it is just an expression but unfortunately US immigration law is more than just pesky 'red tape'. It literally controls your life and that of your family should you wish to emigrate here, at least until you attain the magic US Citizen status. Take it seriously.

Enigma79

Firstly I am taking everything very seriously.....it is MY future after all!!

I know I used the term 'red tape' and ok so maybe i didnt go into much detail etc etc etc but believe me....I know how hard it can be and that it needs to be taken very seriously and dealt with properly.

I may be a little naive when it comes to this stuff as ive never done it before but I do realise that emigrating is not a fly by night notion!

Thanks for the help.

E x

Ray

Most employment jobs... the employer has to get the visa ..not the applicant ..

Muswell Hill

Hi Enigma,

I am a Brit and work in healthcare here. I am also a University lecturer, or faculty as they are called here within my field. At my University, the Medical University of South Carolina (www.musc.edu) we have a physio course. The new entry level qualification is the DPT (Doctor of physical therapy). There are many good physio's with a Master's only working. The reason they have Masters is that physio is not an undergrad degree here. People study say biology, and then train as a physio for 2 years (or 5 for the DPT). This is just the way the US education system works.

I would think it almost impossible to work in the US with a UK physio degree. The reason is not that you are poorly trained, far from it. I actually think the UK training is the best in the world. It is that in order to get state licensure, (like registration in the UK to work in the NHS), you have to be a graduate of an accredited US institution. To work here you would almost certainly have to retrain in the USA. No state license=no work.

Then there is of course getting a visa, which is hard and expensive.

From one healthcare professional to another, i would like at Canada (which does allow UK physio's to work there) or OZ/NZ or another EU country.

PM me if you have any specific questions. I will do what i can to help.

Best of luck!!!

newXgate

I am aware of that, although it might be more accurate to say that the employer petitions for a visa on behalf of the prospective employee. However, it is in the OP's best interest to understand the different visa types and their requirements especially since employers are not usually particularly expert on these matters. This is particularly important when it comes to staying in status and complying with the terms of the visa, that is the employees responsibility for the most part not the employers. Again if the OP eventually is in a position to apply for permanent residency it is surely to their advantage to understand how the process works and what the various tracks to it may be, regardless of the fact that it is the employer technically files the petitions on their behalf in the earlier stages.