How does a Brit journalist get a US Work Visa???
Jul 24th 2003, 1:39 pm
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How does a Brit journalist get a US Work Visa???
Hi!
Im a 30 year old journalist on a London paper and a committed Yankophile
I would love to live in the States again for a year or maybe longer (I lived in California for a year with a J1 visa as part of an American Studies degree in 1994-5; had a great time and made some great mates) and was wondering how to go about getting a year work work visa? I had a social security number at the time but have since lost it (doh)...Am I allowed to reactivate it if I contact the Social Security office?
I have also heard you can get a visa if you prove you are writing for a British paper, but I am more interested in writing for a US magazine/paper (I know that loads of Brit hacks write for the NY Post, for example).
Any advice gratefully received!
Im a 30 year old journalist on a London paper and a committed Yankophile
I would love to live in the States again for a year or maybe longer (I lived in California for a year with a J1 visa as part of an American Studies degree in 1994-5; had a great time and made some great mates) and was wondering how to go about getting a year work work visa? I had a social security number at the time but have since lost it (doh)...Am I allowed to reactivate it if I contact the Social Security office?
I have also heard you can get a visa if you prove you are writing for a British paper, but I am more interested in writing for a US magazine/paper (I know that loads of Brit hacks write for the NY Post, for example).
Any advice gratefully received!
Jul 24th 2003, 2:38 pm
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Re: How does a Brit journalist get a US Work Visa???
Originally posted by chick_hack
Hi!
Im a 30 year old journalist on a London paper and a committed Yankophile
I would love to live in the States again for a year or maybe longer (I lived in California for a year with a J1 visa as part of an American Studies degree in 1994-5; had a great time and made some great mates) and was wondering how to go about getting a year work work visa? I had a social security number at the time but have since lost it (doh)...Am I allowed to reactivate it if I contact the Social Security office?
I have also heard you can get a visa if you prove you are writing for a British paper, but I am more interested in writing for a US magazine/paper (I know that loads of Brit hacks write for the NY Post, for example).
Any advice gratefully received!
Hi!
Im a 30 year old journalist on a London paper and a committed Yankophile
I would love to live in the States again for a year or maybe longer (I lived in California for a year with a J1 visa as part of an American Studies degree in 1994-5; had a great time and made some great mates) and was wondering how to go about getting a year work work visa? I had a social security number at the time but have since lost it (doh)...Am I allowed to reactivate it if I contact the Social Security office?
I have also heard you can get a visa if you prove you are writing for a British paper, but I am more interested in writing for a US magazine/paper (I know that loads of Brit hacks write for the NY Post, for example).
Any advice gratefully received!
You need a firm job offer to get the work visa. Suggest you start contacting papers.
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Scarlett
PS A US social security number is for life. If yours is not valid for work you'll have to have it updated. But first, of course, you need to get them to find your number in the system!
Regards
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Scarlett
(ex UK journo living in Dallas)
Jul 24th 2003, 2:46 pm
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Re: How does a Brit journalist get a US Work Visa???
Originally posted by chick_hack
I have also heard you can get a visa if you prove you are writing for a British paper, but I am more interested in writing for a US magazine/paper (I know that loads of Brit hacks write for the NY Post, for example).
Any advice gratefully received!
I have also heard you can get a visa if you prove you are writing for a British paper, but I am more interested in writing for a US magazine/paper (I know that loads of Brit hacks write for the NY Post, for example).
Any advice gratefully received!
I always have American friends complaining about the Britishisms in that paper, like how they insist on calling Michael Jackson "Jacko" when absolutely no one in this country has ever called him that.
Magazines in New York are also loaded with Brits.
