how hard is it?
Jan 16th 2007, 1:37 pm
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how hard is it?
hi, my partner and i are very interested in moving over to the US, she is a qualified journalist and i am a qualified carpenter, i was wondering how hard it would be to do this? also what visa's we might need and how easy/hard it would be to apply for these?
thanks
Paul
thanks
Paul
Jan 16th 2007, 2:20 pm
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Re: how hard is it?
hi, my partner and i are very interested in moving over to the US, she is a qualified journalist and i am a qualified carpenter, i was wondering how hard it would be to do this? also what visa's we might need and how easy/hard it would be to apply for these?
thanks
Paul
thanks
Paul
if not its very tough
Jan 16th 2007, 2:31 pm
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Re: how hard is it?
Its hard. Very.
Jan 16th 2007, 2:44 pm
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Re: how hard is it?
thanks for reply's
no paul is not planning on seing the world he is trying to gather info on different places, nout wrong with that
no paul is not planning on seing the world he is trying to gather info on different places, nout wrong with that
Jan 16th 2007, 2:47 pm
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Re: how hard is it?
Qualified Carpenter will not get you a visa, it's a great trade to be in IF you get there though. What about the other half, does she work for a newspaper or is she freelance?
Jan 16th 2007, 2:57 pm
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Re: how hard is it?
other half is freelance at mo because jobs are like rocking horse sh*t over here! but she would rather be working for a newspaper or mag.
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Jan 16th 2007, 3:19 pm
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Re: how hard is it?
Not seeing anything here. Stick with Canada/OZ/NZ. You won't make it to the US, I'm afraid.
Jan 16th 2007, 4:01 pm
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Re: how hard is it?
Jan 16th 2007, 4:12 pm
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Re: how hard is it?
http://britishexpats.com/articles/us...rk-in-the-usa/
read that...but a carpenter wouldn't do it...and a journo, probably not unless internationally recognised...
read that...but a carpenter wouldn't do it...and a journo, probably not unless internationally recognised...
Jan 16th 2007, 4:22 pm
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Re: how hard is it?
hi, my partner and i are very interested in moving over to the US, she is a qualified journalist and i am a qualified carpenter, i was wondering how hard it would be to do this? also what visa's we might need and how easy/hard it would be to apply for these?
thanks
Paul
thanks
Paul
1-Go to tanning booth, get really dark tan
2-Grow a scraggly moustache
3-Learn (Mexican) Spanish
4-Fly to Tijuana
5-Find a coyote (a human smuggler)
6-Cross border
7-Buy fake SS card
8-Buy fake green card
9-Welcome to America
Jan 16th 2007, 5:18 pm
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Re: how hard is it?
How cynical is that ? but only the truth !!
Jan 16th 2007, 5:34 pm
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Jan 16th 2007, 6:36 pm
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