I want a fresh start !!!!
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I want a fresh start !!!!
Hello to everyone on here, am new to here and am currently looking into making a new start for me and my daughter in the states. Apart from thinking and dreaming about it, am really at a loss of what i need to do and where i go to find out more. Can anyone help ??? Will be starting from scratch, so i suppose the main items are somewhere to live and employment, as well as my daughters education.
Thank you in advance
Claire xx
Thank you in advance
Claire xx
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Re: I want a fresh start !!!!
Hi cmassy,
You have a few options but the easiest is marrying a USC, thats a big step and obviously the marriage will need to be legit otherwise your visa will be revoked.
have a look at www.uscis.gov for alternative visas.
Does your field of work involve anything very specialized. Or have you had plenty of experience in a highly skilled field. Visit the above website for a list of jobs. You need 12 years experience in your field or a Bachelors Degree.
Chris
You have a few options but the easiest is marrying a USC, thats a big step and obviously the marriage will need to be legit otherwise your visa will be revoked.
have a look at www.uscis.gov for alternative visas.
Does your field of work involve anything very specialized. Or have you had plenty of experience in a highly skilled field. Visit the above website for a list of jobs. You need 12 years experience in your field or a Bachelors Degree.
Chris
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Re: I want a fresh start !!!!
Hi Chris
Thanks for the info, unfortunately marriage is out of the question, do not know any USC
My job is just assessing and agreeing Marine Insurance Claims, nothing to specialized really, but you do have to have knowledge of certain rules and regulations.
I shall keep looking and finding out as much as I can, and hopefully sort something out. Just want to give my daughter a fresh and brighter start
Claire xx
Thanks for the info, unfortunately marriage is out of the question, do not know any USC
My job is just assessing and agreeing Marine Insurance Claims, nothing to specialized really, but you do have to have knowledge of certain rules and regulations.
I shall keep looking and finding out as much as I can, and hopefully sort something out. Just want to give my daughter a fresh and brighter start
Claire xx
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Re: I want a fresh start !!!!
Start here:
http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Pulask...ork_in_the_USA
That is a list of the visas that are available to enter the US. You have to find one that you are qualified for and then find someone / some company that will sponsor you for one of those.
We get a message like your nearly every day, and its not that we like to be harsh but we do feel the need to be realistic. There are folks out there who do things (like sell there car, 'burn a bridge') thinking 'screw it, I'm off to America' only to later find out how hard it really is, and there are also some unscrupulous folks who advertise themselves as 'immigration consultants' and take a fee to submit paperwork that will simply never be approved because of the difficulty in obtaining a visa.
To be blunt: it is highly unlikely you will be able to find a visa and/or a sponsor. The basic premise of the US government is 'we do not want or need you'. Your mission is to find an exception to this assumption.
Some ways include:
* marriage
* coming over for Uni / graduate degree (and then finding a spouse)
* working for a huge multi-national company and getting transferred
* investing a minimum of about $250k in a US company.
* having a Uni degree or 12 years experience in a highly sought after field (think software engineer, lawyer, or doctor).
In short, it's going to be really rough. Really difficult.
But take a look at the list and if you think there is one you qualify for let us know and we'll offer more advice on the specifics.
Good luck
http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Pulask...ork_in_the_USA
That is a list of the visas that are available to enter the US. You have to find one that you are qualified for and then find someone / some company that will sponsor you for one of those.
We get a message like your nearly every day, and its not that we like to be harsh but we do feel the need to be realistic. There are folks out there who do things (like sell there car, 'burn a bridge') thinking 'screw it, I'm off to America' only to later find out how hard it really is, and there are also some unscrupulous folks who advertise themselves as 'immigration consultants' and take a fee to submit paperwork that will simply never be approved because of the difficulty in obtaining a visa.
To be blunt: it is highly unlikely you will be able to find a visa and/or a sponsor. The basic premise of the US government is 'we do not want or need you'. Your mission is to find an exception to this assumption.
Some ways include:
* marriage
* coming over for Uni / graduate degree (and then finding a spouse)
* working for a huge multi-national company and getting transferred
* investing a minimum of about $250k in a US company.
* having a Uni degree or 12 years experience in a highly sought after field (think software engineer, lawyer, or doctor).
In short, it's going to be really rough. Really difficult.
But take a look at the list and if you think there is one you qualify for let us know and we'll offer more advice on the specifics.
Good luck
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Re: I want a fresh start !!!!
From what you've said, it's highly unlikely you'd get any visa for the US, so how about considering other 'easier' countries such as Oz, NZ or Canada?
Or even another area of the UK - there are plenty of places in the UK that are great for bringing up children and then you don't have to go through the huge cost and stress of moving countries!
Best of luck.
Or even another area of the UK - there are plenty of places in the UK that are great for bringing up children and then you don't have to go through the huge cost and stress of moving countries!
Best of luck.
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Re: I want a fresh start !!!!
From what you've said, it's highly unlikely you'd get any visa for the US, so how about considering other 'easier' countries such as Oz, NZ or Canada?
Or even another area of the UK - there are plenty of places in the UK that are great for bringing up children and then you don't have to go through the huge cost and stress of moving countries!
Best of luck.
Or even another area of the UK - there are plenty of places in the UK that are great for bringing up children and then you don't have to go through the huge cost and stress of moving countries!
Best of luck.
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Re: I want a fresh start !!!!
Hello to everyone on here, am new to here and am currently looking into making a new start for me and my daughter in the states. Apart from thinking and dreaming about it, am really at a loss of what i need to do and where i go to find out more. Can anyone help ??? Will be starting from scratch, so i suppose the main items are somewhere to live and employment, as well as my daughters education.
Thank you in advance
Claire xx
Thank you in advance
Claire xx
AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!! sorry, feel so much better now!
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Re: I want a fresh start !!!!
compared to somewhere that's a no go, it's a lot more doable, and compared to the US, relative piece of piss, even Canada, which has made it a lot tougher is still a piece of piss in comparison to the US.
So yeah, it's sound advice, along with South Africa and easiest of all, any other EU country.
So yeah, it's sound advice, along with South Africa and easiest of all, any other EU country.
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And those work fields for a doctor/lawyer usually require years of re-training to be qualified to practice over here too.
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Have you looked at other options?
Bide your time, ultimately YOU are going to give your daughter the best possible life, it doesnt matter where you are, its what you do for her, who you surround yourself with, again, not where you are.
You're in the EU you have allot of options open to you, maybe look around the EU and see if there is anything closer to the UK, america wouldnt be my first option, the fact my wife is here is the main reason I'm here.
Bide your time, ultimately YOU are going to give your daughter the best possible life, it doesnt matter where you are, its what you do for her, who you surround yourself with, again, not where you are.
You're in the EU you have allot of options open to you, maybe look around the EU and see if there is anything closer to the UK, america wouldnt be my first option, the fact my wife is here is the main reason I'm here.
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