Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11053523)

As a single person you have a option. ;)

Originally Posted by davids9317 (Post 11053485)

Do you think i have a viable chance of getting a job offer?

Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11053523)

As a single person you have a option. ;)

Originally Posted by Bluegrass Lass (Post 11053553)

You could also look into obtaining a job in the UK office of a US-based company, and after working for them for a year, try to get transferred to the US office.

Btw, I hold a degree in Industrial Engineering, and I while I know there is some overlap with the ME field, there are definite differences between the two disciplines in the US. So it may appear odd to employers for an ME to apply for IE positions. Saying that, though, experience usually counts for more; so if all your experience is an IE type role, having an ME degree probably wouldn't be held against you. I'm not sure I understand what you mean by being a tradesman though?

I would also suggest you start networking. Often, in the US, it's more about who you know to help you get a foot in the door somewhere.

Originally Posted by davids9317 (Post 11053619)

Haha!!

Originally Posted by davids9317 (Post 11053619)

Haha!!

Originally Posted by davids9317 (Post 11053485)

My dream is to live and work in the USA, ...

Originally Posted by davids9317 (Post 11053621)

Yes i think the global company route is a good one but a bit more long winded i think….

Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11053723)

I wasn't necessarily joking. :o I am not the only one here on BE who would likely not be in the US were it not for an American spouse.

I don't see anything in your post, and no one else has asked, ...... do you have any experience of living in the US, are you just a theoretical dreamer? ..... There's nothing wrong with that, IMO, BTW. :)

Originally Posted by davids9317 (Post 11053787)

The spouse option; wouldn't i need to be living in the US to find one ....

Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11053799)

Nope. Online dating recognises no frontiers. ..... It worked for me! :)

Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11053523)

As a single person you have a option. ;)

Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11053799)

Nope. Online dating recognises no frontiers. ..... It worked for me! :)

Originally Posted by notshipman (Post 11053837)

Is it maybe optimistic to think that there is always an American willing to marry a single British bloke?

Originally Posted by notshipman (Post 11053837)

Is it maybe optimistic to think that there is always an American willing to marry a single British bloke?

Originally Posted by davids9317 (Post 11053806)

Would you mind telling me the sequence then? Eg you found someone, went on a few holidays then got a visa (before being married?)…..

Originally Posted by civilservant (Post 11053840)

And me! :D

Originally Posted by Sally Redux (Post 11053867)

Usual warning about checking whether the 'dream' is really what you want before landing yourself with a wife as well.

Originally Posted by civilservant (Post 11053840)

And me! :D

Originally Posted by notshipman (Post 11053957)

Saw a clip on some docu. few months that showed someone entering the US to meet someone they had only met online! She had no money, was unemployed in her own country but the story was true and they let her in!

Agree on the 5:1 ratio Mr Servant but I not sure a UK accent plus red passport is that much of a winner state side.

Originally Posted by notshipman (Post 11053957)

Saw a clip on some docu. few months that showed someone entering the US to meet someone they had only met online! She had no money, was unemployed in her own country but the story was true and they let her in!

Agree on the 5:1 ratio Mr Servant but I not sure a UK accent plus red passport is that much of a winner state side.

Originally Posted by notshipman (Post 11053957)

.... but I not sure a UK accent plus red passport is that much of a winner state side.

Originally Posted by Michael (Post 11053962)

A UK accent can get your foot in the door but it can't perform miracles.

Originally Posted by jeffreyhy (Post 11053770)

The grass is pretty green over here, but a lot of it is artificial turf or spray paint.

Regards, JEff

Originally Posted by Weeze (Post 11053997)

You've clearly never been to Middlesbrough.

Originally Posted by civilservant (Post 11053862)

150m American women, 30m British Men. You do the math Doctor.

Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11053980)

Averages don't mean much to individual experiences, but annecdotally my experience, and that of several others here, is that you're wrong. ... Of course having a good grasp of English grammar also helps tip the balance. ;)

Agreed, but if you're smart, educated, with a degree and/or career, a foot in the door is more than half the battle. Everyone needs an ice-breaker angle to strike up a first conversation, and IME having an English accent is as good an icebreaker as any in the US. .... twelve years in the US and it still gets me a conversation I'd estimate once every three weeks on average, but as often as 2-3 times a week even now. Also having a British accent seems to confer an appearance of sophistication and education that may be unwarranted. :o

Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11054006)

..... In December, when the sun sets around 3.45pm, and doesn't rise until almost 8.30am! :(

Originally Posted by davids9317 (Post 11054243)

A few of the reasons i'd love to try life in America, do you think a visit would be a good idea? Or keep my savings to fund a move? The cost of a visit would be half my savings; about 6 months

Originally Posted by davids9317 (Post 11054247)

Ah it seems three of us share the same knowledge; that when the sun rises over the glorious town of Middlesborough it reveals some of the world's true wonders…...

Originally Posted by davids9317 (Post 11054232)

Have we missed the American men from this equation though?

Originally Posted by davids9317 (Post 11054247)

Ah it seems three of us share the same knowledge; that when the sun rises over the glorious town of Middlesborough it reveals some of the worlds true wonders…...

Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11054339)

To answer this, and your original question, finding an employer who will go through the cost and time delay to bring an engineer from overseas is going to be extremely tough. Not least because based on my own experience, and that of others here on BE, most employers completely ignore applications from overseas, and those that don't are usually ignorant of the visa process. Earlier this year it was reported here on BE that a BMW mechanic had been "offered" a job in Florida, he just had to arrange his own visa! :rolleyes:

When I was looking for my first job in the US (I am not an engineer), I had a very enthusiastic agent in the US who very quickly scheduled five interviews with good quality employers, but only when I was in the US at my own expense. :unsure: And all those jobs were on the basis of me arranging my own visa.

You could try talking to recruitment agents in the US, but I suspect that you will have no luck in finding any employers who will fund a visa for an engineer without (with all due respect to you) extraordinary experience and qualifications. So you are left with either trying to find an employer who will relocate you (after at least a year), or finding your own means to obtain a visa. (See thread above. ;) )

Visiting the US might have some value, but you are most likely to have no more luck than the above mentioned BMW mechanic, and in any case you should not confine your search to one state or region, because your goal of employment in the US is more than tough enough without insisting that your heart is set on relocating to, say, Nebraska.

However the sun rises a minute or two earlier just to the south in God's own county. ;)

They're not serious competition for a marriage-minded Englishman (or Scotsman, or Welshman)! :nod:

Originally Posted by Yorkieabroad (Post 11053934)

I can recommend a rather dodgy bar in Singapore with tons of them..that's where I met mine.....you've just got to be swift on your toes to turn it from her seeking a UK passport to you becoming a GC holder.....a few weeks in the UK (about 15 miles from Middlesbrough!) in late November worked magically for me:lol:

Originally Posted by davids9317 (Post 11054380)

I'm glad i contacted you guys, although the easy option (H1B sponsorship) isn't actually the easy option by the sounds of things at least i know my path and i can focus my efforts. Think i'll look for work with an international company!

Originally Posted by davids9317 (Post 11054382)

What are they all doing in a Singaporean bar? Travellers?

Originally Posted by davids9317 (Post 11054380)

I'm glad i contacted you guys, although the easy option (H1B sponsorship) isn't actually the easy option by the sounds of things at least i know my path and i can focus my efforts. Think i'll look for work with an international company!

Originally Posted by Mr Weeze (Post 11054426)

Look into oil companies then (my industry). Always short of people. Although it does mean you might have to live in Aberdeen for a few years.