Move to florida?!!
May 11th 2014, 6:48 pm
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Move to florida?!!
Considering relocation to america and have no idea where to start. I'm a teacher and feel I could thrive in the states and my husband is an IT director with a wealth of experience. We are really struggling to find good solid information on how to get started. We don't have a job out there so cannot get an employment sponsored visa. If anyone can give us any info we would be grateful!!
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JazzyJ
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JazzyJ
May 11th 2014, 6:59 pm
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Re: Move to florida?!!
No visa = no job. No job = no visa. No visa and no job = you won't be immigrating to the US.
Go look at the two "Pulaski" wikis in the US section of the wikis tab above to see if any of the visa categories are open to you.
Go look at the two "Pulaski" wikis in the US section of the wikis tab above to see if any of the visa categories are open to you.
May 11th 2014, 11:03 pm
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Re: Move to florida?!!
alligators ...
Show me a cup of water and I will show you an alligator.
May 12th 2014, 12:46 am
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Re: Move to florida?!!
Hi
As mentioned you should review the Visa options in the WIKI listed above. You more or less will need an employer to sponsor you for a visa as you are not eligible to sponsor yourself (unless you are sitting on a bit pile of cash).
Your husband may be more likely to find a job and sponsorship, depending on his education / experience. He needs a university degree or about 12 years of experience, and then he could look for a company that is willing to sponsor him for a visa.
You said you are a teacher which is pretty difficult. The sponsoring 'employer' in almost all teaching jobs are government schools, and the concept of 'hiring a foreigner to do the job of an unemployed American' plays about as well politically on this side of the Atlantic as it does over in the UK. Realistically 95% of the schools wouldn't even think of hiring someone from overseas, let alone pay the premium for a visa.
As mentioned you should review the Visa options in the WIKI listed above. You more or less will need an employer to sponsor you for a visa as you are not eligible to sponsor yourself (unless you are sitting on a bit pile of cash).
Your husband may be more likely to find a job and sponsorship, depending on his education / experience. He needs a university degree or about 12 years of experience, and then he could look for a company that is willing to sponsor him for a visa.
You said you are a teacher which is pretty difficult. The sponsoring 'employer' in almost all teaching jobs are government schools, and the concept of 'hiring a foreigner to do the job of an unemployed American' plays about as well politically on this side of the Atlantic as it does over in the UK. Realistically 95% of the schools wouldn't even think of hiring someone from overseas, let alone pay the premium for a visa.
