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dan_alford

Mar 22nd 2007 6:56 pm

Re: So, where do I stand...

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Originally Posted by farmerwife (Post 4548043)

Yes - if you'd said "Mcjobs" you know who would be after you .....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6469707.stm

or would have to make an apology to the works ala Kevin Federline after the superbowl.

CaliforniaBride

Mar 23rd 2007 1:15 am

Re: So, where do I stand...

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Originally Posted by fatbrit (Post 4547785)

OP said he wanted to visit "for a year or two". Everyone else seems to have assumed he wants to move here forever.

I wasn't assuming anything. I was just taking the p!ss.

Just Jenney

Mar 23rd 2007 1:21 am

Re: So, where do I stand...

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Originally Posted by geowizz (Post 4542597)

Believe me I would! (or a German) - but one has to be in America to meet American Chicks!

Most of the people over on the US Marriage-Based Visas forum met their significant others online, myself included. Granted, it's not for everyone, but it certainly allows one to cast a much wider net (no pun intended).

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So much for this 'special relationship' between UK/US - they wont let us move there!

Guess what? It's like that the other way around, too.

~ Jenney

fatbrit

Mar 23rd 2007 1:39 am

Re: So, where do I stand...

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Originally Posted by Jenney & Mark (Post 4549695)

Guess what? It's like that the other way around, too.

Not strictly true IMO. Not only is the path more clear cut and quick, but Americans enjoy advantages that their British counterparts do not. For example, a trader treaty visa for a Brit to pursue in the US is a non-immigrant category. Vice versa and citizenship is available after five years. And to say nothing about waiting times for fiance/spouse visas!

Just Jenney

Mar 23rd 2007 11:41 am

Re: So, where do I stand...

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Originally Posted by fatbrit (Post 4549753)

The OP said, "So much for this 'special relationship' between UK/US - they wont let us move there!" My point is that immigration works both ways, not just one-way. I wasn't commenting on whether or not the UK immigration procedure is more clear-cut (I don't know if it is or not since I've never tried it) but rather the fact that it exists.

The OP's comments gave me the impression that he thinks that only Brits wanting to go to the US have to jump through hoops to do so -- but Americans have to jump through hoops to get to the UK, too.

~ Jenney

elfman

Mar 23rd 2007 12:18 pm

Re: So, where do I stand...

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Originally Posted by Jenney & Mark (Post 4551155)

The OP's comments gave me the impression that he thinks that only Brits wanting to go to the US have to jump through hoops to do so -- but Americans have to jump through hoops to get to the UK, too.

yes but in our experience the US to UK process was massively simpler, quicker, and cheaper than UK to US.

Bob	Mar 23rd 2007 1:41 pm

Re: So, where do I stand...

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Originally Posted by elfman (Post 4551271)

yes but in our experience the US to UK process was massively simpler, quicker, and cheaper than UK to US.

ain't going to be cheaper for much longer...but it'll still be quicker and slightly simpler :)

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