Trying to buy land in America, hopefully Arizona.
Nov 25th 2019, 9:42 pm
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In conjunction with horses is what I had in mind. We have a local business that does dog bathing and hair and nail trimming in addition to boarding. The boarding is usually for a week or so while owners are on vacation and also offers a workday doggy daycare. They stay very busy and hire several people. Perfect job for women who like animals and want to supplement husbands income.
Nov 25th 2019, 9:45 pm
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So she is likely to be the one earning the major money. I'll get myself a paper round or something to top up the pension!
Nov 25th 2019, 9:49 pm
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When it comes to staying in the USA under her own steam, it's not the green card qualification that counts, but whether she and the job are the right fit for a work visa. Doing something so specialized might mean an O-1 visa, but she has to be outstanding and well known and well documented in her field. Not all work visas allow the trailing spouse to get an EAD, either, so whether you could work or not would depend on what visa she would get.
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I think I shall become a regular visitor to the American visa website! See if I can make any sense of it all!
Nov 25th 2019, 9:51 pm
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One thing in your favor for the type of investment being discussed is the money is going into land and basic buildings like metal prefabs which have value for many uses and can be sold most likely for a profit if the business fails.
Nov 25th 2019, 10:04 pm
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I like to be optimistic whilst maintaining as much of a grip on reality at the same time. So if it does go belly up then you're right, we could have the whole infrastructure there to start someone up in slightly different business, or even the same business but with more capital to put into it and make it work.
Nov 25th 2019, 10:41 pm
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I like to be optimistic whilst maintaining as much of a grip on reality at the same time. So if it does go belly up then you're right, we could have the whole infrastructure there to start someone up in slightly different business, or even the same business but with more capital to put into it and make it work.
Nov 26th 2019, 5:36 am
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I thought about the health insurance aspect too. At age 52 you could expect fairly high premiums. However, this whole plan seems a long way off, goodness knows what medical insurance will be in place by the time the OP gets here.
If he is only here in US for up to 6 months and lives rest of year in UK, then, yes, he should still be eligible for NHS.
If he is only here in US for up to 6 months and lives rest of year in UK, then, yes, he should still be eligible for NHS.
Nov 26th 2019, 4:02 pm
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I was thinking travel insurance as an option? If you aren't resident but just have leave to stay for an extended period of time, would that not be an option? And if it's not, how much does health insurance cost in the US?
Nov 26th 2019, 4:03 pm
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If you visit Clearview horse farm you will see the type of buildings used. Heavy steel frames with steel walls and roof made as a kit and assembled on site. A lot of long lasting, low maintenance square footage for a very reasonable price. My hobby is aviation and a few of the pilots I know have hangars like described above with living quarters carved out of their hangars. Very efficient and as plush as you want to make it.
Nov 26th 2019, 4:07 pm
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That would end up as my job, the missus is useless with dogs. Sue can deal with the horses, I'll deal with the dogs. And can employ people to do the hair cutting, nail trimming and all that side of thing. Could be a good bit of business to employ some locals. A couple of apprentices for the horse riding stuff. I'm assuming they do apprenticeships in America the same as the do here?
Nov 26th 2019, 4:45 pm
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As a visitor you just need travel insurance.
Nov 26th 2019, 6:25 pm
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If the business were an option then it would be an E-2 visa. That would be the plan anyway. Not sure I could start a business with only a B2 visa?
Nov 26th 2019, 6:42 pm
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No, the B is for visiting, the E for starting a business. On the former, you could use travel health insurance if you maintain a home elsewhere, for the latter, you would need US HI.
Nov 26th 2019, 7:24 pm
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