nicola1987

HI, i am new so please bear with me!, i have a small dream about moving to new york and practicing social work, mainly to see the differences between usa and uk social statuts etc. Problem is i just dont know where to start and if its going to be so hard to get a visa that maybe i should compromise with a different country for this experience?

any help, tips, advice would be really appreciated

Bill_S

Start reading here and see if anything applies to you.

Be aware that NYC is a very expensive place to live, and social work is not a highly-paid occupation in the USA.

Bob

Good luck.

Have a look at the wiki, the ways into the US - http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Pulask...ork_in_the_USA

It's a good starting point.

Sally Redux

Practising social work to see the difference between social status in the 2 counties? What does that even mean?

Cat Whisperer

Seems pretty straight forward to me.

E3only

I am guessing the post is referring to 'what does it mean' in the context of being able to obtain a visa?

ian-mstm

If your dream is really to "see the differences between usa and uk social statuts," then I suggest you complete an MSW or, even better, a PhD. If you don't have at least an MSW, no one in the US will even consider you for a job - regardless of your dream.

So... where to start? 1) Remain in school; and 2) Research an F-1 visa.

Ian

ian-mstm

You guess incorrectly.

Ian

E3only

Back me up Sally :P

Nutmegger

Could it be statutes? Not that that makes any more sense . . . no welfare state here!

meauxna

Certainly, posting your question to the US Immigration and Visas forum would be a logical first step?

I'll move your thread there.

Sally Redux

I don't understand how this would relate to a job - more a project for study, as Ian says. And a very imprecise one.

Titchski

I bet it's got something to do with Facebook.

penguinsix

The problem in your desire is going to be the visa. To get a visa, you will need an employer to sponsor you, and generally speaking sponsorship is either for a transfer as part of an international company or for highly educated technical fields, such as engineering, law, medicine, and a few other things. (Read the Links above)

On top of that is the fact that a great deal of social work is done by government organizations who would have to cough up about $5,000-$10,000 to get you a visa and then tell the taxpayers (who pay their salary and vote for their bosses) that "no American citizen or permanent resident could do this job so we had to hire a foreigner". Yea, that's a non-starter. The others that hire for social work don't exactly pay that well and aren't exactly flush with cash to pay for a visa.

You'll probably need to look at a higher degree, or maybe becoming a minister and getting a religious clergy transfer. There's also the marriage route, or if you have some cash, the study in the US, make some friends and find a job that way.

nicola1987

thank you for advice, the main purpose of my wish to work in the usa is to see how your 'welfare state' differs to ours, how your systems work etc....really has nothing to do with facebook