Captainwilko

I have posted a similar question on the police specific forum.

Some american forces have had a big change in policy recently in that you are no longer required to be an american citizen to "bare arms for the state". I.e join the military or police. All they ask now is that you are "legally residing in the country".

With that in mind is it possible to obtain perminant residency whilst living in the UK.

Thanks

fatbrit

No.

Noorah101

No. You cannot obtain US permanent residency while living outside the USA.

Rene

Bob

No, you need a visa to get to the US to live and work that allows you to get LPR status.

Even as a greencard holder, most places require you to be eligible for US citizenship to apply and frankly, being cash strapped as they are, it would be political suicide for any region to hire a johnny foreigner over a local candidate when there are so many qualified, who can start work straight away, with such high unemployment.

So you'd basically have to have very niche skills and probably still start at the very bottom to be in with a shot.

md95065

No, and the fact that some law enforcement agencies no longer require US citizenship does not mean that those jobs would, in and of themselves, be a viable route to an employment based visa or that any of those agencies would be able or prepared to sponsor someone from outside the US for one of those jobs even in the event that the job was one which might be qualified for an employment based visa.

Scouse Express

The OP has posted in the Canadian and Aussie Forums, too.

With Budget Crunches over here, there is a lot of pressure on Police Departments to cut costs and staff. Some 3rd shifts have been cut, forcing Officers to work 12 Hour Shifts. Some Towns have eliminated their Force, altogether, and pay the County (Sherriffs) to occasionally patrol their area.


Jim.

Awesome Welles

My daughter is a British born, FL Sheriffs Deputy. Her agency requires US citizenship, an associates degree in criminal justice and qualification from a recognised law enforcement training academy (which was 16 weeks of boot-camp, basically). 48 recruits started her class - 20 completed it - she was one of 2 females that got hired afterward.
Her agency (OCSO) are not permitted to sponsor or hire non-USC applicants.
She works routine 12 hour night-shifts in a high crime environment.
It's most definitely not an easy career path to follow.

Captainwilko

Is this not allowed then?

Noorah101

It's allowed, you're fine.

It just lets us know you're not 100% focused on only the USA.

Rene

Rete

Actually I can't see that it would be unless you are talking about a very rural area. The call for taking the test for the police departments in the New York area is usually once a year and the list for acceptable candidates is longer than your arm. Why would they recruit a foreigner from outside of the US.

I'm sure that information you are talking about pertains to those who are already legally inside of the US and not those looking for employment in police agencies.

md95065

I thought that was essentially what I said.

No, I think that you are confusing me with the OP ...

I agree with you that, for all practical purposes, the OP has absolutely no chance of being sponsored for a work visa (let alone an immigrant visa) by a US law enforcement agency.