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Wanna go
My wife and two young kids (4&5) want to move to California which is where my wife has an uncle/aunt and cousins etc. I am a Divison Manager for a large construction company in UK and trained as a Quantity Surveyor (for my sins). I was told that if I get a job offer I would get a visa, is this true?
Any other advice at all would be very helpfull! Thanks! :confused: |
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Re: Wanna go
Originally posted by ducatiandy My wife and two young kids (4&5) want to move to California which is where my wife has an uncle/aunt and cousins etc. I am a Divison Manager for a large construction company in UK and trained as a Quantity Surveyor (for my sins). |
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Originally posted by manc1976 When I was doing my HND (Have no degree) in construction, was told that they don't have QS's in the USA, don't know how true this is as I now work insurance, however I think you might wanna try a different avenue! Do you work over there now? If so how did you get in? |
Met my wife online.
Was a high rise structural surveyor (steeplejack!) in England. Worked all over the place anyhow. |
Originally posted by manc1976 Met my wife online. Was a high rise structural surveyor (steeplejack!) in England. Worked all over the place anyhow. Is there any other ways that you could suggest I could get a visa leading to a greencard. HELP! If I don't get in my wife wants us to move to Oz or NZ. |
Pulaski please post your 7 commandments on obtaining a visa please.
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Originally posted by ducatiandy Is there any other ways that you could suggest I could get a visa leading to a greencard. HELP! If I don't get in my wife wants us to move to Oz or NZ. |
Re: Wanna go
Originally posted by ducatiandy My wife and two young kids (4&5) want to move to California which is where my wife has an uncle/aunt and cousins etc. I am a Divison Manager for a large construction company in UK and trained as a Quantity Surveyor (for my sins). I was told that if I get a job offer I would get a visa, is this true? Any other advice at all would be very helpfull! Thanks! :confused: You may also find it helpful to conduct a search in each forum too. NC Penguin |
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Originally posted by NC Penguin Have a look at the US Immigration and also the US Visas forum. You'll read about the variety of visa available and what it takes to obtain a visa for yourself and your family. You may also find it helpful to conduct a search in each forum too. NC Penguin How do I conduct a search in each forum? |
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Originally posted by ducatiandy How do I conduct a search in each forum? Go to the forum of interest. At the top of the list of threads, there's a box. On the righthand side, you'll see "Search this forum" and a box beside it. You type in the words you want to search by in there. Start off broadly then narrow your search to get more specific information. You'll see that people frequently post questions like yours and you'll see the replies. NC Penguin |
Re: Wanna go
Originally posted by ducatiandy My wife and two young kids (4&5) want to move to California which is where my wife has an uncle/aunt and cousins etc. I am a Divison Manager for a large construction company in UK and trained as a Quantity Surveyor (for my sins). I was told that if I get a job offer I would get a visa, is this true? Any other advice at all would be very helpfull! Thanks! :confused: ========== There are basically six ways (seven if you have a close relative who is a USC and is willing to sponsor you) that you can get a visa to live and work in the US: (i) Marriage (or engagement in anticipation of marriage) to a US citizen. (ii) You have skills that are in short supply in the US e.g. IT, scientific or medical training. (iii) You have an employer who is willing to transfer you - but even the employer has to make a good case for you - so you have to be a manager unless you fall under category (ii), above. (iv) get a greencard in the diversity lottery (UK citizens, except N.Ireland are not eligible) (v) You own a business (does not get you permanent resident status i.e. no greencard) (vi) You are an "investor" i.e. you have at least US$1m in assets to bring with you. For most British citizens who want to come to live in the US the only realistic options they have are (ii) or (iii) in my list above, however in the relatively unusual sitution that your wife is in, I would guess that by far the most fruitful path would be to prove that her father is a US citizen and apply for citizehship herself. That shold be quite possible as there are a good number of half-Vietnamese now in the US under similar circumstances - because of the peccadillos of their fathers. Which ever way you try to do it, it is going to be very difficult, but if you really want to it is possible. I hope this helps. |
Thank you thank you thank you, everyone is so kind on here, it just shows the best are all leaving the uk and makes us ask why?
Thank you again!:) :) :) |
Originally posted by ducatiandy Thank you thank you thank you, everyone is so kind on here, it just shows the best are all leaving the uk and makes us ask why? Thank you again!:) :) :) (just joking) |
Re: Wanna go
Originally posted by Rockgurl Here you go...courtesy of Saint Pulaski! http://users.pandora.be/eforum/emoti...grinangelA.gif ========== There are basically six ways (seven if you have a close relative who is a USC and is willing to sponsor you) that you can get a visa to live and work in the US: (i) Marriage (or engagement in anticipation of marriage) to a US citizen. (ii) You have skills that are in short supply in the US e.g. IT, scientific or medical training. (iii) You have an employer who is willing to transfer you - but even the employer has to make a good case for you - so you have to be a manager unless you fall under category (ii), above. (iv) get a greencard in the diversity lottery (UK citizens, except N.Ireland are not eligible) (v) You own a business (does not get you permanent resident status i.e. no greencard) (vi) You are an "investor" i.e. you have at least US$1m in assets to bring with you. For most British citizens who want to come to live in the US the only realistic options they have are (ii) or (iii) in my list above, however in the relatively unusual sitution that your wife is in, I would guess that by far the most fruitful path would be to prove that her father is a US citizen and apply for citizehship herself. That shold be quite possible as there are a good number of half-Vietnamese now in the US under similar circumstances - because of the peccadillos of their fathers. Which ever way you try to do it, it is going to be very difficult, but if you really want to it is possible. I hope this helps. BTW Rockgurl borrowed my post from "Postie's" thread, where his wife apparently has a USC father. |
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