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Old Apr 8th 2026 | 6:51 am
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‘We have passports’

Well…. Great.

They aren’t AMERICAN passports.
i agree with the others, seeing as you do not want w job and do not have American family, your chances are essentially zero.
 
Old Apr 8th 2026 | 9:00 pm
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Originally Posted by christmasoompa
Not unless you have another route to a visa i.e. lots of money or USC relatives. The US doesn't offer a digital nomad visa, plenty of other countries do though.
I understand, how can i find out which?
 
Old Apr 8th 2026 | 9:08 pm
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The link I shared in the second post are ALL of the routes to a US visa.
 
Old Apr 8th 2026 | 9:12 pm
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Thank you everyone, I really appreciate the help, i think i have a lot of work and reserach ahead of me, i wish there was an AI solution for that
 
Old Apr 8th 2026 | 9:15 pm
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Just ask ChatGPT to help you determine which US Visa you qualify for. It will walk you through questions.
 
Old Apr 9th 2026 | 1:41 am
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Originally Posted by Jerbyt
UK and DE passports, not American.
Assuming DE is Germany, then you have no problem.
You are a citizen of Germany therefore you can immigrate and live in any EU member country or the UK since you also have a UK passport.
I will assume worst case senario since you dont seem to be very organized and will assume that you and your wife have different passports (not dual citizens).
Therefore the one with the DE passport can immigrate and live in any EU member country, but the one with the UK passport will have to follow the post brexit rules.
Also what passports do the other two (children?) have.

 
Old Apr 9th 2026 | 2:23 am
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Originally Posted by austin_d_powers
Assuming DE is Germany, then you have no problem.
You are a citizen of Germany therefore you can immigrate and live in any EU member country or the UK since you also have a UK passport.
I will assume worst case senario since you dont seem to be very organized and will assume that you and your wife have different passports (not dual citizens).
Therefore the one with the DE passport can immigrate and live in any EU member country, but the one with the UK passport will have to follow the post brexit rules.
Also what passports do the other two (children?) have.
I don't think the OP is asking about living in the EU. If I am reading it correctly his original post was asking if he would be eligible to come to the US.,
 
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Originally Posted by Derrygal
I don't think the OP is asking about living in the EU. If I am reading it correctly his original post was asking if he would be eligible to come to the US.,
Then he started to backtrack on the US and expressed interest in any country that would allow him to move there and work remotely for his current employer.
 
Old Apr 9th 2026 | 3:42 am
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This young is feeling his way through the emigration systems of the world. First asking about the US and then adding anywhere in the world to his agenda. As a holder of a German passport he can live in any EU country but in the US without the proper visa. Since he doesn't want to work for anyone but his current employer that leaves out getting a work visa, i.e. HB-1 or an L visa unless the employer has a US office he can transfer to after getting the proper visa. The world is no longer open to just moving around to live until you find a place that you are happy in. Unless his wife has American citizenship,he is going to find obstacles in his path to living in the US with his family. Needs more than just a crash course in emigrating legally.

My suggestion is to vacation in various countries over the next few years. Narrow down where he would like to live. Which countries offer good living standards; good schools for his children; good healthcare, etc. You can't just up and say I'm tired of living in the UK let's move to another country unless you hold an EU passport and want to live in an EU country.
 
Old Apr 9th 2026 | 6:03 am
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Originally Posted by Derrygal
I don't think the OP is asking about living in the EU. If I am reading it correctly his original post was asking if he would be eligible to come to the US.,
It does not matter what his/her original post (with very limited information) said, taking all the subsequent posts into account I dont think the poster has thought anything through properly (if at all). The poster states they are a family of four (therefore some though needs to go into any decision making), if single then oh well whatever. Wants to immigrate somewhere anywhere, but no reason or goal stated. Immigration to me implies something long term.
The original post had this text "relocating to the USA". I typed "relocating to the USA" into the internet search and got all the information the poster could ever want to know about moving to the USA.
Remember the original post also said "The info is spread all over and not organized".
The original post asked "where did you start?".

To the original poster: you can start by typing "relocating to the USA" and "immigrating to the USA" and "which countries have digital nomad visa" into the internet search.
Pay attention to any sites that have ".gov" in the name as these are official goverment sites.
Good luck with your search.


You need to decide what you want to achieve from relocating, before deciding on where you want to relocate.

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