Your opinion please.
#16
Re: Your opinion please.
The US does not have a retirement visa, unfortunately. However, there is the B2 which retired people can often obtain from the US Consulate abroad. The use of the B2 usually is good for several years. Not that you can come to the US for several years but it can be used periodically over several years. Normally, the agent at the POE will allow a B2 holder to enter the US for 6 months at a time. What some retirees do is purchase property and use those six months of live in the US and then leave the US to continue residing in their own country or travel other places in the world. Or as snowbirds do from England or Canada is they come to the US (usually during winter and to a warm southern state) and rent a place for the winter season. Perhaps this might be of interest to you. You aren't regulated to stay within one state. You could visit Florida one year or for 3 months and then hop over to Arizona for a stay there. Just a thought.
#17
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Re: Your opinion please.
I heard Canada is a good place to go to eventually end up in the US, I think once you're a perm resident/citizen there are visa options that may be easier. Not sure if that's 100% legit though.
#18
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It's not. Being a Canadian citizen doesn't make one suddenly eligible to live in the US. We have to qualify for a visa just like everyone else.
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Re: Your opinion please.
Wow, thank you everyone. Lots of information for me to process. At the moment I’m waiting for the redundancy option at work. After that I will be looking for a holiday then looking at my options. The common opinion is the US won’t be an option for me. I’ll carry on reading and Look at my options. Relocation isn’t a major problem for me (as I said in the first comment) but I would prefer somewhere a bit warmer. I’ll ask questions again, I’m sure.
Many Thanks
Many Thanks
#25
Re: Your opinion please.
Wow, thank you everyone. Lots of information for me to process. At the moment I’m waiting for the redundancy option at work. After that I will be looking for a holiday then looking at my options. The common opinion is the US won’t be an option for me. I’ll carry on reading and Look at my options. Relocation isn’t a major problem for me (as I said in the first comment) but I would prefer somewhere a bit warmer. I’ll ask questions again, I’m sure.
Many Thanks
Many Thanks
#26
Re: Your opinion please.
If you give people more info as per the above then you'll get opinions on whether or not a visa is likely, and also for other countries too maybe.
HTH.
#27
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Re: Your opinion please.
It is not an overnight option though.
#28
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The OP has thanked everybody for their contributions, but has asked that this thread is closed. He's realised that the US won't be possible for him, so doesn't want people to waste their time replying to the thread when he may not come back to thank them.
Keep an eye out for him in other country forums as he may pop up there and I'm sure other BE'er's will be just as helpful.
Thanks all.
Keep an eye out for him in other country forums as he may pop up there and I'm sure other BE'er's will be just as helpful.
Thanks all.