American in England hoping to return to sunny L.A.
Mar 12th 2014, 8:29 pm
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American in England hoping to return to sunny L.A.
Hello all! I'm originally from L.A. but enjoyed my study abroad year in Edinburgh so much, I came back for more and promptly fell in love (moved down to England a year later). I've now been in the UK for nearly 8 years.
My husband was working on a PhD, and finished just before we had a baby girl last year. He's now looking for academic positions, both in the UK and in California. I would love to return home, so we're starting the visa process now, so he will either have a visa sorted to work in the US, or if nothing comes up, we make the move over anyway.
So, anyway, long story short, hello! The resources here have been extremely helpful. The UK visa process was very straightforward, as far as I remember, but the US just seem to make things that little bit more difficult!
My husband was working on a PhD, and finished just before we had a baby girl last year. He's now looking for academic positions, both in the UK and in California. I would love to return home, so we're starting the visa process now, so he will either have a visa sorted to work in the US, or if nothing comes up, we make the move over anyway.
So, anyway, long story short, hello! The resources here have been extremely helpful. The UK visa process was very straightforward, as far as I remember, but the US just seem to make things that little bit more difficult!
Mar 12th 2014, 10:10 pm
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Re: American in England hoping to return to sunny L.A.
Hi and welcome to BE 
Mar 12th 2014, 11:07 pm
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Re: American in England hoping to return to sunny L.A.
Hello all! I'm originally from L.A. but enjoyed my study abroad year in Edinburgh so much, I came back for more and promptly fell in love (moved down to England a year later). I've now been in the UK for nearly 8 years.
My husband was working on a PhD, and finished just before we had a baby girl last year. He's now looking for academic positions, both in the UK and in California. I would love to return home, so we're starting the visa process now, so he will either have a visa sorted to work in the US, or if nothing comes up, we make the move over anyway.
So, anyway, long story short, hello! The resources here have been extremely helpful. The UK visa process was very straightforward, as far as I remember, but the US just seem to make things that little bit more difficult!
My husband was working on a PhD, and finished just before we had a baby girl last year. He's now looking for academic positions, both in the UK and in California. I would love to return home, so we're starting the visa process now, so he will either have a visa sorted to work in the US, or if nothing comes up, we make the move over anyway.
So, anyway, long story short, hello! The resources here have been extremely helpful. The UK visa process was very straightforward, as far as I remember, but the US just seem to make things that little bit more difficult!
I suggest you take a look at our US Marriage Based Visas forum http://britishexpats.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=35. Any questions you have about obtaining a visa for your husband should be posted in that forum. I'm sure you'll get a lot of useful replies. Good luck.
Mar 13th 2014, 1:09 pm
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Re: American in England hoping to return to sunny L.A.
Hi and welcome to the forum
Mar 13th 2014, 3:52 pm
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Re: American in England hoping to return to sunny L.A.
Thank you! The US Marriage Based Visas forum has great information.
