VISA to move from the UK to Miami

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Mat2323

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Hi

I have beem on the US immigration website, but it confuses me to be honest.

I am British, i want to move to Miami, but to do that, i need to work full time when im out there, i cant do that on the 3 month waiver can i?

Living in England, can i stay there 3 months, fly to England and straight back again? Every 3 months?

Can i get a years VSIA, or just 6 months?

How long will it take to be granted, if i apply now? How much is it?

Thanks

Matt
 
DO NOT come to the US and work while on the visa waiver or a visitors visa.

There is only one 'work visa', and that is a H1b. You need a 4 year college degree and a US employer willing to sponsor you.

If you work for a multinational company, they can transfer you to the US on L1 visa.

For 'work experience' type internships you can get a J1 visa.
 
Hi

Thankyou for the fast reply, much appreciated.

I did go to college, but only for 2 years, and it was not a degree.

Wow, it seems so hard to move to the states, is it that hard to move into England?

Hmm wow, stunned, what about if i go to a university there? What are my options with that?

So if i i dont have a degree, i cant get in?

What if my friend in Florida starts a business, and i go into that with him?

Matt
 
> I did go to college, but only for 2 years, and it was not a degree.

Well, that would leave you the option to come on a student visa to get a degree. But you wouldn't be allowed to work with that.

> Wow, it seems so hard to move to the states, is it that hard to move
> into England?

It is probably about the same.

> What if my friend in Florida starts a business, and i go into that with him?

If his business is mature enought to hire you as an employee, it could work. If you bring some $$ and open a business in the US there are also some options.

(btw. whenever you talk to a US immigration officer, do not mention 'friends' in the US, may they be of the same gender or the other)
 
Ok, i wouldnt mind being a student seeing as im still young, if i cant work, how can i support myself? And eat?

It would be a new business, any chance with this?
 
Student visas are relatively easy to obtain. You enroll in a college, the college gives you an I20 form and enters your name into a goverment computer program (SEVIS). You go to the consulate and get your visa. The problem is, that you have to proove your ability to pay for tuition and living expenses. So while getting the visa is pretty easy, if you don't have the amount of cash the goverment wants to see in a bank account, it is difficult to get.

As for a startup business. There are some visa programs for enterpreneurs, particularly people working in international trade. I don't know a whole lot about the details.
 
Hi Hadron

Ok, so it seems i do have some options, but every option has its ups and downs, and are hard to get etc, so its just finding the right one for me.

Sorry to ask again bud, but with the student visa, is there any way i could do any work at all? Going to UNI 4 days a week, and working the other 3 days a week would be perfect, its just a shame i cant seem to work out there.

Its a property business, buy to let, the director is American, and were friends, and he said he can help me with sponsering, but its a new business? Also, i would not mention i knew him, how much will it cost him to do for me?

Thanks

Matt
 
> but with the student visa, is there any way i could do any work at all?

I am not very familiar with this area, I do believe that you can do some limited on-campus work, but certainly not enough to sustain yourself and pay tuition. You have to proove that you have enough cash to pay for your studies before you can get the visa.

> Its a property business, buy to let, the director is American, and
> were friends, and he said he can help me with sponsering, but its
> a new business? Also, i would not mention i knew him, how much
> will it cost him to do for me?

Well, I am only aware of the H1b visa program. And that requires a 4 year degree.
He could however sponsor you for a green-card. That would require that you have certain qualifications e.g. experience in management of properties. It woul also require that he advertises the position and is unable to find an american to do the job at the offered 'prevailing wage'. It is a very complex buerocratic process and in the category you would be in, there are several years of waiting period before you could get a green-card. The expense for a green-card would be somewhere in the $8-10.000 range, most of which is attorneys fees.
New, upstart companies are allowed to sponsor immigrants. There are however a number of steps in the process where they can run into trouble.
 
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