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Hi guys & girls! I need some help. I have decided to move to America to be with my long term partner since it makes sense financially etc. Now the help I need is with the visa process. I don't know where to start or how. I've tried Google of course, I even rang the US Embassy in London (no help at all really) I have a sponsor & job waiting thanks to her parents but! What forms do I need to fill in? How & when do I apply for interview? What documents do I need? Anything else I need to know? Any help will be amazing! Thank you! |
Moving to the US from UK - Immigration help!
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Matt36 2,252 posts
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Blurp 1,447 posts
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Registered 5 years agoAll you need is a gun. It's mandatory. -
Technoishmatt 5,365 posts
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Registered 7 years agoGet a lawyer to help you through it, as the process is ridiculous and you don't want to mess any steps up (e.g. you can harm your application by travelling to the US during the application, I think).
It is not straightforward, and it costs a lot of money. And also, you don't say what kind of job, but depending on the type, there are limited numbers of visas available, and in any case I believe you have to demonstrate that they couldn't find a US citizen to do the job, so they needed to bring in somebody from abroad.
It would be a hell of a lot easier if you were married. -
Matt36 2,252 posts
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Registered 10 years agoLawyer it is then.
And please don't mention marriage to her ha! -
Technoishmatt 5,365 posts
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Registered 7 years ago@Matt36 Some of my colleagues (we are on special diplomatic visas) married just to get their partners out while they were here. It's just a piece of paper if you are not so inclined. -
disusedgenius 10,677 posts
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Registered 14 years agoYeah, just marry her. It's going to be way easier. -
elstoof 28,125 posts
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Registered 16 years agoIt’s amzing isn’t it, you’ll up and move 5000+ miles to a live and work in another country so you’re close to your girlfriend, but don’t fucking mention marriage whatever you do -
disusedgenius 10,677 posts
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Registered 14 years agoAlso, put it this way: if you're working for her parents then your ability to stay in the country is 100% dependent on their goodwill. And it's America, so there ain't no job security where you're going... -
THFourteen 54,987 posts
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Registered 16 years ago1) are you brown
If yes then return home
If no then proceed to the land of the free and the home of the brave. -
JamboWayOh 25,236 posts
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Registered 8 years agoTHFourteen wrote:
Don't forget to add a September eleveny kind of name for added cavity search value.
1) are you brown
If yes then return home
If no then proceed to the land of the free and the home of the brave. -
Khanivor 44,800 posts
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Registered 20 years agoMarry her.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t bother. -
senso-ji 10,271 posts
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Registered 13 years agoThe type of visa you need to fill out depends on the kind of sponsors you have for you r job; if it's a H-1B, then you'll need a university degree. If it's an O-1, then you'll need a certain number of years experience and prove that the company you're working for can't hire a US citizen instead, as your skills are rare and extraordinary.
Both Visas cost thousands of dollars to process, and there is a yearly cap on H-1B visas, so they need to be done well in advance of your proposed move date. The alternative is a green card, but that is a literal lottery, and will take even longer to get, if successful. -
reddevil93 15,997 posts
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Registered 14 years agoAnd they’re planning on pulling the green card lottery. Get a job in the states, then you’ll have some chance of being able to move there.
It’s not an open door in the slightest over there. -
neilka 24,021 posts
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Registered 16 years agoWELL FUCK OFF THEN -
Matt36 2,252 posts
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Registered 10 years agoThe marriage part was a joke, a bit tongue in cheek?
I'd marry her, but I don't want her to think we are doing it JUST so I can go over there.
I will take all the replies and chat with her later. Thanks lads. -
Dirtbox 92,595 posts
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Registered 19 years agoBasically you need to do all this: http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1flow
I did it, and if I can do it, any cunt can. You have to marry her, there is no hope you'll get a visa any other way aside from employment, but seeing as how you aren't there, you aren't going to have a lot of luck.
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MadCaddy13 3,165 posts
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Registered 12 years agoelstoof wrote:
Definitely this.
It’s amzing isn’t it, you’ll up and move 5000+ miles to a live and work in another country so you’re close to your girlfriend, but don’t fucking mention marriage whatever you do -
Have you been here? https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/ It's not always immediately obvious but all the information generally is there, it's just deciphering it usually. -
Just make sure to divorce her after you get the ten year green card.
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