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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

over the past couple of years now ive been seriously considering moving to america i feel in love with it over there since i went on holiday there when i was 12. Ive been back a couple since but now i want to move over there but im not how i would go about getting my own house ect. Just wondering if anyone has moved abroad and how they did it.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

difficult.

if you got a criminal record and its for a serious offence you may face problems.

as for work permit you will not get one if you were born in britain.

republic of ireland then its no problem.

if one of your parents was born in ireland then you may but im not 100% sure on this.

once out there you rent.simple as that just like everyone else unless you have capital behind you then after being in the country for a few years buy something.

never rush into it.you may have travelled to the country and liked what you have seen but making it your home is totally different.

taxation,health costs,insurances etc im sure your not stupid and know this.

like anything america has good points and bad ones.

be prepared to so a job which you will hate (fast food etc) just to get some money while you sort yourself out.

if you got it all worked out fine, but check online.

start with this.

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080130145043AAFP1BQ

if you do go. watch nascar at bristol and daytona. buy a gun and get direct tv.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

i did live there for a few years, the life style is better and standard of living is higher, but in the end its not home. mind you i did live in florida, and some might say that is another country lol

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"over the past couple of years now ive been seriously considering moving to america i feel in love with it over there since i went on holiday there when i was 12. Ive been back a couple since but now i want to move over there but im not how i would go about getting my own house ect. Just wondering if anyone has moved abroad and how they did it.

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The best bet it to get some skills that are in demand over there then get a company to sponsor you to go and work there for a year. After that you can apply to stay longer.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I actually moved to the UK 12 years ago and never looked back

I'm American by birth but I fell in love with a British guy online so packed my bags and moved. Never visited the UK till my move. It was scary and wasn't all happiness as its a big adjustment but I'm very happy.

It is tough as someone said to get visa to the USA. That's one reason I moved to the UK rather than Benz moving to USA. Now we could move quite easily as we been married over 4 years.

If its your dream I say look into it and really see if it's possible. And if you truly want to go I say go.

It was made easier for me cause I had Benz but there isn't a day that goes by that I regret moving. UK is my home now.

Good luck !

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By *kmale421Man over a year ago

wirral

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Well Callum, according to your profile your aged 22 so that does give you advantages.

I'll make a wild guess that you don't have any major ties to the UK apart from your MUm/Dad and direct family so my advice would be go and give it a go for a year.

At your age, I'm sure you can get a Young Persons Work Permit allowing you to work in USA for 12 months, and you'll be able to cover yourself for Health Insurance with suitable travel insurance.

Use the time to rravel the length and bredth of America, go and discover the place for yourself and find out what you like and don't like about the place.

The jobs you do will be low level as in bar work or fast food, but so what, it pays some money and helps you to get from point A to point B. Where to live, well there will be the equivelent of the YMCA just like they have in Australia for travellers.

My honest advice is that you'll get a bunch of opinions on FAB, and you might score lucky with some good advice, but the best place to start would be places like Camp America and the USA embassy. You'll need something called an "Exchange Visa" and away you go.

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By *iewMan over a year ago
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Angus & Findhorn

I worked and lived in Denver on a secondment from my employer here who had a strategic partnership with a US company.

I loved it but was glad to come back to the UK.

In my opinion they celebrate success more and have a tougher approach to performance management

Good luck if you decide to go

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By *kmale421Man over a year ago

wirral

" It was made easier for me cause I had Benz but there isn't a day that goes by that I regret moving. UK is my home now.

Good luck ! "

Thats really good to read Mercedes, ofcourse the acid test is: Who are you supporting in the Olympics Team GB or Team America.....

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By *ophieslutTV/TS over a year ago

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It's great to follow your dreams, but getting work visa, green card etc. can be very tough as well as expensive.

As a tourist, you can stay in the US for 3 months, if you hold a UK passport. Such a trip would give you the potential for trying it out as a longer stay guest, and see if, as an adult, it still holds true for all that you want.

You won't be able to work as a tourist visitor, but you'd be able to explore different parts of the US, and help choose where you may want to settle. Obviously it's not cheap to be there, but you can live according to your budget. There are short let accomodations around, and this would be cheaper than hotels etc.

If you do want to live there, consider what skills and expertise that you have that the locals don't. You'll be facing tough competition for employment, as the economy hasn't fared too well for several years. Obviously even getting a work permit is going to be tough, but if you have a sponsoring employer, and your skills are in short supply in the US, then the right employer would help you out.

Otherwise, if you have considerable wealth, then you wouldn't potentially need to work or have a work visa. Gettng a green card would allow you to live permanently in the US.

Overall, it's obviously much tougher to live in the US as a UK resident, than it is to move to somewhere in Europe, for example.

If you do go, the more money you have saved the better, as you'll be faced with all the costs you'd have at home, as well as others too. So, my advice is to save, research and plan.

Good luck!

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

wow you guys rock :D made me smile loads when i read all these :D and i do know there is a lot involved and i have been out there on long stay visits i.e 2months i have a few places in mind where i want to move and i recently got in touch with harley davidson over there about me getting a work transfer for a couple of months and see how that goes :D i dont have many ties here just my mum and sisters and brothers and my grandad but i know that i can come visit them when i want :D really excited about it all now and a massive thankyou to you lot for the advice and a congrats to you merc :D *hugs and kisses to all* x

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By *ENGUYMan over a year ago

Hull

Whilst I wish you the very best of luck, you may find it is an extremely hard uphill struggle to get INTO the USA.

I know from the expereience of friends of mine who have for the past 9 years run a business in Vermont. When they moved out there, the Americans welcomed them with open arms.

Now, in a combination of the aftermath of 9/11 and the economic downturn whcih is badly hitting the USA, their Dept of Homeland Security is NOT renewing their Visas.

My friends bring income into the local economy; they employ local people; they use local shops and malls for goods and services for their business, but all to no avail.

My friends have skills that the USA wanted. Their appeal to stay has had support right up to the regional Senator, the local Chambers of Commerce and the regional authorities, but those in Washington are sticking to their guns and my friends have to leave by December of this year. They haven't sold their business yet; if they don't before they have to leave, they could risk losing $1.5m.

From their knowledge and that of their specialist lawyers, they are not the same Brits or other countries personnel facing the same fate.

Be warned, your skills would have to be top-notch; you stand a better chance if you are married, as the Yanks are still rather puritanical in many ways!

If you are going to run a business out there, you have to produce a business plan for at least the first 3 years, and show how you will finance yourselves too.

It used to be said that the USA was very tough to get into; it's now much tougher!!

Good Luck - you'll need it.

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