I'm British, just about to graduate (hopefully) from University and I want to emigrate to the US and start work there as a professional with (eventually) full citizenship.
My question is A) do I already have to be in work to move to the US (or have been offered a job)?
And B) realistically is there any particular area I really should avoid because of particularly violent crime/ natural disasters etc etc?
Thanks!
2006-06-13 03:30:29 · 7 answers · asked by DaveyMcB 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
A) If you want permanent resident status, you'll need to find a job that will sponsor you for the work visa while you apply for permanent residence (green card).
B) I'd stay away from Detroit, but other than that most areas are the same in terms of violent crime. Any city will have areas that are dangerous and those that aren't. As for natual disasters - Florida for hurricanes and California for mudslides, fires, earthquakes and general weirdness.
2006-06-13 03:37:53 · answer #1 · answered by jlaidlawy 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A) You do not need to have been offered a job to live in the US, just apply for a green card.
B) Places in the south could be dangerous because of the hurricanes, places in the midwest have tornadoes, places in the north experience below freezing weather and blizzards, and places in the west experience the occasional earthquake.
Realisticly, in the end no place is safe to live because of the natural disasters that can occur. Personally, my favorite place to go is the Blue Ridge Mountains over in the Appalachian area. I've lived in Florida all of my life and experienced more hurricanes than I can recall, and only if you're lucky it's not too bad. As far as violent crime goes, you are going to get that in any big city you go in, so that's almost unavoidable.
I would say anywhere you go you will end up fine.
2006-06-13 03:38:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can not just apply for a green card. There is a green card lottery but only certain countries are included and UK is not one of them. If you go to the green card lottery website it will tell you the countries. If one of your parents is from a country on the list e.g. Ireland, then you can apply.
Otherwise you have to be sponsored, that is an employer says that they need you to work over there as they can not fill the job vacancy with an American, go to the American Government visa application section. Certain professions ie nurses are in demand and so will be accepted quicker. There are employment agencies on the internet who advertise posts in the USA and will let you know if companies are prepared to sponsor you.
Depending on the profession, you will have to have your qualifications checked and verified by a USA government agency.
If you do get there, try New York, its like a huge European City, and so multicultural that you wont feel that you stand out as an outsider, its great. Good luck.
2006-06-13 03:55:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about part A but as for part B you could try living here in the south the rest of the country pokes fun at us but we are proud to be southern and you will not find a nicer bunch of friendly well mannered people ( for the most part ) you have rude people everywhere but here in Tennessee life is good, we have big cities to small town usa with a mountain views... you want be disappointed....
2006-06-13 03:46:09 · answer #4 · answered by panda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is gonna be hard to gain citizenship, my daughter who was born in the usa 17 years ago and we came back to england when she was 2 but she has an american passport and what a pullava for her to get a provisional licence, here in the uk and both my husband and myself are both irish, just good luck as it is tough in the usa
2006-06-13 03:41:50 · answer #5 · answered by womam12 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not go down to the American Embassy and or consulate and ask them?
2006-06-13 03:34:02 · answer #6 · answered by TC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES..USA
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2006-06-13 03:34:59 · answer #7 · answered by Abdulhaq 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋