i want to live & work in the usa, can anyone give me advice or help?
2006-09-07 01:56:23 · 13 answers · asked by connor k 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Boston
Need more info.
Have you finished college. If you haven't finished college, then apply to a college here, and you come here by student visa.
If you have finished college, then work in an American company in Ireland and ask for a transfer to any of its offices in America after a year or more of working there. Eg. Mellon Financial Corporation is an American company also located in Dublin.
If you choose the latter, post a question on American companies situated in Ireland and you might get more answers.
Also, working as an Au pair is not a bad idea.
(I SEE YOU EMAILED ME, I'M AT WORK AND CAN'T ACCESS MY YAHOO EMAIL, SO WHEN I GET HOME IN THE EVENING, I WILL RESPOND)
2006-09-07 02:02:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've been asking myself the same question of late, and done plenty of research. My girlfriend is in Boston, which is why I want to work here, but I'm not keen to get married just for a visa. I'm from New Zealand and so am probably in a similar visa situation to you. I'm a visitor at the moment, still looking into trying to work legally.
As other people have mentioned, there is the studednt visa option. Otherwise, if you are like me and do not fit into any specialised catergory:
Green Card Lottery - Registration is in October, but even if you get lucky, entrance is not until 2008.
Sponsorship Visa (H1b) - You'll need an American company to sponsor you, but these visas are limited, and there are no more available until April next year, for entrance in October 07.
Trainee Visas (L) - Quite exclusive conditions, and you'll be doing well to find a company to agree to it.
I have had some helpful advice from immigration consultants, try www.inkorpa.com, or any others you can find.
I am sure you would have already researched all the info at the US embassy in Ireland: http://dublin.usembassy.gov/
Failing all that, come on the visa waiver program and have a look around, make sure you want to come here for a while before you decide to commit a whole lot of money to the visa process.
Hope this helps!
2006-09-10 19:57:58 · answer #2 · answered by Kiwi Chicken 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello, I'm sorry that you have met up with some rude people on here. I'm from United States. I live in Connecticut, that's in the North Eastern part of the country. I know that the Casino's here have many people from all around the world working in them.I think many of them are foreign students on work visas.I speak with a girl on line from Ireland, your country sounds beautiful. Why do you want to live here? If you do ever make it here...let me know, we can meet up and share a beer together. My name is Rebecca, My Husband is a bartender at the casino... the drink will be on me. bye for now. By the way check into colleges that will send you here for schooling.
2006-09-08 12:57:28 · answer #3 · answered by skipper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're serious I wouldn't be looking into the Boston area for a place to live It's as Bad as New York (lack of space/high rent) try the northern suburbs or more inland and commute to work.
NEmoves.com (is a good place to look for realty) As for work I don't know what you do so I can't really help you there. Check out the States website. every state has one. Good Luck!!!!
2006-09-07 09:08:00 · answer #4 · answered by Erin O. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a high population of new Irish immigrants still in Quincy, MA, a suburb right south of Boston. There are still many construction projects going on, condos are still going up everywhere. Get a temporary work visa and see how it is.
2006-09-08 09:59:01 · answer #5 · answered by JONES99679 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not really all that it's cracked up to be in America. People still think the streets are paved in Gold, and people live in big estates.Since my ancesters were Irish;)(some were) I still think everyone lives in thatched roofed houses, or like they do in the movie"The Commitments". Theres good and bad in every country you go to. Try to visit America if you can, and see what it's like.
2006-09-07 09:04:24 · answer #6 · answered by ralahinn1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We're gearing up for some hard times, as soon as the republicans are out of office, they will be sticking the democrats with the bill for the war(s) so you would be better off where you are. I thought the Irish economy was better than ever?
2006-09-07 09:00:57 · answer #7 · answered by marie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you try to visit first, and decide based on that? Or, get a student visa and come here for a short period of time first.
2006-09-07 09:46:36 · answer #8 · answered by ShouldBeWorking 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could try to find a job in the US through monsterboard.com
you'd get a visa to work here for a while. then you could find an american citizen to marry and stay.
2006-09-07 09:03:20 · answer #9 · answered by digital genius 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope you have made it to America to stay...we need more good Irish people here!.:)I'm one of them....now as for our Mexican border.... LOL never mind..;)
2014-09-11 07:24:35 · answer #10 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋