This may sound a bit daft but I live in the UK and would like to go and live and work in the US for a while even though I do not know anyone there. I kinda wanna go nowish and was just wondering if I could apply for a work visa from there or would that just make everything complicated. Also, financially, how much cash do you think I would need to support myself with everything (I dont want to end up living on the street) Also, can you rent a room or something like you can here in the uk in America or not?
2007-02-09 09:59:21 · 3 answers · asked by Curious Girl 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Honolulu
I'm not sure about the "red-tape" time you'll waste getting a work visa, but it's your best bet. the only off-the-books (no legal status, no tax deduction) jobs you can get here are crap, no money and pretty demeaning. (landscaping, washing dishes, or what they call a "day-laborer" here, do anything some guy tells you for a hundred bucks a day 'cause he picked you up off the side of the road and now you're his *****-- a lot of times you get stiffed on the pay too, they promise they'll pay you at the end of the week, or when the job is finished and then never pay up. what can you do? get a lawyer?)
anyway, I don't know what your travel expense would be to get to the states or how far you plan to go, but if you stay on the east coast, expect to pay up-- rent, gas, food, clothing -- it's all more expensive in the places people would vacation, meaning maine down to florida, then florida over to texas, california, las vegas, anywhere you've heard of someone going to on a vacation.
as far as rent, my husband and I pay $1200/month for a semi-small apartment in a complex. you can do better in an illegal apartment, but most people put a carpet in their basement or attic and call it a studio apartment. most places are too small for a rat to be comfortable and the landlord is usally mentally unbalanced-- they want you to pay rent, but not "live'' there, only sleep and get the hell out for the rest of the day. (and if you can't prove an income 'cause you're working without papers, good luck at that.)
sorry to sound so discouraging, but I only know from experience, I moved out of my parents' house with a roomate, a good job, my own car, and still ended up broke because of a few bad financial experiences. (my car blew up, got unlucky with a car insurance co. that went out of business and screwed me out of a whole year's ($1000!!!!!) premium, two years later my husband's car blew up -- we were broke, and we were ALWAYS employed and paying our bills on time but couldn't keep up.) it took us 10 years to get back on track, and now we're ALMOST even. BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WITH YOUR DECISIONS!! even a good move can turn bad with a little bit of bad luck. start off on the wrong path and you're bound to end up somewhere bad. Figure at least 1600/mo income to get by in a suburb and a little less to get by in a big city (but not much less, you'll only save the car expense in the city.) Good luck! :-) you can do it if you plan ahead!
2007-02-09 10:20:45 · answer #1 · answered by rachel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poor choice ol' man. Of all the world,this is not the time or place. Take your trusty tent to another realm of habitation. Pack it up so you can unravel it without notice. Soft landings are not in your future. Your future has a road to travel and you better 'quip up for ,compassion is elusive and trust is evasive. Time to earn your way reguardless of past, and to build anew.
2007-02-09 10:24:45 · answer #2 · answered by racer123 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no unless you want to go live in some shelter.......bring around $200,000 that is to buy an ugly house in the surbubs unless you want to live in the countrysides......good luck
2007-02-09 10:09:29 · answer #3 · answered by Praiser in the storm 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋