needing some info here

[ZeroGravity 0]

How hard is it for a UK citizen to get work in the US and having the intention of staying and even getting married to a US citizen

The staying and marrage would come much later mind you.

[amykathleen2005 441]

Well you'll need a way to get there first. Typically you would need a company transfer or a very specialized skill to qualify for a work based visa.

[Penguin_ie 5,984]

It's difficult to get a work visa, if that is what you are asking- the two main ways are having a Masters/ PhD and/ or very specialised and rare skills and many years experience (to get a H1B visa), or getting hired by a multi-national such as Google, Microsoft etc and after a few years work in the UK, apply for a intra-company transfer (L1 visa).

[ZeroGravity 0]

I use them both!

now are they hireing thats the question.

serioult, thank you for the info both of yuo

[Amanda Lynn 3]

An idea:

You could get a job at a company that has locations in both UK and USA

Example: TK Maxx (in the US: TJ Maxx), ASDA (in us: Wal-Mart), Fresenius Medical - Dialysis Company (Same in US)

This is similar to what Penguin said but these seem more reachable goals.....lol.

Edited September 20, 2012 by Amanda Lynn

[Boiler 43,393]

Somewhere between impossible and very easy.

[Owen_London 65]

An idea:

You could get a job at a company that has locations in both UK and USA

Example: TK Maxx (in the US: TJ Maxx), ASDA (in us: Wal-Mart), Fresenius Medical - Dialysis Company (Same in US)

This is similar to what Penguin said but these seem more reachable goals.....lol.

It's not that simple, I'm afraid. I'm in the middle of the L1 (intra-company transfer) visa process at the moment. L1 visas require the beneficiary (you) to be either an executive (L1-A) or have "specialized knowledge" (L1-B). In US immigration terminology, "specialized knowledge" usually means knowledge that is commonly based on a post-graduate degree, added to substantial knowledge of the company's "propietary processes and techiniques", such that it would cause significant disruption to your company to recruit a US national externally to do the job you are being offered. Working in Asda, even as a store manager, isn't going to cut it.

Zerogravity, it's difficult to give you further advice without knowing more about your current situation. But I will try with this:

- Non-seasonal work visas for the US are very difficult to get without having good qualifications and experience.

- If you're asking because you have an American girlfriend who you aren't yet ready to marry, keep working at the relationship, use Skype, Google Chat or similar as much as you can, and travel there as much as you can afford, until you are ready to get engaged and then married.

- If you're asking because you quite fancy emigrating to the US, think about why. The US has many of the same problems as the UK, it is better in some ways and worse in others. If you work on your qualifications and experience it will help, but you'd still need to find a sponsor company. Be prepared that it might never happen. Consider other countries if you are set on leaving the UK.

Edited September 20, 2012 by Owen_London

[ZeroGravity 0]

It's not that simple, I'm afraid. I'm in the middle of the L1 (intra-company transfer) visa process at the moment. L1 visas require the beneficiary (you) to be either an executive (L1-A) or have "specialized knowledge" (L1-B). In US immigration terminology, "specialized knowledge" usually means knowledge that is commonly based on a post-graduate degree, added to substantial knowledge of the company's "propietary processes and techiniques", such that it would cause significant disruption to your company to recruit a US national externally to do the job you are being offered. Working in Asda, even as a store manager, isn't going to cut it.

Zerogravity, it's difficult to give you further advice without knowing more about your current situation. But I will try with this:

- Non-seasonal work visas for the US are very difficult to get without having good qualifications and experience.

- If you're asking because you have an American girlfriend who you aren't yet ready to marry, keep working at the relationship, use Skype, Google Chat or similar as much as you can, and travel there as much as you can afford, until you are ready to get engaged and then married.

- If you're asking because you quite fancy emigrating to the US, think about why. The US has many of the same problems as the UK, it is better in some ways and worse in others. If you work on your qualifications and experience it will help, but you'd still need to find a sponsor company. Be prepared that it might never happen. Consider other countries if you are set on leaving the UK.

Thanks for the info Im sorry I didnt put any more details

I am asking mainly becasue I do have an american girlfriend and we do have the intention of marrying. We do want to be together just the lacking of certain skills or the funds needed it is a pain.

So many restrictions

[Holly2234 66]

Thanks for the info Im sorry I didnt put any more details

I am asking mainly becasue I do have an american girlfriend and we do have the intention of marrying. We do want to be together just the lacking of certain skills or the funds needed it is a pain.

So many restrictions

If you have a US girlfriend and you want to marry, then the K-1 (fiance visa) or the CR-1 (if you get married and then spend time apart applying) is the one for you. Work ones are not really the way to go in your situation.

If you dont want to marry yet, then keep working on your relationship and when that time comes, the options i just mentioned will still apply.

[ZeroGravity 0]

Thank you!

I will read up on the CR-1

Reading on what your doing for it seem complex