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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Argentina
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if no one is a USC, then you will need soor meone to file a petition on your behalf. do you have a USC parent or sibling?

 

if not, then you will need to find a company willing to sponsor you if you qualify

or if you work for a Multinational company and has a branch or main office in the US, they would have to transfer you

 

 

 

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Super difficult if you don't qualify for a immigrant visa. 

 

There are few ways someone can pernamently live in the US. 

1. Edit. Nevermind. Scotland isn't eligible for the lottery. 

2. Family sponsorship. 

 

There is also work visa but those aren't permanent and there is whole bunch of requirements to pass. Including having US employer willing to pay and sponsor you. 

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K1

29.11.2013 - NoA1

06.02.2014 - NoA2

01.04.2014 - Interview. 

AoS

03.2015 - AoS started.

09.2015 - Green Card received.  

RoC

24.07.2017 - NoA1.

01.08.2018 - RoC approved. 

 

 

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On what basis would you immigrate to the US? There's lots of visas, but few to none that apply to most.

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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*~*~*moved to "general immigration discussion"*~*~*

 

How difficult is it to get in? Without a visa it's impossible. With a visa it's very easy. 

 

Your question should be "Do I qualify for a visa?"

 

Are either of your parents or siblings US citizens living in the USA? If no, that's one route closed to you.

You've already said that you are married to a British citizen so the marriage route is out.

Do you have a 6-figure sum to invest (and potentially lose)? If so, the investment route could be open.

Do you work for a multi-national company in the U.K. with offices/plants in the USA that would be willing to transfer you? If so, the intra-company transfer route could be open. 

Do you have a degree and specialist skills? If so, the specialist worker route could be open (this a huge lottery - the vast majority of applicants are not selected as the program is massively oversubscribed). 

 

Other than that, you can visit. 

 

Curuous as to why you want to move here? Most people move because of immediate family. It seems yours is all in Scotland.

Edited by JFH

Timeline in brief:

Married: September 27, 2014

I-130 filed: February 5, 2016

NOA1: February 8, 2016 Nebraska

NOA2: July 21, 2016

Interview: December 6, 2016 London

POE: December 19, 2016 Las Vegas

N-400 filed: September 30, 2019

Interview: March 22, 2021 Seattle

Oath: March 22, 2021 COVID-style same-day oath

 

Now a US citizen!

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Ukraine
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10 minutes ago, Johnp2002 said:

We have no family is the U.S. 

 

We come over every year to Florida for vacation & we absolutely love the place. The only way to get in looks like it’ll be through a works visa. 

 

How do we go about doing this? Do I apply for jobs online? Will I visit my local American embassy & speak to them?

What do you do for work? A work visa might not even be possible for you. What is your education level?

 

The embassy won't help you. You'd have to find an American company willing to hire you, and sponsor you and your family through the immigration process.

K1 / K2 Visa

Service Center: California Service Center

Consulate: Kyiv, Ukriane

 

I-129-F mailed to USCIS 2017-11-10

Case Status received (NOA1) by USCIS: 2017-11-14

Check cashed: 2017-11-17

Case Received Email Notification: 2017-11-17

Case status available on myUSCIS: 2017-11-20

NOA1 Hardcopy received by mail: 2017-11-24

NOA2 Approval (204 days): 2018-06-06

Approval status updated on  new website: 2018-06-08

-- no updates on old website, no text, no email --

NOA2 Hardcopy received by mail: 2018-06-12

NVC Case Number Generated (21 days since NOA2): 2018-06-27

Case Left NVC: 2018-07-10 (13 days at NVC)

Case Received by Embassy: 2018-07-12 (2 days travel time!)

Medical Exam: 2018-07-16

Interview: 2018-08-08 (Approved)

Entry: 2018-09-19 (Chicago POE)

Marriage: 2018-10-12

 

"New" Case Status website: https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov/

"Old" Case Status website: https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do

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11 minutes ago, Johnp2002 said:

We have no family is the U.S. 

 

We come over every year to Florida for vacation & we absolutely love the place. The only way to get in looks like it’ll be through a works visa. 

 

How do we go about doing this? Do I apply for jobs online? Will I visit my local American embassy & speak to them?

Depends. Do you qualify for a work visa? Do you have education or work experience that will be needed by U.S. employer? Do you realise that work visa only permits you to stay in US for few years and then if employer doesn't sponsor your green cards, you have to leave the country? 

 

Its on you to find a US employer that will be willing to sponsor you. Usually this kind of stuff will be done through your employer lawyer. US embassy won't help you. 

K1

29.11.2013 - NoA1

06.02.2014 - NoA2

01.04.2014 - Interview. 

AoS

03.2015 - AoS started.

09.2015 - Green Card received.  

RoC

24.07.2017 - NoA1.

01.08.2018 - RoC approved. 

 

 

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4 minutes ago, Roel said:

Depends. Do you qualify for a work visa? Do you have education or work experience that will be needed by U.S. employer? Do you realise that work visa only permits you to stay in US for few years and then if employer doesn't sponsor your green cards, you have to leave the country? 

 

Its on you to find a US employer that will be willing to sponsor you. Usually this kind of stuff will be done through your employer lawyer. US embassy won't help you. 

EB-2 would give them green cards instantly as it's an employment-based immigrant visa. However, they are hard to obtain and require specialist skills. 

 

OP, the USA isn't like Australia where you can get a work visa and then look for a job, any job including manual labour. In the US immigration is based on the needs of the country, not the desires of the immigrant. You have to ask yourself why the thousands of Brits who go to Florida each year on holiday and want to live there aren't there already. We see your kind of post over and over again. The hard truth is, for over 95% of the British population there is no route into the USA as anything other than a visitor. 

Edited by JFH

Timeline in brief:

Married: September 27, 2014

I-130 filed: February 5, 2016

NOA1: February 8, 2016 Nebraska

NOA2: July 21, 2016

Interview: December 6, 2016 London

POE: December 19, 2016 Las Vegas

N-400 filed: September 30, 2019

Interview: March 22, 2021 Seattle

Oath: March 22, 2021 COVID-style same-day oath

 

Now a US citizen!

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Wales
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My recommended solution is a Company move, they pay, they know you, keep it simple.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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12 minutes ago, Boiler said:

My recommended solution is a Company move, they pay, they know you, keep it simple.

Not everyone works for companies with offices in the US. ;)

K1

29.11.2013 - NoA1

06.02.2014 - NoA2

01.04.2014 - Interview. 

AoS

03.2015 - AoS started.

09.2015 - Green Card received.  

RoC

24.07.2017 - NoA1.

01.08.2018 - RoC approved. 

 

 

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3 minutes ago, Dee elle said:

Australia is even harder to get a work based visa than the US.. apart from the under 29 y/o 2 year working holiday visa which allows for any work at all,  but will never lead to migration... .. Australia has a points based system which is much more  stringent than the US labor certification and is based on industry, education and skills classification.. The spouse visa costs 7000$ upfront.. very limited family migration ... and is the type of system that is being suggested for the US into the future. 

I was referring to the young worker arrangement that the U.K. has with Australia whereby people can go for 2 years and work even the most menial jobs just for the experience of living and working in another country. So far the op hasn't given any clues as to his age or skill set so all we can do is present all the options... If he's looking for a change of scenery, why limit himself to the USA? 

Timeline in brief:

Married: September 27, 2014

I-130 filed: February 5, 2016

NOA1: February 8, 2016 Nebraska

NOA2: July 21, 2016

Interview: December 6, 2016 London

POE: December 19, 2016 Las Vegas

N-400 filed: September 30, 2019

Interview: March 22, 2021 Seattle

Oath: March 22, 2021 COVID-style same-day oath

 

Now a US citizen!

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And I wouldn't say the Australian working holiday visa never leads to migration. Maybe not directly. But around 50% of the people I went to school with who took this option ended up staying. Likewise in London I worked with many Australians who had done the same when they came to the U.K. on their working holiday visas. They met and married a local citizen during their time there. Obviously not relevant to the OP.

Timeline in brief:

Married: September 27, 2014

I-130 filed: February 5, 2016

NOA1: February 8, 2016 Nebraska

NOA2: July 21, 2016

Interview: December 6, 2016 London

POE: December 19, 2016 Las Vegas

N-400 filed: September 30, 2019

Interview: March 22, 2021 Seattle

Oath: March 22, 2021 COVID-style same-day oath

 

Now a US citizen!

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