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[Thomas Miller 0]

HI, i am looking to move my self and family (missus and kids) to America, she has a family member in America, who is a permanent residence of America (for many years now), it is her Grandmothers sister, but I'm not sure if this is sufficient enough to get a visa.

I would be able to apply for a work visa as I'm an Engineer.

but my problem is i don't know which Visa form i need or which would be best?

Please, any help would be appreciated.

[payxibka 10,045]

2 minutes ago, Thomas Miller said:

HI, i am looking to move my self and family (missus and kids) to America, she has a family member in America, who is a permanent residence of America (for many years now), it is her Grandmothers sister, but I'm not sure if this is sufficient enough to get a visa.

I would be able to apply for a work visa as I'm an Engineer.

but my problem is i don't know which Visa form i need or which would be best?

Please, any help would be appreciated.

No such thing as a grandchild, grand niece or grand nephew family visa 

Edited November 5, 2019 by payxibka

[Just Paul 4,595]

A permanent resident may petition a spouse, minor children or unmarried sons/daughters over 21.

[aaron2020 11,651]

27 minutes ago, Thomas Miller said:

HI, i am looking to move my self and family (missus and kids) to America, she has a family member in America, who is a permanent residence of America (for many years now), it is her Grandmothers sister, but I'm not sure if this is sufficient enough to get a visa.

I would be able to apply for a work visa as I'm an Engineer.

but my problem is i don't know which Visa form i need or which would be best?

Please, any help would be appreciated.

Unfortunately, no one can file an immigration petition for a grandniece.  Even if grandmother's sister was a US citizen, she can not petition for your wife.

For a work visa, you need to have a US employer who is qualified and capable of filing for a foreign worker.  You can not file directly for a work visa without a qualified US employer.

 

What country are you and the missus from?

Edited November 5, 2019 by aaron2020

[Thomas Miller 0]

thanks guys,

my self and the missus are both from the UK,

so really the only way i can get a Visa is to get a job first then?

[payxibka 10,045]

Just now, Thomas Miller said:

thanks guys,

my self and the missus are both from the UK,

so really the only way i can get a Visa is to get a job first then?

Job offer with an employer who is capable of  sponsoring a work Visa.  Eligible categories are quite narrow for the types of jobs even eligible for said Visa 

[Thomas Miller 0]

is there any other way to get a visa to get a move to the states then or is it that strict?

[Just Paul 4,595]

1 minute ago, Thomas Miller said:

is there any other way to get a visa to get a move to the states then or is it that strict?

It is that strict.   Either a job sponsored visa or a family sponsored visa.

[aaron2020 11,651]

28 minutes ago, Thomas Miller said:

thanks guys,

my self and the missus are both from the UK,

so really the only way i can get a Visa is to get a job first then?

Yes.  You would need a qualified US employer to file for a work visa on your behalf. 

[payxibka 10,045]

3 minutes ago, Thomas Miller said:

is there any other way to get a visa to get a move to the states then or is it that strict?

Diversity lottery but even that has certain strict eligibility criteria,  to which UK doesn't qualify 

[aaron2020 11,651]

5 minutes ago, Thomas Miller said:

is there any other way to get a visa to get a move to the states then or is it that strict?

It's that strict.  7 billion people in the world.   Lots of them would immigrate here if it was easy.  

[HRQX 4,145]

6 minutes ago, payxibka said:

to which UK doesn't qualify 

Except if OP (or his wife) was born in Northern Ireland: https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Diversity-Visa/DV-Instructions-Translations/DV-2021-Instructions-Translations/DV-2021- Instructions-English.pdf Page 17

But DV-2021 registration closed a couple of hours ago.

Edited November 5, 2019 by HRQX

[Thomas Miller 0]

looks like i need to find a job that will sponsor me for a Visa, just so i know, would my family have to wait a while before they could move over as well? or would this work visa cover all of us?

[payxibka 10,045]

1 minute ago, HRQX said:

Except if OP (or his wife) was born in Northern Ireland: https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Diversity-Visa/DV-Instructions-Translations/DV-2021-Instructions-Translations/DV-2021- Instructions-English.pdf Page 17

But DV-2021 registration closed a couple of hours ago.

If your going to be pedantic about it, if they were born in ANY eligible country 

[Thomas Miller 0]

well i was born in England and she was born in Scotland