Usa?

[josinclair]

hello
i currently live in my home country of england. My husband and i have just sold our house and are now wondering where to go in life.
we have 2 daughters aged 7 and 5 i am 31 and my husband is 34. he is a carpenter and he has been lucky enough to have work throughout the recession.

i have always liked the idea of living in america. i have visited new york as a tourist.

i dont even know where to look in america and where is a nice safe enviroment to bring up children and has good job prospects.

are carpenters needed in america?

i hope that someone can advise me on this. ?

thanks in advance

jo
xx

[Bevdeforges]

Take a good look at the stickies at the top of the America forum listings. There's one called Looking to live in America? This will help! that will give you a sort of a checklist of what might give you claim on a visa to live and work in the US.

It's not particularly easy these days - not in America, and not anywhere else - generally you need a job (with an employer to sponsor you) or family (again to sponsor your visa application). There are a few other ways to go - but check out the sticky messages and you'll see what your options are.
Cheers,
Bev

[JohnSoCal]

Unfortunately due to the housing crisis, there is not much work for construction workers. We lost over 100,000 construction jobs just in the county that I live in. It is very slowly improving but it will be quite some time before there is much work for carpenters. There a few areas like North Dakota that have lots of jobs. The unemployment rate in North Dakota is only 2.6% vs 8.3% for the nation.

It is impossible to give you an answer regarding where to live without knowing what you are looking for. The US is a large country with thousands of good safe areas that are good for bringing up children. What kind of climate do you want, 4 seasons, warm, hot, rainy, etc.? Do you want lakes, mountains, desert, ocean, etc.? Do you want to live in a city, rural, farm, etc.? In other words, you have to be more specific in what you are looking for before I or anybody can help you.