How did you do it?

[mrees007]

I'm curious to find out how other people... YOU... who once lived in the UK / Canada / Australia... etc and now lives in the USA.

How did you guys get to move from your home country to the USA?

Would be interested to know (and im sure many people in my position as well).

[Fatbrit]

Originally Posted by mrees007

I'm curious to find out how other people... YOU... who once lived in the UK / Canada / Australia... etc and now lives in the USA.

How did you guys get to move from your home country to the USA?

Would be interested to know (and im sure many people in my position as well).

Left UK late 80s -> lived lots of places over next 10+ years -> DV 2000, consular-processed in Prague, claiming chargeability through foreign-born spouse -> entered US as permanent resident 2000, naturalized as USC 2006. Simple!

BTW, I had never even visited the US before!

[mrees007]

Originally Posted by Fatbrit

Left UK late 80s -> lived lots of places over next 10+ years -> DV 2000, consular-processed in Prague, claiming chargeability through foreign-born spouse -> entered US as permanent resident 2000, naturalized as USC 2006. Simple!

BTW, I had never even visited the US before!

DV 2000? Whats that?

Is your husband American?

[Fatbrit]

Originally Posted by mrees007

DV 2000? Whats that?

Is your husband American?

Dv is the diversity visa.

My wife was not American at that time.

[Tiffani]

Originally Posted by mrees007

I'm curious to find out how other people... YOU... who once lived in the UK / Canada / Australia... etc and now lives in the USA.

I went home

(sorry, I know this question doesn't apply to me. I was born in the US -- by far the easiest way to get US citizenship -- and I lived in the UK for a while and now live in Australia)

good luck to you. It's difficult but not totally impossible.

[mrees007]

Originally Posted by Fatbrit

Dv is the diversity visa.

My wife was not American at that time.

oops... sorry!

So did you just apply and apply and eventually got a job sponsored

[Fatbrit]

Originally Posted by mrees007

oops... sorry!

So did you just apply and apply and eventually got a job sponsored

You don't need a job for the DV. And, strangely enough, I only ever entered it once.

[mrees007]

Originally Posted by Fatbrit

You don't need a job for the DV. And, strangely enough, I only ever entered it once.

Really... what ever happens i will apply in October... lets hope i get the same luck as you.

BTW... oif you do get it... what happens next... do you have a period to get a job and then they take it away if you dont? Or just get in the country and you are fine? How does it work?

[Fatbrit]

Originally Posted by mrees007

Really... what ever happens i will apply in October... lets hope i get the same luck as you.

BTW... oif you do get it... what happens next... do you have a period to get a job and then they take it away if you dont? Or just get in the country and you are fine? How does it work?

Nope -- don't have to get a job! Your rights and responsibilities are listed here.

[mrees007]

Originally Posted by Fatbrit

Nope -- don't have to get a job! Your rights and responsibilities are listed here.

Thanks... I hope some of your luck rubs off on me... here is to June 2010!!!