Advice needed please

[crys]

i really do appreciate your help on this fat brit and of course everyone else who has contributed. much of what has been written is very informative and i am sure will be of great help!!! im going to have a look at those links and speak to an attorney and will let you know how i get on.

[crys]

have looked down the grandfather route and it doesnt look good. i am not entitled to citizenship. now if i was born out of wedlock, i would qualify, but as my parents did the right thing, i dont!! so unfair! my only little bit of hope is that i have emailled the attorney fatbrit suggested and am still awaiting for a reply from him, but it doesnt look good.

so - petition by my mother will take 8-10 years and could possibly not be accepted unless i can talk her round to moving back to the states

i dont qualify under my mother or grandfather for citizenship

so really i have no hope in hell! the only other thing i can think of is that i am training to be a social worker - would that be classed as a skilled worker? and if so whats the top age they will let you in under skilled worker? i am 28 but wont qualify until i am 30. will my age go against me?

[Bevdeforges]

Originally Posted by crys

so really i have no hope in hell! the only other thing i can think of is that i am training to be a social worker - would that be classed as a skilled worker? and if so whats the top age they will let you in under skilled worker? i am 28 but wont qualify until i am 30. will my age go against me?

The US doesn't have a "skilled worker" program like Canada or Australia. You have to get the job and have your potential employer petition you in. Social work is one of those fields that is tied very closely to local and national laws and benefits programs. Being trained in the UK doesn't qualify you for being a social worker in the US simply because of the difference in the systems.
Cheers,
Bev

[crys]

oh my bad news just goes from bad to worse doesnt it!!! its so horrible, (me, like so many others i suppose!) i have always wanted to live in the states and prior to this week, thought i could be in the process of getting there in the enxt 5 years, that now seriously does not seem to be the way. living in the UK and not going to the states is seriously depressing me!!

I will have to hope i win the lottery tonight and can start a $1M dollar business, that seems to be my only way now!!

[crys]

well just got the news today that my visa application is now being processed - i am presuming this is a 7 year wait for married children of a us citizen is this correct?

whilst this is gonig through we are also looking at the l1 visa - we run three companies - two i dont beleive will be able to transfer over to the states as its working doing energy certificates (which have not come into force in the US) and the other is a hairdressing business - our barbers has a niche market where we do children and teenagers hair and make the whole haircutting process fun - do you think this is something we could transfer over to america under the l1 visa? our companies have all been going for 3 plus years and are all profitable. would this be an option?

[Fatbrit]

Originally Posted by crys

well just got the news today that my visa application is now being processed - i am presuming this is a 7 year wait for married children of a us citizen is this correct?

whilst this is gonig through we are also looking at the l1 visa - we run three companies - two i dont beleive will be able to transfer over to the states as its working doing energy certificates (which have not come into force in the US) and the other is a hairdressing business - our barbers has a niche market where we do children and teenagers hair and make the whole haircutting process fun - do you think this is something we could transfer over to america under the l1 visa? our companies have all been going for 3 plus years and are all profitable. would this be an option?

The businesses do not need to be the same, i.e. you can have an energy certificate business running in the UK and open a barber's shop in the US. The important things about the UK business are it must have a company structure, history, turnover, etc. and you must be able to continue running it remotely for at least a year or two until you get your green card. The US business should employ people and not be a one-man band.

Be aware that there is a new immigration bill in the pipeline and things may change drastically. The visa was originally intended for the likes of Microsoft and Ford to move their corporate executives around, not small scale entrepreneurs. A tightening up of the terms would not surprise me.

[crys]

thanks for the info fatbrit - do you know when this immigration bill is likely to come about?

[Fatbrit]

Originally Posted by crys

thanks for the info fatbrit - do you know when this immigration bill is likely to come about?

I'm sure there will be immigration reform. There are reports of an immigration reform meeting booked for June 8 at the White House. I expect this will be the starting bell.

[casasolo]

Originally Posted by crys

thanks for the info fatbrit - do you know when this immigration bill is likely to come about?

What was the outcome of your case??

[crys]

still all going through at the moment! we need to build our business up to a more acceptable level before even attempting to go down the business visa route.