Where to move in the U.S and is it possible?

[TNTRower]

Originally Posted by Fatbrit

They're not questions, they're conditions. If you ain't able to secure a suitable visa to come over here and work as a widget designer, it's really pretty irrelevant whether or not there are plenty of vacancies for widget designers, where the best place for widget designers is, or whether widget designers are suitably appreciated by the community.

Very true indeed. I do not wish to hijack this thread with our discussion particularly when I agree with you. The information is easily located by a phone call to the US Consulate. I also have very little expertise in the subject matter, so I will defer to your obviously more in depth knowledge. I was merely throwing out a prospect for a location that seems to be in need as observed by my firsthand experience.

Perhaps I am missing something as I seem to have upset you. My apologies and please let me know what I may have done that has possibly put bad information out or something possibly more nefarious.

[Fatbrit]

Originally Posted by TNTRower

Very true indeed. I do not wish to hijack this thread with our discussion particularly when I agree with you. The information is easily located by a phone call to the US Consulate. I also have very little expertise in the subject matter, so I will defer to your obviously more in depth knowledge. I was merely throwing out a prospect for a location that seems to be in need as observed by my firsthand experience.

Perhaps I am missing something as I seem to have upset you. My apologies and please let me know what I may have done that has possibly put bad information out or something possibly more nefarious.

Nope -- don't worry, you haven't upset me. But there's no point in -- I've read a few of your posts -- explaining to the Lichtenstein military how to mount a sea invasion of the US, is there?

BTW, a phone call to the consulate will get your average would-be US immigrant absolutely nowhere in their quest to live here. Strange, eh?

[TNTRower]

Originally Posted by Fatbrit

Nope -- don't worry, you haven't upset me. But there's no point in -- I've read a few of your posts -- explaining to the Lichtenstein military how to mount a sea invasion of the US, is there?

BTW, a phone call to the consulate will get your average would-be US immigrant absolutely nowhere in their quest to live here. Strange, eh?

To use the Lichtenstein analogy you are corect, there would be no point, except that they asked. So the neighborly thing to do is answer the question. Perhaps Lichtenstein is the "Mouse that Roared."

A fantastic book by the way.

[twostep]

Originally Posted by TNTRower

And again why beat a dead horse.

It was asked and answered. All the status questions can be found easily enough.

There is not much to be found. Public school systems do not sponsor visas nor do they hire staff without the required US certifications.

Great to be proud of living in Cobb County. You may want to do some homework before stating the school system throughout the rest of GA is mediocre. :>) Particulary in your neck of the woods some Bulldogs may object.

[TNTRower]

Well last year the state school system was ranked 48th in the country I believe.

Yes I have never understood the "Rabid" nature of the UGA fans. It is an OK school and you will get an adequate education. But I also grew up in the Northeast where the likes of Princeton, Yale, Lafayette, Swarthmore, Columbia, NYU, Brown, Dartmouth, etc. were all within a half day drive.

Now if you want to talk strictly about Football teams then yes UGA is a FANTASTIC school. But alas, school is for education still in this world.

[twostep]

Originally Posted by TNTRower

Well last year the state school system was ranked 48th in the country I believe.

Yes I have never understood the "Rabid" nature of the UGA fans. It is an OK school and you will get an adequate education. But I also grew up in the Northeast where the likes of Princeton, Yale, Lafayette, Swarthmore, Columbia, NYU, Brown, Dartmouth, etc. were all within a half day drive.

Now if you want to talk strictly about Football teams then yes UGA is a FANTASTIC school. But alas, school is for education still in this world.

Which one of them did you attend?
Duck!

[TNTRower]

I attended a very small liberal arts school. Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania. My grades were not what I call "Good." My athletic ability is what got me into college.

Even while at college I took awhile to mature. It took several tours in the US Marine Corps to finally get me to wise up.

[twostep]

Originally Posted by TNTRower

I attended a very small liberal arts school. Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania. My grades were not what I call "Good." My athletic ability is what got me into college.

Even while at college I took awhile to mature. It took several tours in the US Marine Corps to finally get me to wise up.

Then you should have aquired the wisdom to know that the US school system does not only require admission to a school for higher education but also a certain financial effort for the duration. I can tell you that undergrad in AL runs about 35k+ tuition only.

[billd]

Originally Posted by barlettaborn

We have been looking at moving away from the UK for some time. However after looking at houses all over the U.S we are still unsure where to move each has its own benefits.

On your first question, I found the following site useful: findyourspot dot com (can't post URLs yet.)
We can give you advice on places that work well (or not so well) for us, however, we don't really know you so it's probably not worth much. findyourspot asks several dozen specific questions and then produces a list of 24 cities/towns based on your preferences. The criteria are comprehensive. You need to think carefully about each one for meaningful results.
As well as the list of cities it provides pointers to 4-page PDF summaries on each city that are relentlessly positive so you need to read between the lines and do your own independent research.
Personally I found this very helpful. I had been thinking about Seattle and Portland and both these came up in the top five – so it can help confirm a short-list you already have. It also suggested several other places (Baltimore was another) that I hadn’t considered but probably should have.
The site appears to fund itself from referrals to real estate agencies but it's entirely up to you whether to follow up on this.