Im In England - Question about America

welshwitch · Nov 5, 2007

I think if you really want it bad enough, you can do it. Definitely don't not come because of your CF. You just need a game plan. It may take several tries (ie, coming for 9-12 months, and having to return when the visa is up) but I bet you could do it.

I have a friend (no CF) who came from Switzerland. It was really tricky for him to find a job, but it was a VISA issue. Once he did he was hooked up with a great job, which in the States means great health insurance. Use any connections you can get. Some jobs will provide a VISA for you once you get hired by them (particularly in the computer industry, I'm told.)

Sounds like the Visa will be the trickiest issue. Once you get over that hurdle, it should be doable.

welshwitch · Nov 5, 2007

I think if you really want it bad enough, you can do it. Definitely don't not come because of your CF. You just need a game plan. It may take several tries (ie, coming for 9-12 months, and having to return when the visa is up) but I bet you could do it.

I have a friend (no CF) who came from Switzerland. It was really tricky for him to find a job, but it was a VISA issue. Once he did he was hooked up with a great job, which in the States means great health insurance. Use any connections you can get. Some jobs will provide a VISA for you once you get hired by them (particularly in the computer industry, I'm told.)

Sounds like the Visa will be the trickiest issue. Once you get over that hurdle, it should be doable.

welshwitch · Nov 5, 2007

I think if you really want it bad enough, you can do it. Definitely don't not come because of your CF. You just need a game plan. It may take several tries (ie, coming for 9-12 months, and having to return when the visa is up) but I bet you could do it.

I have a friend (no CF) who came from Switzerland. It was really tricky for him to find a job, but it was a VISA issue. Once he did he was hooked up with a great job, which in the States means great health insurance. Use any connections you can get. Some jobs will provide a VISA for you once you get hired by them (particularly in the computer industry, I'm told.)

Sounds like the Visa will be the trickiest issue. Once you get over that hurdle, it should be doable.

welshwitch · Nov 5, 2007

I think if you really want it bad enough, you can do it. Definitely don't not come because of your CF. You just need a game plan. It may take several tries (ie, coming for 9-12 months, and having to return when the visa is up) but I bet you could do it.

I have a friend (no CF) who came from Switzerland. It was really tricky for him to find a job, but it was a VISA issue. Once he did he was hooked up with a great job, which in the States means great health insurance. Use any connections you can get. Some jobs will provide a VISA for you once you get hired by them (particularly in the computer industry, I'm told.)

Sounds like the Visa will be the trickiest issue. Once you get over that hurdle, it should be doable.

welshwitch · Nov 5, 2007

I think if you really want it bad enough, you can do it. Definitely don't not come because of your CF. You just need a game plan. It may take several tries (ie, coming for 9-12 months, and having to return when the visa is up) but I bet you could do it.

I have a friend (no CF) who came from Switzerland. It was really tricky for him to find a job, but it was a VISA issue. Once he did he was hooked up with a great job, which in the States means great health insurance. Use any connections you can get. Some jobs will provide a VISA for you once you get hired by them (particularly in the computer industry, I'm told.)

Sounds like the Visa will be the trickiest issue. Once you get over that hurdle, it should be doable.

tara · Nov 5, 2007

I had a friend from France that came here on a student visa. He also wanted to become an American citizen. Once he was here, he applied for some sort of lottery, where the US allows a certain number of people green cards if you're from certain countries. I don't know exactly how it works, but it was a lottery system. And he got through the process fairly quickly. (1-2 years?) Then I think you have to hold a green card for a certain number of years before applying for citizenship.

So, you might try the student route??? It was extremely expensive for my French friend to go to school here, as he not only paid "out of state" tuition, he paid "international" tuition. Crazy money.

My husband's family came here from England in the 80's. It was my husband's dad that worked in the computer industry That company had an office in California and sent him out short term, and that turned into long term. So that would be my other suggestion. Pick a company to work for that has offices both in the UK and US.

Good Luck!

tara · Nov 5, 2007

I had a friend from France that came here on a student visa. He also wanted to become an American citizen. Once he was here, he applied for some sort of lottery, where the US allows a certain number of people green cards if you're from certain countries. I don't know exactly how it works, but it was a lottery system. And he got through the process fairly quickly. (1-2 years?) Then I think you have to hold a green card for a certain number of years before applying for citizenship.

So, you might try the student route??? It was extremely expensive for my French friend to go to school here, as he not only paid "out of state" tuition, he paid "international" tuition. Crazy money.

My husband's family came here from England in the 80's. It was my husband's dad that worked in the computer industry That company had an office in California and sent him out short term, and that turned into long term. So that would be my other suggestion. Pick a company to work for that has offices both in the UK and US.

Good Luck!

tara · Nov 5, 2007

I had a friend from France that came here on a student visa. He also wanted to become an American citizen. Once he was here, he applied for some sort of lottery, where the US allows a certain number of people green cards if you're from certain countries. I don't know exactly how it works, but it was a lottery system. And he got through the process fairly quickly. (1-2 years?) Then I think you have to hold a green card for a certain number of years before applying for citizenship.

So, you might try the student route??? It was extremely expensive for my French friend to go to school here, as he not only paid "out of state" tuition, he paid "international" tuition. Crazy money.

My husband's family came here from England in the 80's. It was my husband's dad that worked in the computer industry That company had an office in California and sent him out short term, and that turned into long term. So that would be my other suggestion. Pick a company to work for that has offices both in the UK and US.

Good Luck!

tara · Nov 5, 2007

I had a friend from France that came here on a student visa. He also wanted to become an American citizen. Once he was here, he applied for some sort of lottery, where the US allows a certain number of people green cards if you're from certain countries. I don't know exactly how it works, but it was a lottery system. And he got through the process fairly quickly. (1-2 years?) Then I think you have to hold a green card for a certain number of years before applying for citizenship.

So, you might try the student route??? It was extremely expensive for my French friend to go to school here, as he not only paid "out of state" tuition, he paid "international" tuition. Crazy money.

My husband's family came here from England in the 80's. It was my husband's dad that worked in the computer industry That company had an office in California and sent him out short term, and that turned into long term. So that would be my other suggestion. Pick a company to work for that has offices both in the UK and US.

Good Luck!

tara · Nov 5, 2007

I had a friend from France that came here on a student visa. He also wanted to become an American citizen. Once he was here, he applied for some sort of lottery, where the US allows a certain number of people green cards if you're from certain countries. I don't know exactly how it works, but it was a lottery system. And he got through the process fairly quickly. (1-2 years?) Then I think you have to hold a green card for a certain number of years before applying for citizenship.

So, you might try the student route??? It was extremely expensive for my French friend to go to school here, as he not only paid "out of state" tuition, he paid "international" tuition. Crazy money.

My husband's family came here from England in the 80's. It was my husband's dad that worked in the computer industry That company had an office in California and sent him out short term, and that turned into long term. So that would be my other suggestion. Pick a company to work for that has offices both in the UK and US.

Good Luck!

TheUltraHeavyBeat · Nov 7, 2007