Is the grass greener on the other side (America)??
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sounds like discrimination to me
but hey, you can buy yourself a slice of that ''american dream'' for $500,000! oh, and employ ten americans or you're outta here
Your mom is several hundred years old?
No, but she is of Native American descent.
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Nope - it's more simple than that. It's only open to countries where immigration from that country in the past year is less than a preset amount.
That means we are never eligiable as we have quite a few people going over on spouse/work/etc visas. It's nothing to do with how developed the country is, as Australia for example is eligable for the green card lottery.
Quite what they think somebody from Ghana will bring to the country that more people from the UK wont is beyond me but thats the rules I guess.
You have GOT to be the most pessimistic dude on these forums.
No point in taking a chance is there? Giving it my best shot? Not in hell!
Seriously though... I can try. People have done much more impressive stuff.
If everyday I thought to myself I could get hit by a truck or stabbed by a mugger, I'd never leave the house.
There is a bit of difference between never leaving the house for fear of getting run over and running off to another country with no welfare system at the age of 19 with no real plan beyond hoping you get lucky.
Errr what?
Provided you don't owe somebody a heck of a lot of money that is.
Thats the most ridiculous reason I've ever heard, were they a bit dim?
Surely the only price valid for comparison is the after tax price. It doesnt matter how much stuff costs before tax, as you've gotta pay the tax!
No not really, its juts an early idea.
Canada would be my choice also however they are not welcoming international doctors at all.
I think 35k is a low estimate and only the starting salary, we would probably make more with time. After we are qualified it should go up to around 150k plus so even if we manage to eat through my savings in the first few years we should be able to make up for it later.
To be honest I did not plan to get an F2 job until August anyway as I have lots of loose ends to tie up with the businesses I was running before. This would give me time to study for the USMLEs, I know they are not easy but they are not as bad as many people think. My wife is a smart women and it will be no problem for her. It will be a little harder for me as I don’t have the self discipline that she has.I would have thought that you would earn way more than $35k
What with the sueing culture being far worse in the US. Also, you said you're just finishing F1. But what are you going to do in the 10months until the start of your F2?
And would you be able to take up your residency post without having done F2?
Also, I'm sure you don't need me to tell you this, but USMLE is very very hard. In fact, no, you definitely don't need me to tell you that, you're much much older than me
I'd like to my degree and F1 and F2 here, but I'm considering moving to the USA after this. That's if I get into Uni in the first place!
No idea yet.
No I am done with my F1 now but I am not working at the moment.
That I don’t know but I have some family out there and I did have a green card in the past so that may help. It’s really just something that has crossed my mind so I have not done much research yet.[TW]Fox;17547197 said:
We were only going to stay in the uk because we were going to take over a GP practice but that recently changed and we will not be able to do that anymore so there is nothing holding me to the uk anymore.
35k would be each and only for the first couple of years, we have saving we can eat into especially if we decide to buy a cheaper house, but yes even 70k is not a lot of money to live on however I think the pay after a few years more than makes up for it.
Wow good luck, let us know how you get on!!
Do NOT forget to get travel insurance that will cover you for long trips, its a little more expensive but worth it.
Personally I would love Canada but there are so many stories of foreign doctors driving taxies I just don’t want to take the risk.
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The only issue with your plan is the USMLE part in my mind. They are tough exams and passing means nothing to getting a job. If you don't score highly, then you will struggle to get a job as US applicants with lower scores will get positions over foreign graduates with higher USMLE scores. I only know one guy thats trained here and went to the US and he got the highest centile in both written papers (he was stupidly smart). I`m not saying that you shouldn't sit the exams, but getting marks that will land a job will be very tough.
Are you F1 at the moment then, or starting F2? How are you finding it so far? What's your rotation?
Are you F1 at the moment then, or starting F2? How are you finding it so far? What's your rotation?
The worst they can do is ruin his credit score, which he doesn't even have. And even then it only lasts 7 years. There are millions upon millions of unpaid medical bills.
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Yah the exams are a pain, my wife is smart enough to do very well and she wants to go into GP which does not really need that high marks.
She did her F1 year in Prague, her F2 in the uk and has started her ST training.
I have finished my F1 year in Prague and was planning to start F2 in august (UK)
How have we found it? well my wife is working stupidly long hours, only makes 45k per year and is treated like crap by the hospital and gets abused by the patients.
That's not entirely true. If you are taken to court and fail to pay a order from the court or fail to show then you can be arrested and sentenced.
While you would not be liable to federal prison, you can be sent to jail for 30 days or more.
They can also seek and gain attachment to earnings, possession of your home or possessions, and the seizing by CO of your bank accounts and assets.
Actually No you didn't as we are referring to the US tax funded state and not the individual's responsibility to themselves.
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It's because of the large number of people moving from the UK to the USA, Mexico is also exempt from the scheme.
I would hope so, my mum makes that much working part time as a nurse. No way would I do a job that stressful for a measly $35k!
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Then she's not one of the people i was taking about, I wouldn't have used the sarcastic inverted commas if i was talking about the natives.
Everything is generally cheaper, well it was when i was there.
Uncle moved to New York about 10 years ago. Best decision hes ever made he says
I'd disagree with that. Yes houses and fuel are but general day to day things are pretty much exacty the same (at the current exchange rate). It's generally considered that $20k in the US will be equivilent of around £20k in the UK spending power wise, but I'm not to sure really.
I dont know who quoted you $35 k for a doctor ? LNA's start at about $35-40k the mother in law is an RN and she earns about $70-75k a year.
Move to New Hampshire we dont have sales tax here, what you see is what you pay
Like many have said the only bad thing about living here is the Medical insurance, the companies will drop you for the slightest thing then refuse to pay for something that you got 3 months prior. But you only really have this problem if you dont get health benefits from your job. If you work for a hospital you'll get good insurance.
My quality of life has improved since i moved here almost 3 months ago. I dont regret moving here from the UK.
Move to New Hampshire we dont have sales tax here, what you see is what you pay
Like many have said the only bad thing about living here is the Medical insurance, the companies will drop you for the slightest thing then refuse to pay for something that you got 3 months prior. But you only really have this problem if you dont get health benefits from your job. If you work for a hospital you'll get good insurance.
My quality of life has improved since i moved here almost 3 months ago. I dont regret moving here from the UK.
I got caught with that.
You get the money out ready and then the bill comes up on the till and for a couple of seconds you think "WTF!?".
As for the guy with no medical insurance. If you really think you will get a job in 3 months time why not get travel insurance before you go, much cheaper than the US health insurance and if you get a long stay style one it should cover you for emergency needs until you get a job out there... (good luck with that!)