Finishing college and moving to america

You managed to post thing thread which means that you are unfortunately, probably too smart to become a U.S police officer.
 
acme15 said:
It really ****es me off that I can't move to Canada or America without one hell of a job on my hands, but any ***** can up sticks and live in our slowly collapsing country.
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This isn't true at all, the barriers for an American coming to live in the UK for example are just as tough as those the other way. The UK is actually quite a difficult place to secure a legitimate work visa in if you are a non EU citizen.

Sure, many people come here illegally, but then the same is true of the USA.
 
Yeah, I'd love to see the "OMG £3k per year student loans are a disgrace" mob, up sticks and try get educated in America for that little.
 
[TW]Fox;25307527 said:
This isn't true at all, the barriers for an American coming to live in the UK for example are just as tough as those the other way. The UK is actually quite a difficult place to secure a legitimate work visa in if you are a non EU citizen.

Sure, many people come here illegally, but then the same is true of the USA.
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Indeed, and many use the marriage route.
We rarely get to see actual figures regarding immigration. Permanent immigration in respect of how many marriage visa and fiancée visas and indefinite leave to remain visas they issue each year over a number of years, and the country of origin for the person coming from outside the EU.
I would like to see such figures.

The only other way unskilled can arrive is if they are part of the EU, or illegal.
 
Rudeboy1 said:
Hello guys,

Would it be possible for me to move from the UK once ive finished college, to move to America and either join uni or go to a police academy ? Serious comments only please guys ! :D

Thanks
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You can go to university there, a student visa (J-visa I think) is readily attainable for anyone who is enrolled in a US university.


However, you will have to finance your University course, which wont be cheap. Good state Schools are about $3000 a semester so cheaper than Englnd, but those rates only apply when you live in that state for some years. As a foreigner you might be paying about $30,000 a year depending on the university. The best private schools are much more expensive.



You can't join the police if you are not a US citizen.
 
rogan said:
getting a student visa though usually ends in your having to leave after you course ends, unless you get headhunted by a company willing to sponsor you
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I believe you get 1 year after your studies ends in which you can stay and work. At least I have known several people with student visa who worked for some time and then had to get an H1B.

If you are in the US then it is much easier to get employment with a company who will pay for an H1B, especially if you work for them on a student visa for a while.
 
drunkenmaster said:
Yes, you can, but not easily or directly. You'd be extremely unlikely to be able to get a residence visa as a police officer. IE if they need a certain type of skill set then it's easier to get jobs and visa's to work/live there. Police officers would be unlikely to count.

If however you were a cop here for years and became a excellent detective then you may be seen as skilled enough to apply for a job or position over there. You wouldn't get a visa to go over there and train to be a cop.

If you get a great degree and can get a job in another area that they might get you a visa for, you could at a later point in your career then change and become a cop.

Going to uni there would be much simpler but in no way makes certain or even noticeably helps staying their permanently. If you did a placement year in the states, which is fully possible, on a degree here. IE an engineering degree then do the third year on placement with a US company. If you can impress that company enough they may be willing to sponsor your visa application and offer you a job in the states once you finish your degree. That is likely one of the easiest ways for a student to get a job in the states.

Another option is joining a multi national company with offices in the states. Work hard, well and apply for any positions in the US officers after a few years when they come up.

Of make loads of money, if you have loads of money and intend to spend or invest it in a business over there, then getting a visa is pretty easy.
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If you get one of the temporary exchange student visas (some other J visa I think, or maybe F, I can't remember) You are prohibited form getting any other visa for a 2 year window after leaving the US.


I did an internship in the US during my 3rd year of Uni, after I graduated I wanted to go back to the US to do my PhD but found out I would have to wait another year before I could get a visa.

Not a big deal but if you do an internship at a company and they want you back as a full time employee they will have to wait 2 years, which is unlikely.
 
acme15 said:
It really ****es me off that I can't move to Canada or America without one hell of a job on my hands, but any ***** can up sticks and live in our slowly collapsing country.
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This isn't really true at all. I have had loads of colleagues try to get a visa in th UK and found it impossible, funnily enough most ended up in the US or Canada.
 
acme15 said:
It really ****es me off that I can't move to Canada or America without one hell of a job on my hands, but any ***** can up sticks and live in our slowly collapsing country.
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The disdain you show to those wishing to come to your country without a job lined up is probably similar to the disdain the Canadians or Americans would show to you, wishing to live in their country without a job lined up.

Cognitive dissonance is a hell of a thing :(
 
RomanNose said:
Isn't that for in-state though?
I think they have different fees depending on where you are from.
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As I said, for in-state residence. E.g., you live in California you can go to UC Berkeley for similar amount to English tuition fees. If you lived outside California and wanted to go to UC Berkeley then you would pay more, but not too crazy.

Similar in England though, if you are an American and want to study in the UK then you pay around 22K sterling per year in fees, if you are a resident then it is highly subsidized
 
[FnG]magnolia;25307867 said:
The disdain you show to those wishing to come to your country without a job lined up is probably similar to the disdain the Canadians or Americans would show to you, wishing to live in their country without a job lined up.
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Not really, it's just a racist thing. Because I'm white and English I am welcomed (adored :D), if I were Mexican and did't speak English it might not be the same.
Extremely generalizing here, but you get the point. Same in England, Romanian would not be half as welcomed as say an Oz.
 
[FnG]magnolia;25307938 said:
My point was his hilarious double standards but not to worry.
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Who said I would want to move there without having a job lined up/getting a job? And are you suggesting that people coming and taking our jobs is a good thing? New workers moving to America or Canada are only benefiting them in most cases. New workers moving here just makes the employment situation worse.

Anyway, double standards are the best kind of standards. Two is better than one. :rolleyes:
 
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