I want to live in America

Tunney said:
As long as you've got a degree in a useful subject then getting into the US really isn't that hard. You don't need to be a brain surgeon, you just need to work for a company that has an office in the US and ask for a transfer. It can be a slow process but you don't have to marry a floozy you met in Vegas to do it.
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It's not quite that easy though (from looking in to it) as people here wanted to transfer to Boston but they didn't get let in. They only have something like 65k H1Bs per year that they give out and if you don't get in, you don't. Try again next year. Transferring would be the ideal way, as you are already employed by the company and they're taking the costs of the VISA etc but just not black and white.
 
My Mum and Dad emigrated to the States last month, the process took about 7 years all in, mainly due to the economy in the USA and the backlog of applications at the time.

They live in Oklahoma (don't ask) and AFAIK wasn't actually that expensive, possibly a few grand? My Dad had a job offered to him with a haulage company (FreyMiller) as he has a Class 1 HGV license, so it was pretty much guaranteed.
 
Moses said:
And Dartmoor.
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It is places like Dartmoor, Exmoor, Snowdonia, The Lake District, the Scottish Highlands, the Norfolk Broads, the North Yorkshire Coast, and a myriad of other varied landscapes makes me wonder why people think vistas are any better elsewhere.

Sure you have bigger wildernesses out there but this emerald isle holds her own.

*gets misty eyed*
 
I love most of the USA. But I can't stand the west coast and NJ\NY. As long as you do what other brits do you will do ok.
 
LordSplodge said:
It is places like Dartmoor, Exmoor, Snowdonia, The Lake District, the Scottish Highlands, the Norfolk Broads, the North Yorkshire Coast, and a myriad of other varied landscapes makes me wonder why people think vistas are any better elsewhere.

Sure you have bigger wildernesses out there but this emerald isle holds her own.

*gets misty eyed*
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I took a solo motorbike tour last summer around the Lakes

Although fantastic scenery it...

Rained on me for a week :(
 
LordSplodge said:
It is places like Dartmoor, Exmoor, Snowdonia, The Lake District, the Scottish Highlands, the Norfolk Broads, the North Yorkshire Coast, and a myriad of other varied landscapes makes me wonder why people think vistas are any better elsewhere.

Sure you have bigger wildernesses out there but this emerald isle holds her own.

*gets misty eyed*
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Plus the fact it's relatively simple to get about to each and everyone of those places. Yet a large amount of people will list amazing places in another country yet never bother to go and see what the UK has to offer.

The US is huge, and let's not forget living there is a lot different to being on holiday, if given the chance a lot of people would move there and within months end up doing the exact same stuff they do here just about... I think people like the whole idea of a nice fresh start somewhere exciting but the reality won't always be as good.

Good luck to those who genuinely do want to try to get there (or elsewhere) I'd love to visit the US but there are many other places i'd like to visit too :p
 
easyrider said:
I took a solo motorbike tour last summer around the Lakes

Although fantastic scenery it...

Rained on me for a week :(
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Wettest part of the UK, so I am not surprised. I love Snowdonia in the rain, less tourists on the hills and it takes on a different beauty in the rain.

Guerrilla said:
Plus the fact it's relatively simple to get about to each and everyone of those places. Yet a large amount of people will list amazing places in another country yet never bother to go and see what the UK has to offer.
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I'd love to visit places like Yellowstone but I much prefer having easily accessible places on my own doorstep. It's a 30 minute drive to the nearest mountain/hill for me. 60 minutes and I am in the Dark Peak part of the Peak District. A little over two hours to Snowdonia and another couple and I'm in Dartmoor or Exmoor.

The grass is not always greener but I can see why people want to try living elsewhere. Personally if I didn't have family commitments I'd like to give living in Germany a chance.
 
It always amazes me how important the weather is to so many people. I can't imagine ever having that as a reason to move and I work outside in the north east of Scotland.
 
Couldn't any less want to live there. Nice place to visit for holidays and breaks but actually living there really doesnt appeal to me. Healthcare and massive litigation against healthcare professionals is appalling even if the pay is better!
 
There was a program on the telly saying you just need to buy a business that employs 2 people and there were small businesses selling for 60-80K$ that's about 40 grand.

Of course it was a very simplified program and there will probably be more to it than that. But it seemed interesting. Some of the businesses were doing a good turnover as well and some were with house/apartment included in a package price.
 
randomshenans said:
It's not quite that easy though (from looking in to it) as people here wanted to transfer to Boston but they didn't get let in. They only have something like 65k H1Bs per year that they give out and if you don't get in, you don't. Try again next year. Transferring would be the ideal way, as you are already employed by the company and they're taking the costs of the VISA etc but just not black and white.
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There's plenty of ways about the cap on H1B visas, especially if you work for a large company with plenty of experience in applying for vias. Most transfers should be covered by an L-1 visa or you should be able to get a temporary work visa until the new visa year rolls in.

It's not black and white but I also don't know anyone whose transfer has fallen through for visa reasons.

The real problem comes when you're actually living in the states. Employment laws are pretty much non-existent and you can get fired at any time for almost any reason. Lose your job, lose your visa.
 
I'd love to live in the USA, Australia, or Canada - My nan is Canadian and used to tell great stories about it when I was growing up (due to illness, she doesn't remember hardly any of it now! :()

One day, absolutely. I feel as though there isn't much benefit in staying in this country, even though I love it, the benefits are certainly for moving elsewhere.
 
On an L1, you can get a fast(er) green card, IIRC. One of the guys in the immigration department at my company told me that I could get one in less than two years.

At the moment, my preference is Canada, then California, then somewhere in Scandinavia (like Sweden). A friend just moved to Sweden with his Swedish wife and is having a blast.
 
Germany - if all my friends and family died tomorrow I'd move to Germany, they're about the only country who I would consider to even remotely have their **** together.

And besides, the Germans are a fine people - very loyal, common sense by the bagfuls and great drinking buddies.
 
A lot of my American friends don't like being in America, plus the internet is dreadful there, they still all mainly use DSL (when it works) and it costs them a fortune.

Now Canada, I wouldn't mind a log cottage on a lakeside, catching my dinner from the lake everyday... would be the life....
 
Moses said:
And Dartmoor.
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When you say and Dartmoor do you mean you can't legally camp there?

If so that's not correct. You can legally camp there depending on what you're doing and where you are. You can't drive up and camp by the side of the road but if you're backpacking and camp overnight then no issues.

http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/visiting/vi-enjoyingdartmoor/camping

Edit... Read it wrong, :o you are agreeing you can, just odd as AH already said you could camp on Dartmoor!
 
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