Thread: New one here!

Hi! My name is Maz. Hubby and I have a dream to live and work in the USA, we like to live in Arizona or California. We are reading so many thhings and just dont know where to start, we even have done the Greencard Lottery as Iam born german so I could enter, but no luck anyway I hope I can find some info what could help us!
:-) Marion

Hi Marion welcome to Brits abroad,our dream was Australia ,lol, we made the move and are loving life ,it just gets better by the day ,dont count setbacks as negatives ,just remember they make you stronger in the long term .Good luck with everything
Cal x

Hi Maz - the aussies are out in force to welcome you !! Hope you enjoy Brits abroad, we're increasing in memebership

Ali

Welcome to the forum from me too Maz,
hope you find friends on here to talk to.

Andy

Thank you so much for writing back! I do hope I will get a little help...it sounds a nice place here!
:-) Marion

Hi Marion,
I'm in California - moved here from UK last October. My husband had a job offer here so he got H1B Visa and as his wife I'm on a H4. You need a job offer or be able to offer employment and investment for US citizens. You could come over as a student but that's not ideal for a family! There's lots of info on the web but be sure to look at the US Government websites directly or you'll just end up paying for information.
Here's a couple you could look at:

www.unitedstatesvisas.gov
www.usimmigrationsupport.org

Another way is if your current employer has an overseas exchange programme?

And Cal is right - don't let any setbacks put you off. It took us 2 years to get our Visas even with a job offer but if you don't try you'll always wonder 'what if..'. Best of luck!!

hi all my name is marlene and i live in melbourne australia. i have been here 39 years and love it i have four sons all born in england i lived in preston lancashire befor coming to oz marlene

hi sheena my mum passed away four years ago so only have a brother over there he lives in a little village called levens its near kendal. wentback to preston eight years ago a lot had changed i was only 24 when i left i think i did the right thing coming here and i do like melbourne if only we got some more rain marlene
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hi no my brother has four grandchildren over there so no i dont think he would come here . he has just retired they are always going abroad for hols just come back from greece. always wanted to go to greece ( loved shirley valentine) i have seven grandchildren.we have been having a lot of high winds its surpose to be 24 tomorrow but they never get it right marlene