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So... I want to move to England.
Jeryhn
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I'm tired of living in the States, for several reasons that I don't need to get into. Having been raised in Europe as a military brat, I would daresay I've been spoiled by being able to see the world at a young age. So ideally, I'd like to move to England.
To ask a very broad question: What's the best way to go about immigrating there? Searching the interwebs led me to a bunch of organizations that want me to pay them a "professional fee" to set something up, and I'm not entirely sure this is the best course of action. What I want is the full kit & kaboodle: Work and residence visa, leading up to permanent residence, and hopefully whatever equivalent of citizenship they have.
Some background info on me:
- I wouldn't call myself a particularly "skilled" worker (like a doctor or something), but I do have a bit of computer-industry type experience, namely being a former webmaster for companies such as HP here in the States, but most of my job experience is made mostly of sales and entry-level office jobs. I don't really have any special qualms about the type of work I'd be doing, though of course I'd like to avoid tough manual labor and/or prostitution.
- Currently, I am married to a British national, though our marriage seems to have unraveled. We are currently separated, but on good terms with each other (and currently, no divorce or separation papers have been filed). We have been married for four years, and our marriage, while it lasted, was legit. However, this goal is mine and may not necessarily include her, seeing how we seem to be going to separate directions. I'm aware all of this is technically easier with her help, but if this could be done without needing it, I'd much prefer that avenue.
- I plan on supporting myself and becoming an economically and socially responsible citizen. I currently don't have a criminal record in the States, E.U., or anything other country for that matter.
- I've visited England before several months at a time, so I know my way around.
Any info would be appreciated, especially on how I could get into possible work opportunities in the UK (location doesn't especially matter, but somewhere in the South would be nice). I'm aware that this process is time-consuming and costly on my behalf, but I'm willing to deal with it.
I consider doing all this a fairly "long-term" sort of goal, and would like a general list of things I should need to get in order to prepare and make this goal a reality. Links to helpful websites would also work.
If anyone also knows a good immigration lawyer for the UK, I'd appreciate their number/email as well.
I'm also happy to answer any other questions for specific information that would be helpful in realizing this dream.
Thanks! ^-')b
To ask a very broad question: What's the best way to go about immigrating there? Searching the interwebs led me to a bunch of organizations that want me to pay them a "professional fee" to set something up, and I'm not entirely sure this is the best course of action. What I want is the full kit & kaboodle: Work and residence visa, leading up to permanent residence, and hopefully whatever equivalent of citizenship they have.
Some background info on me:
- I wouldn't call myself a particularly "skilled" worker (like a doctor or something), but I do have a bit of computer-industry type experience, namely being a former webmaster for companies such as HP here in the States, but most of my job experience is made mostly of sales and entry-level office jobs. I don't really have any special qualms about the type of work I'd be doing, though of course I'd like to avoid tough manual labor and/or prostitution.
- Currently, I am married to a British national, though our marriage seems to have unraveled. We are currently separated, but on good terms with each other (and currently, no divorce or separation papers have been filed). We have been married for four years, and our marriage, while it lasted, was legit. However, this goal is mine and may not necessarily include her, seeing how we seem to be going to separate directions. I'm aware all of this is technically easier with her help, but if this could be done without needing it, I'd much prefer that avenue.
- I plan on supporting myself and becoming an economically and socially responsible citizen. I currently don't have a criminal record in the States, E.U., or anything other country for that matter.
- I've visited England before several months at a time, so I know my way around.
Any info would be appreciated, especially on how I could get into possible work opportunities in the UK (location doesn't especially matter, but somewhere in the South would be nice). I'm aware that this process is time-consuming and costly on my behalf, but I'm willing to deal with it.
I consider doing all this a fairly "long-term" sort of goal, and would like a general list of things I should need to get in order to prepare and make this goal a reality. Links to helpful websites would also work.
If anyone also knows a good immigration lawyer for the UK, I'd appreciate their number/email as well.
I'm also happy to answer any other questions for specific information that would be helpful in realizing this dream.
Thanks! ^-')b
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Check out www.ukvisas.gov.uk and play around with your options. I don't know if your grandmother will help you. Your marriage certainly would, but I would guess your wife would need to attend any interviews, and there would be a burden of proof that you guys were going to stay together. I guess that isn't happening.
Moving to the UK from the US is very hard. Not impossible, but very hard, as the US is not a Commonwealth member, and it hasn't been kind to the UK in terms of visa agreements. From my experience, almost all the Western countries with the UK work with reciprocal agreements. The US is the only one that is difficult to go to as a UK citizen. I would expect the UK just responded in kind.