American work visa

[PPLdude]

Evening,

Have any of you ever moved abroad? (America preferably)

Or if anyone can shed some light on where I can go to find out more?

This would be a visa to go find work, not a company that has asked me to move there.

Would really appreciate any info

 

[cguy]

Evening,

Have any of you ever moved abroad? (America preferably)

Or if anyone can shed some light on where I can go to find out more?

This would be a visa to go find work, not a company that has asked me to move there.

Would really appreciate any info

AFAIK, there is no visa to find work. Some people go on business or vacation visas and look for work - this is actually illegal. I know someone who received a 10 year ban for doing this.

The right way to do it is to apply to overseas companies, use contacts in the industry, etc. to get an interview. This usually takes the form of first 1-3 phone/skype interviews and then an onsite interview (you get flown over). Then you and he company can apply for an H1 visa if they decide they want to hire you.

If the company has a local branch, you may be able to get a transfer visa (L visa), but this requires working locally for a while.

 

[Dave]

Evening,

Have any of you ever moved abroad? (America preferably)

Or if anyone can shed some light on where I can go to find out more?

This would be a visa to go find work, not a company that has asked me to move there.

Would really appreciate any info

I'm pretty sure that other than working holiday visas for young people that visa doesn't exist anywhere.

 

[cguy]

I'm pretty sure that other than working holiday visas for young people that visa doesn't exist anywhere.

Interestingly, the US O1 or EB1 category, and UK Tier 1 (now only "exceptional talent" category, but previously PhD and/or 150+k pounds per year) allows this (going to a country without work sponsorship, and being allowed to find a job in one's own time if one so wishes). Of course you need to be famous or a genius (preferably both) to qualify.

 

[PPLdude]

AFAIK, there is no visa to find work. Some people go on business or vacation visas and look for work - this is actually illegal. I know someone who received a 10 year ban for doing this.

The right way to do it is to apply to overseas companies, use contacts in the industry, etc. to get an interview. This usually takes the form of first 1-3 phone/skype interviews and then an onsite interview (you get flown over). Then you and he company can apply for an H1 visa if they decide they want to hire you.

If the company has a local branch, you may be able to get a transfer visa (L visa), but this requires working locally for a while.

So very unlikely?

I'm pretty sure that other than working holiday visas for young people that visa doesn't exist anywhere.

Work holiday Visa

 

[Dave]

Interestingly, the US O1 or EB1 category, and UK Tier 1 (now only "exceptional talent" category, but previously PhD and/or 150+k pounds per year) allows this (going to a country without work sponsorship, and being allowed to find a job in one's own time if one so wishes). Of course you need to be famous or a genius (preferably both) to qualify.

At £150k per year that's heading into financially independent means, I doubt someone wanting to go and get a job working in MacDonalds would ever be considered, and as the OP doesn't seem able to apply for a normal work visa the chances he has an income of £150k pa is quite remote

Work holiday Visa

Some countries offer a working holiday visa to young adults, usually 18-30, they are fixed term, usually 12-24 months and you are required to leave the country at the end.

From a quick google, here's a list of countries that offer them:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_holiday_visa

 

[PPLdude]

At £150k per year that's heading into financially independent means, I doubt someone wanting to go and get a job working in MacDonalds would ever be considered, and as the OP doesn't seem able to apply for a normal work visa the chances he has an income of £150k pa is quite remote

R0 p.a

Some countries offer a working holiday visa to young adults, usually 18-30, they are fixed term, usually 12-24 months and you are required to leave the country at the end.

From a quick google, here's a list of countries that offer them:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_holiday_visa

Can't you apply work a work visa after you obtained a job from the holiday visa?

The other option is working in the UK ( British passport ) but the weather though

 

[Dave]

R0 p.a



Can't you apply work a work visa after you obtained a job from the holiday visa?

No, it's not usually transferable iirc.

The other option is working in the UK ( British passport ) but the weather though

Nothing stopping you finding a job in other EU countries (yet).

Oh, and by the way, the bad weather is often exaggerated by many...

 

[themba990]

No, it's not usually transferable iirc.



Nothing stopping you finding a job in other EU countries (yet).

Oh, and by the way, the bad weather is often exaggerated by many...

It's not

 

[PPLdude]

No, it's not usually transferable iirc.

I might have family staying there if that helps, although I don't know if they have perm residence there

Nothing stopping you finding a job in other EU countries (yet).

Oh, and by the way, the bad weather is often exaggerated by many...

Isn't there a large language barrier in the EU? I suck at picking up new languages

 

[Dave]

It's not

So how long have you lived in England?

I might have family staying there if that helps, although I don't know if they have perm residence there

Which WH visa were you referring to? Many are deliberately set up to restrict in-country transfers to a normal work visa (you could always try and find a husband/wife while on the WH visa, I suppose .

Isn't there a large language barrier in the EU? I suck at picking up new languages

Probably, maybe not as serious an issue if you try and get a job in an English expat area, but you're bound to pick up some language if you try hard enough.