steveok999

My dream has always been to live and work in the US.
Now I have read the page on living and working in the US and do not see any way I can do this.

Basically I am 30, single, no family ties, work in IT,

Is my dream effectively over? What is the best way to approach this, are there any avenues open to me?

I would love to try las vegas and would easily consider changing profession if need be.

Would purchasing property over there help me in any way?

Hope i dont seem too naieve but would really appreciate the help and advise.

Noorah101

Basically the ways listed in Pulaski's article (which you say you've read, right?) are the only ways of coming to the USA. If none of those categories fits you right now, try to think of some ways you can work towards one of those ways. For example, many people try to find work with a company in their own country which has a branch in the USA, then after 1 year of qualified work, they can try to transfer to the USA branch. This might be something you can do.

I wouldn't say impossible, but you'll have to do some long-term planning.

Best Wishes,
Rene

chicagojlo

And buying property will not do anything for you.

As for professions in Las Vegas...not too many of those and most aren't 'professional' in the USCIS sense...

Ray

But they could be the oldest ...

TruBrit

easiest way in your situation is to marry a yank

chicagojlo

Pamela Anderson is back on the market these days, and she's not picky about the ceremony...and she's already in Vegas...

Dan725

Did you read this:

http://www.britishexpats.com/wiki/Pu...ork_in_the_USA

Good place to start to see which one you might do.

ian-mstm

If living and working in the US has *always* been your dream, then for the last 10-12 years you should have been making yourself more marketable or better educated, or doing something to make you valuable to a US employer.

Unfortunately, being 30, single, with no family ties, and in IT... you become a visa risk, since there's nothing for you to return to in the UK.

Ian

Want2Move

Ian, I do not see him mentioning his education. He may be well educated, how did you find out he is not educated?

Steve,
There are two things you can do other than those already mentioned here and I have not read the Pulaski's article and they might have been already covered.

If you have a BSc degree, you can find a US employer and you can come over here in H1-B. But it is very slim to get H1-B with BSc degree and you would have to wait until next April to apply H1-B unless you get a offer from non-profit or university.

Another way to come over here, this also needs Bachelor's degree. Apply to gradschool and come over here as a student. Finish your Master's degree in a year or two, find a good job and H1-B again. It is much easier to get H1-B with Master's degree, especially from a US university (they have quota).

IT skill is very valuable in the US and you will find plenty of jobs, if you get a master's degree. Wish you luck.

Bob

she's also canadian, so back to square one

Anyway, I wouldn't bother with the H1B, chances are slim and IT monkeys are dime a dozen unless you've really got niche skills....best bet is looking at working for a company that has offices in the US and get in a position to transfer over to the US with the L1 visa...will have to have worked for the company for at least a year, either have specialist knowledge/skills of the company or be management level...banking tends to have a lot of transfers.

Failing that, match.com

Bob

No it's not, it's dime a dozen, most of the H1 slots are filled from a handful of companies that subscribe to the sub continent to fill the market with even more IT people, plus the H1 is basically a lottery and an expensive one at that.

chicagojlo

Surely after all these years she's taken the oath. I mean I think she was married to Tommy Lee at least the first time for long enough. And she's got the US kids to think of. Then again she's not known for her brains...

paul1968mcr

Yep seem to be alot of unhappy Indian IT specialists on Trackitt getting paid below their US counterparts.

ian-mstm

I never said he wasn't educated. I said he could be "better educated".

Ian

Want2Move

My bad English. Apology.