U.S.A Emmigration

[avinalarf]

My daughter wants to live and work in the USA.
I have done some research and even considered helping her buy a business there,one of the criteria,but not something at this stage I think she's ready for.
She has a degree and is very talented ,has travelled extensively,and speaks Spanish.
Will anyone with experience in this field please offer advice on this.
Which types of visa would be suitable and a recommendation for a very good emmigration lawyer and an idea of costs involved .

[avinalarf]

Thank you both for your helpful comments.
Ninja ...a very comprehensive reply,thank you.
It's more or less as I have researched.
I was looking for an angle but there isn't one.

[avinalarf]

Thank you all for her comments.
To answer some of your questions as to her motives and life experiences....
After leaving Uni she got a 4 month work permit and worked in retail at Catalina Island,a boating community off the coast of Los Angeles.
She then spent 4 years travelling. One year working in Australia, and 2 years teaching English in schools in Spain.
She came home last year and is now working in PR .
She wants to live in California.
She loves the outdoor life and is a gymnast and excellent swimmer,having competed in competition at both.

[avinalarf]

Thank you very much Oliver.
I'll give that a try.
An 01 visa,did you have a special skill or did you wing it ?

Edited by avinalarf on Thursday 28th July 15:28

[avinalarf]

bga said:

Jefferson Steelflex said:

almost apocalyptic levels of bureaucracy, gun laws (very state specific), tax legislation (state specific), etc. Lots to consider.

When people say there is a lot of red-tape for businesses in the UK I can only assume that the haven't/don't run a business in the US. Bureaucracy seems to be there to force job creation.

That's very interesting to know.
Through a contact who happens to be a business broker in California she was offered to buy a Gym,what seemed a perfect opportunity for her and she was very interested,but it was just a step to far at this stage.
We both think that she needed to spend time living and working there before taking such a huge step.
There lies the catch22 situation.

[avinalarf]

Olivero said:

I was a fashion photographer in Argentina before I moved to the US. That apparently counted as special...
Now work with Artificial Intelligence and am based in NYC.

Your daughter should deffinatly take a couple of 90 day US vacations to get a better idea of where she might want to end up.
It is also a much better idea to do all the legal stuff through a US based lawyer.

I took the liberty at looking at your profile ,that's a very nice pic of a lady on a motorbike ,I like your style.
AI,that's a very interesting subject, bit of a change from photography,how did that come about ?
I've already emailed the lawyer you recommended,awaiting a reply.

[avinalarf]

5ohmustang said:

As a ex pat British, naturalized American I found small town America full of the nicest people I have ever met. I avoid cities like the plague. Thats usually where the libtards and hipsters are concentrated.

As others have said a work visa is very hard to get. Some people buy their way in with half a mil, while celebrities get some kind of entertainment visa.

I came here on a student visa, later married, applied for the green card, joined the U.S. Army and a month later I was later naturalized. I would have got my citizenship anyway, but it saved a 3 year wait.

I would strongly advise your daughter not to go to California. It is full of libtards and they have royally screwed up their state. It is not the place that is portrayed in liberal hollywood or t.v.

Every family I have met from California in the military would not move back. All of them said it's a very nice place to visit, but not to live. If your daughter is an outdoors person, Colorado is the no. 1 place to be.

Thanks for the tip.

[avinalarf]

Thanks Matt.
I've gone down the marry an American route and it's not been well received.
Nothing against Americans mind you.
Also looked at her buying a business but it's a bit cart and horse there.
I feel she needs to spend time in the States,and work in that industry, to truly understand the business culture.
She's got a decent job here and doesn't want to lose it.