Moving from USA to UK?
Someone from the USA wants to move to England, UK, to live with his fiance permanently. He is around 22. He dropped out of college, so only graduated high school. He has been with his fiance (who is in university) for 3 years, but it has mostly been a long-distance relationship, and they do not want to marry before moving because of the cost of a wedding and moving together.
What would he need to do/have, from beginning to end, to move? How long would it take? And how likely is it that he will be allowed to live in the UK permanently?
And could you please take the time to explain yourself, without giving me a link? Thanks a lot.
Answer:
can't answer you fully, but heres some advice.
Permanent residence is something he would have to look into properly, but is unlikely just because he has a girlfreind in the UK. Currently immigration is a hot topic in the media so dont expect an easy entry.
He's going to need to apply for a visa/work permit that offers him a longer stay than the usual tourist type visa.
Dont try to stay on beyond the time of the visa/permit, otherwise he'll get deported, and thats the end of any chances of getting back in the UK.
Realisticly if he were to marry beforehand, things would be a lot simpler if he was after permanent residence (although not guaranteed), and he could apply for dual nationality, so he would hold a US and UK passport.
Hopefully some of this is of use, but really on issues like this, MyTend.com is probably not the best place to be looking for answers. I'd start seriously trawling through the customs and immigration department website for hard information.
Wise choice.
I don't have an answer but I do want to wish the guy luck...I hope to expat myself someday. :)
Buy or bring an umbrella, it shouldn't take long to purchase one but but as your friend is male I would suggested a darker colour perhaps blue anything but pink. try to live there permanently temporary brings commuting and travel problems
I hope thats of help.
Ummm. First off he would need $$$$ and second of all he would need to find a stable job. He should go to a British career website and find available careers near where he would be living. FYI a person in the U.S. would probably be poor in Europe because of the money difference. So if you are a middle class person you would probably be lower class. It would probably take a good few months to do all this because of the job process, unless he plans to be a leech and live off of his fiancee(fyi fiance for a female is spelled fiancee.) :) To be allowed to live in the U.K. permanently you would , i mean he would probably have a good chance as long as he gets a passport and a visa, which by the way to get a passport it now takes months. So give it a good year before he could move. And by the way, as long as he loves her and the relationship is real, everything will eventually fall into place. But remember, good things take time.
dumb choice
I met an American while she was visiting the U.K. and we decided we wanted to be together so we got married. It was after this that we decided to sort out her visa application. We had to go to the immigration office in Croydon which is in South East London. It was an absolute nightmare. It is the main immigration office and to say it's busy is an understatement. We waited from 8am and didn't reach the front desk until 2.30am. Basically we had to prove the marriage was genuine and I also had to prove that I could support her financially, so there was a lot of paperwork to sort out and the trips to Croydon were numerous. I must admit, it was one of the most stressful experiences of my life.
The immigration initially granted her a year's visa in which time she was not allowed to claim any social security and if I remember rightly, she was not allowed to work. This was quite a few years ago and so I'm unable to tell you any current rules or regulations, and with hindsight it may have been easier if we told the immigration service first, before the marriage. I don't know how much of the above is helpful but I wish your friend all the best.
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