I'm british - what would I have to do to get a job in the USA?

Hi all,
Basically, myself and my girlfriend are contemplating a move to the USA (ideally Las Vegas, LA or Miami - basically a big city with sunshine).

I recently started working in recruitment (I'm a recruitment consultant - probably called a recruiter in the US) and she works as a management trainee in the purchasing dept of a large public company. We'd be interested in continuing with these jobs or going into similar related areas (sales for me, general management type roles for her)

We're both university graduates in our mid twenties (she has a bachelors degree, I have a bachelors and a masters), neither of us has a criminal record or anything like that. The only negative is that I have a bit of debt (around £11,000 - from a failed business I had).

I was hoping some of you may be able to give me a bit of advice as to how likely we'd be to get visas for the US and how likely we'd be able to find decent jobs there; or just any other comments about it.

Thanks in advance

 

I am 90% sure that most countries will not accept a person with debt or a bad credit history?

 

I'm do not believe this is important...but do make sure to tell people that you love Hillary Clinton and want to register as a Democrat so you can vote for her in '08.

 

We moved here from England, and form what I see, people love the British. You could go out for a spokesperson role or something, the accent really helps.

Good luck!

 

as far as Vegas, LA, or Miami. all three are great cities well a nice climate.

Vegas- both of you could probably get employment within 24-48 hours, not sure if it would be the type of position either would want or retaining to your background/experience but there are plenty of jobs in Vegas available.

Vegas has grown in population by 80% over the past ten years, reasonable housing would be more difficult to find than employment. (ie: price range)

housing/rent has gone up alot there over the past five years. but if you are looking at future potential Vegas is the place to be.

LA- great climate but a huge city. if you two can adjust to the cuture shock go for it but it might be more difficult to settle in there than Vegas. employment would be abit more difficult to land than Vegas imho. but its worth the look.

Miami- its probably gonna be the most expensive city of the three. but probably the best. worldclass city that has many cultures and always something to do. but it does cost to play there.

looking at your background and what you two specialize in, i would go with Vegas. i just think there would be more oppurtunites there for your first year or two. now you might not wanna stay there forever but of the three, its the best city to start imho given your age and background.

and if you ever wanted to start another venture/business Vegas would be the best for that too.

all n all...

Vegas
LA
Miami

if you have unlimited cashflow, then i would say Miami, LA, Vegas.

make a name in Vegas, find contacts in southern Calif, move to LA make bucks and then move to Miami to spend

 

tongue in cheek, flame suit on!.....and....
Fly into Mexico and then cross over the boarder in disguise and then let the benefits and free money come rolling in....OK all done.


But on a serious note, doesn't coming into the US require some kind of sponsership? I wasn't aware that you could just pop on over and say i'm going to do xyz.. but had to have a Co say we need xyz and can't fill the need here so were using them. then again I'm not the expert at taking up residency in other countries.

 

those are big markets that you mentioned there, a ton of possibilities in each city. vegas is great because it's expanding so quickly, that finding a job shouldn't be too tough, but count on doing something with construction, casino's, or hotels.

 

SMG is right - have to get a job first, then they have to sponsor you to get you a work visa. Usually a costly process so you would have to have something special that would entice a company to go out of their way to hire you.

My advice is to start applying for jobs and see where it goes from there. Perhaps you could apply with a US-based multinational in the UK and then transfer stateside.

 

Hillary has already registered him and his vote has already been counted.

 

LOL!

 

Not unless you can provide a job that no other American can do(or is in huge demand like doctor etc.) it is virtually impossible. Marriage to a US citizen is about the only fast way. Sure you can work under the table but you'll find time will go by and you're no further ahead, plus you'll find yourself having to duck the radar all the time. It's getting tougher to do that these days.

Or, you can always volunteer to be a human target in Iraq(soon to be Iran) and that'll be a fast track to citizenship. Good luck with it.

 

Twice!

 

There are a lot of ways to find the employment.

If you are in a professional field, you are likely to seek the H1 type visa, that takes a couple of years to get (after you find the employer/sponsor for it).

Au pair programs; seasonal; agricultural, etc.

Check out these websites for ideas and process involved:
http://apply.coolworks.com/ciri/job-list.asp
www.experienceintrax.com.

Might not your dream job in the beginning, but it's a start..

 

Go to Canada and get a job in the US film industry.

 

thanks for your replies everyone - plenty of stuff to look into and think about! Cheers!