Possible / Cost to get USA immigrant VISA?

bobwilson

I used to be under the mistaken impression that we British can live and work in the US, since we are their ancestors Apparently not! lol

Does anyone know if it's possible for a british self-employed person to be able to take up permanent residency in the US? And if so, how much it costs?

After checking on various US visa websites I seem to be stuck at a dead end :cool:

martindow

Incredibly difficult. Follow links from here

http://london.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visas.html

bobwilson

Thanks, ya I read that, but there's no reference to the British self-employed. I found a reference on Wikipedia:

"an alien is not permitted to come to the United States to engage in self-employment in the United States."

But would rather trust an official source than wikipedia.

Gloomendoom

If you intend to start a business over there you could try an Investment and Business Visa.

I don't think it is permanent though. IIRC they chuck you out if you stop making a profit.

hartcjhart

bobwilson wrote: »

I used to be under the mistaken impression that we British can live and work in the US, since we are their ancestors Apparently not! lol

Does anyone know if it's possible for a british self-employed person to be able to take up permanent residency in the US? And if so, how much it costs?

After checking on various US visa websites I seem to be stuck at a dead end :cool:

IIRC there was an agreement just after the ww2 that we/they could travel to and work in the countries without restriction,however as always we honour it and the yanks dont

bobwilson

hartcjhart wrote: »

IIRC there was an agreement just after the ww2 that we/they could travel to and work in the countries without restriction,however as always we honour it and the yanks dont

Interesting ! :cool:

dzug1

They can't work here either without the correct visa, which isn't easy to get - so it isn't just one way.

jammin_2

Give birth there.

bobwilson

jammin wrote: »

Give birth there.

thanks. lol might be a bit difficult for me unless there's something about my anatomy I'm not aware of!

jammin_2

bobwilson wrote: »

thanks. lol might be a bit difficult for me unless there's something about my anatomy I'm not aware of!

bobwilson

jammin wrote: »

ok thanks, so all I need to do is have surgery to implant a foetus inside me, have female hormone treatment, fly to america on holiday and give birth on american soil. Then am I entitled to live in usa?