foreign movers?
Hi,my name is Chris,and through that topic I want to get more information about you guys. Is there anyone who has moved to the VI from a country outside the USA? Tell me you stories, why did you move, what troubles did you have during this procedure, did you found there what you were looking for?
Would be nice to read some posts from you...
yours Chris
I moved from the states, so I didn't have the experience you are asking about. But I do know that moving to the USVI as a non-citizen requires all the same approvals and paperwork as moving to the continental USA.
I am a 'foreigner" with a green card. You will have to fulfill the same criteria as mainland US immigration requires. To become a premanent resident is very difficult. What grounds do you have to get a green card?
I know that it would be very hard,getting a work permit over there. My girlfriend has got a job,and I think that it seems to be normal, that I try out everything to move with her. I think my education and working experience could definitely bring lots of benefits to companies in architectural/engineering sector, but through the response I get in my second job as a bartender, I am persuaded that I will fullfill the demands in this job area too.
Only thing I need is the chance to demonstrate this....
Unfortunately for you this is not the process of entering legally into the US. Being a bartender will not get you an H1 visa which is a work visa. There are many folks who go through the proper channels for immigration. You are more than welcome to follow in that great tradition.
Or you could marry your g/f and follow that process.
immigration law states that to obtain the right to reside in the US, one can be sponsred by a company. However, that company must go to great lengths to demonstrate that
A. that position has been advertised for 6 months and no US citizen or current permanent resident can be found to fill that position ...and/or...
B your skill set is such that it could not be easily found in the states already.
We are talking High Tech, neurosurgeon, etc etc. It will cost the sponsoring organization a great deal of money and time.
You can marry your G/f. She then becomes eligible to apply for right of residency for her husband. This may take years and is not automatic and costs thousands in filing fees/medical tests etc.
You can apply for a temporary student visa - only if you are in fact a student...duh!!!
And that is it my friend. Sorry to drop a bubble burster.
Actually you can apply for a K-1 Visa (fiance' visa) at the U.S. Consulate where you live and it allows you to move to the United States and gives you a 90 day window in which you must marry or return home. You will become a conditional resident for 2 years after the funeral...errr wedding.....and then a permanant resident after that time. Good luck.
K1 Fiancee Visa USA
The citizen of the U.S. petitions to the USCIS Service Center for a K1 fiancee visa approval, the approval is forwarded to the foreign U.S. consulate where the foreign fiancee lives. K1 Fiancee Visa USA.
The foreign fiancee gathers the paperwork, attends an interview, and gets the K1 fiancee visa, travels to the U.S., marries in the U.S. and applies for adjustment of status during the first 90 days. K1 Fiancee Visa USA.
Total time estimated: 6-9 months. This is usually the best method IF the foreign fiancee does not have a tourist visa (or visa waiver).
hi seyser i might be a little late in answering this post but i'm from ja , i moved to nj about 24 yrs ago never lived in stx or any of thoose islands but i have visited st thomas , and i know the vi is where i would want to live for the rest of my life .as my husband is from there . i had to get my green card and within 4 yrs i got my citizenship,however i first got a b1/b2 visa to enter the us , you did not say where you were coming from ,not that it matters of course , and i would assume you are already the holder of a visa of some sort. we sometime move to different parts of the world looking for a better life. living in the vi for me is like living back home , the only thing is we are under the jurisdiction of the us to me that says a lot
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