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  • EddyTheDog
    Just Doing My Own Thing
    • Jan 2011
    • 25433

    #1

    I am thinking of moving to the US.....

    I don't think I can do it legally though.

    If I came over and could keep myself would that be a huge issue?

    I looked at the Green Card lottery thing and that seems to be a scam, and I don't even think I can enter anyway.

    Its possible to do it legally I think if I travel a lot.

    I get the impression it would depend on what state I ended up in.

    I was thinking South Texas.
  • SleazyDream
    I'm here for SPORT
    • Jul 2001
    • 41470

    #2
    short walk eh?
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    • EddyTheDog
      Just Doing My Own Thing
      • Jan 2011
      • 25433

      #3
      Originally posted by SleazyDream
      short walk eh?
      I have thought about it every way I can - Still haven't got a clue what you are talking about?

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      • cooldude7
        Confirmed User
        • Nov 2009
        • 4306

        #4
        why cant u go legally there ?
        are you convicted or something like that ?

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        • d-null
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          • Apr 2007
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          #5

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          • SuckOnThis
            So Fucking Banned
            • Oct 2003
            • 6844

            #6
            I'm sure 12clicks would love to have you on the roofing crew.

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            • DWB
              Registered User
              • Jul 2003
              • 31779

              #7
              Why would you do that?

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              • kane
                Too lazy to set a custom title
                • Aug 2001
                • 20684

                #8
                You can get a green card through a job. You would have travel here on a visa and find a job that was willing to hire you and sponsor you. They would then have to file paperwork explaining how you are needed by their company and you can get a green card through them. It isn't easy, but it can be done.

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                • EddyTheDog
                  Just Doing My Own Thing
                  • Jan 2011
                  • 25433

                  #9
                  Originally posted by cooldude7
                  why cant u go legally there ?
                  are you convicted or something like that ?
                  I broke a window once in temper - Does that count?

                  Originally posted by kane
                  You can get a green card through a job. You would have travel here on a visa and find a job that was willing to hire you and sponsor you. They would then have to file paperwork explaining how you are needed by their company and you can get a green card through them. It isn't easy, but it can be done.
                  I thought it had to be a job that an American could not do, some sort of unique skill.

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                  • EddyTheDog
                    Just Doing My Own Thing
                    • Jan 2011
                    • 25433

                    #10
                    Originally posted by DWB
                    Why would you do that?
                    Europe sucks at the moment - Everything is so expensive.

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                    • shimmy2
                      Confirmed User
                      • Mar 2009
                      • 3271

                      #11
                      Originally posted by EddyTheDog
                      I thought it had to be a job that an American could not do, some sort of unique skill.
                      i once thought the same thing. for many stupid reasons i was an illegal alien american in canada for a few years going thru the same strife. they give you that pitch about being valuable to their economy etc but they're not serious. if you want the fast track into the US apply for a job at disneyworld or any of the vegas casinos, they will write your sponsor letter fast as they love slave labor. their ranks are full of imported filipinos and hatians. this is all firsthand info btw, it does work.
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                      • kane
                        Too lazy to set a custom title
                        • Aug 2001
                        • 20684

                        #12
                        Originally posted by EddyTheDog

                        I thought it had to be a job that an American could not do, some sort of unique skill.
                        I don't think it has to be. A friend of mine is from Romania and when he came to the US he got a job working for a company that gave music lessons. He was a drummer in the Romanian national symphony and had drummed in several bands in his country. The company he worked for taught all kinds of musical classes. He got the jog, they sponsored him and he was able to get a green card then later became a US citizen.

                        I also saw a story on the news about a guy who had hired a Mexican to work on his farm. He then finds out the guy is illegally in the US and has fake papers. The Mexican is deported. About nine months later he was able to get a visa and came back to the US and that guy hired him and sponsored him so he got the green card.

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                        • Goldmaniacs
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                          • Dec 2005
                          • 344

                          #13
                          Sponsoring someone for a job is over $10K for the employer in lawyer and other fees. It takes years.

                          Do you really wanna live the life of a Mexican with no medical coverage and no driver's license?
                          Sig for lease.

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                          • femdomdestiny
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                            • Apr 2007
                            • 5185

                            #14
                            Originally posted by EddyTheDog
                            I broke a window once in temper - Does that count?


                            I thought it had to be a job that an American could not do, some sort of unique skill.

                            Maybe .....hm...Yodeling ?
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                            • EddyTheDog
                              Just Doing My Own Thing
                              • Jan 2011
                              • 25433

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Goldmaniacs
                              Do you really wanna live the life of a Mexican with no medical coverage and no driver's license?
                              Pretty much how it is here.....

                              I never did drive.

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                              • marlboroack
                                So Fucking Banned
                                • Jul 2010
                                • 9327

                                #16
                                America sucks, you don't want to go here. If you are in 3rd world i would stay there if i were you.

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                                • shimmy2
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Mar 2009
                                  • 3271

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by marlboroack
                                  America sucks, you don't want to go here. If you are in 3rd world i would stay there if i were you.
                                  right on the money there. and if you get paid in USD for your web work you should be living fairly well in '3rd world' on pesos. dude i got a villa with maids and shit here i'd never move back to the usa
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                                  • spazlabz
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Jul 2003
                                    • 6548

                                    #18
                                    legally immigrating into the US without a lot of money to grease the wheels so to speak would probably take you a few years. If you are hired by an American company that wants you to work locally you will get a work Visa not a green card that has a limited duration and needs to be renewed but as long as you are working there should be no problem. However if you lose the job you have a pretty narrow window to get another one or lose the Visa.

                                    I have had a couple of friends who were here on work Visas one of which became a citizen while here working.

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                                    • ilnjscb
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Jun 2009
                                      • 8973

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by marlboroack
                                      America sucks, you don't want to go here. If you are in 3rd world i would stay there if i were you.
                                      Go where things are getting better, no? Brasil, China

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                                      • Lykos
                                        Too lazy to set a custom title
                                        • Apr 2003
                                        • 31032

                                        #20
                                        Wish you good luck moving there,i hear marriage is easier step ?

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                                        • Sly
                                          Let's do some business!
                                          • Sep 2004
                                          • 31377

                                          #21
                                          We prefer to collect illegals rather than legals. Sorry Charlie!
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                                          • L-Pink
                                            working on my tan
                                            • Mar 2005
                                            • 39151

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by EddyTheDog
                                            Pretty much how it is here.....

                                            I never did drive.
                                            You don't drive and you want to live in south Texas? lol, that's going to be tough.

                                            .

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                                            • Serge Litehead
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Dec 2002
                                              • 5190

                                              #23
                                              green card lottery isn't scam - just find its official site. there are plenty of scammers taking money for application though and sites pretending to be official sites.
                                              I know of at least 3-4 families who won green cards through the lottery. you have to be persistent if if not winning first time keep applying following years. the odds of winning aren't as bad as in other lotteries.
                                              Last edited by Serge Litehead; 11-02-2011, 06:25 AM.

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                                              • thickcash_amo
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • Sep 2009
                                                • 3847

                                                #24
                                                Dont do it! America is a sinking ship right now. But if you must, California gives away free healthcare, drivers licenses, and schooling to illegals, so I would move there.

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                                                • adultchatpay
                                                  Let's Make Money
                                                  • Dec 2008
                                                  • 8785

                                                  #25
                                                  Good luck with your trip!

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                                                  • cooldude7
                                                    Confirmed User
                                                    • Nov 2009
                                                    • 4306

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by thickcash_amo
                                                    Dont do it! America is a sinking ship right now. But if you must, California gives away free healthcare, drivers licenses, and schooling to illegals, so I would move there.
                                                    this is nice.,

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                                                    • Diomed
                                                      Converting like it's 1999
                                                      • Jan 2009
                                                      • 6167

                                                      #27
                                                      Wasn't there something on the board where it said if you purchase a 300k home that you would get immediate greencard approval?
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                                                      • HandballJim
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                                                        • Sep 2008
                                                        • 4024

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by Goldmaniacs
                                                        Sponsoring someone for a job is over $10K for the employer in lawyer and other fees. It takes years.

                                                        Do you really wanna live the life of a Mexican with no medical coverage and no driver's license?
                                                        In the U.S. you don't even need ID to be seen in the emergency room, and you can live under the radar for a while, unless you do something stupid like getting a DUI.

                                                        You can come here and join the Army and get instant U.S. Citizenship.
                                                        Last edited by HandballJim; 11-11-2011, 07:03 PM.
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                                                        • Frank21
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                                                          • May 2009
                                                          • 733

                                                          #29
                                                          who in their right mind would want to move to a colapsing policestate?

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                                                          • EddyTheDog
                                                            Just Doing My Own Thing
                                                            • Jan 2011
                                                            • 25433

                                                            #30
                                                            I don't even remember making this post - Must have been on the vino.....

                                                            Its not a terrible idea though - but why Texas?

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                                                            • epitome
                                                              So Fucking Lame
                                                              • Jun 2009
                                                              • 12156

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by HandballJim
                                                              In the U.S. you don't even need ID to be seen in the emergency room, and you can live under the radar for a while, unless you do something stupid like getting a DUI.

                                                              You can come here and join the Army and get instant U.S. Citizenship.
                                                              That's odd. Here in Florida you don't make it past the check-in without valid ID. Says it on a huge sign, too. Kids are probably different. They even copy my license.

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                                                              • helterskelter808
                                                                So Fucking Banned
                                                                • Sep 2010
                                                                • 3405

                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by EddyTheDog
                                                                I don't even remember making this post - Must have been on the vino.....

                                                                Its not a terrible idea though - but why Texas?
                                                                Short walk.

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                                                                • EddyTheDog
                                                                  Just Doing My Own Thing
                                                                  • Jan 2011
                                                                  • 25433

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by helterskelter808
                                                                  Short walk.
                                                                  And bloody long swim - I live in Spain.....

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                                                                  • helterskelter808
                                                                    So Fucking Banned
                                                                    • Sep 2010
                                                                    • 3405

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by EddyTheDog
                                                                    And bloody long swim - I live in Spain.....
                                                                    Same language as Texas then. But what's wrong with Spain? It's always struck me as a great place.

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                                                                    • HandballJim
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                                                                      • Sep 2008
                                                                      • 4024

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Originally posted by epitome
                                                                      That's odd. Here in Florida you don't make it past the check-in without valid ID. Says it on a huge sign, too. Kids are probably different. They even copy my license.
                                                                      When I did not have health insurance I used to give my neighbors name and address, this was over 20 years ago.

                                                                      In this country no emergency room can turn down a patient in need. Tell them next time you lost your ID.
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                                                                      • Spunky
                                                                        I need a beer
                                                                        • Jun 2002
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                                                                        #36
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                                                                        • EddyTheDog
                                                                          Just Doing My Own Thing
                                                                          • Jan 2011
                                                                          • 25433

                                                                          #37
                                                                          Originally posted by helterskelter808
                                                                          Same language as Texas then. But what's wrong with Spain? It's always struck me as a great place.
                                                                          It is a nice place - but things are really bad here ATM. 25% unemployment nationally and even higher in the area I live in.

                                                                          I have lived all over the world in my time and America is about the only place left.

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                                                                          • raymor
                                                                            Confirmed User
                                                                            • Oct 2002
                                                                            • 3745

                                                                            #38
                                                                            Central Texas is nice. Legal immigration is a major pain. It needs to be made faster or less expensive so that it's an attractive alternative to doing it illegally.

                                                                            As said above, there's the official government green card lottery, and then there are a bunch of scam sites charging hefty fees to fill out the form for you. You have something like a 1/10 chance, so on average it takes 5 years. I've been going through the laws lately and they are complicated as heck. It is quite expensive for a company to sponsor you and it's illegal for you to reimburse the cost.

                                                                            Musicians, artists, and athletes of "special ability" get a special deal, as well as people with unique skills in other areas. The idea there is that while you don't want millions of people floating in looking for work, your don't want to have Pavorotti waiting two years for a visa in order to do a US tour. Also when Einstein decided to come here, he for in on that fast track as someone with unique abilities - he's not just one more random person wanting to immigrate here.
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                                                                            • grumpy
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                                                                              • Jan 2002
                                                                              • 9870

                                                                              #39
                                                                              you are still better of in Europe. All the focus is on the euro right now but within a month shit will hit the fan in the USA
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                                                                              • mavruda
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                                                                                #40
                                                                                Originally posted by EddyTheDog
                                                                                It is a nice place - but things are really bad here ATM. 25% unemployment nationally and even higher in the area I live in.

                                                                                I have lived all over the world in my time and America is about the only place left.
                                                                                That's pretty much as everywhere in Europe. Unemployment is huge in everywhere - and what the guys are saying here is true - at least that's what I've heard from a friends who live in US. Hardworkers are always welcome there, but you shall need a huge amount of luck to make it there too. According my experience the best people to make business or to work with are the US guys - they always knows what they want and if you're giving them what they need they would gladly pay you the price you want - at least these are the guys I've been working with.


                                                                                Also - If you have a plan then you can find your niche and make it - webmaster, programmer, architecture - whatever you're doing.
                                                                                On the other hand - you can shorten your expenses / like the 5000 E sofas or something/ and wait for the crisis to pass away ( which is not the best option for you - as far as I can see)
                                                                                The dude who wrote about the villa and the maids says that he made it - if he's telling the truth (but here people often lie about their financial situation - it's not good for business to tell the people you're broke or something, if you had successfull company the past 10 years), so that means that you can make it too if you find the right combination. Important - I'm not saying the guy with the villa that he's lying - not at all - I admire his success and wish him all the best - he can hire me anytime though

                                                                                Also - there will be good guys who will give you very good advice so follow on them and don't mind the haters, trolls and other kind of fairy tale characters. Eyes on the target best of luck.

                                                                                Cheers,

                                                                                M.

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                                                                                • Dirty F
                                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                  • Jul 2001
                                                                                  • 59204

                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  Originally posted by EddyTheDog
                                                                                  I broke a window once in temper - Does that count?



                                                                                  I thought it had to be a job that an American could not do, some sort of unique skill.
                                                                                  Well if that's the case then getting one must be easy as fuck.

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                                                                                  • Dirty F
                                                                                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                    • Jul 2001
                                                                                    • 59204

                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    Originally posted by EddyTheDog

                                                                                    I have lived all over the world in my time and America is about the only place left.
                                                                                    America is great just too bad about all those Americans living there.

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                                                                                    • EddyTheDog
                                                                                      Just Doing My Own Thing
                                                                                      • Jan 2011
                                                                                      • 25433

                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      The more I think about this the better it sounds - but the Texas thing doesn't sound as good this morning.

                                                                                      Where would you live if you could?

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                                                                                      • qwe
                                                                                        Confirmed User
                                                                                        • Jul 2003
                                                                                        • 2109

                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        Originally posted by EddyTheDog
                                                                                        The more I think about this the better it sounds - but the Texas thing doesn't sound as good this morning.

                                                                                        Where would you live if you could?
                                                                                        I think on this question only you can answer, everyone has their own preferences, some like to live in a shit hole having cheap live style, some like to live very far away from a city for peace and quiet, some love big city fast lifestyle, etc, etc.... there's no point asking that question since everyone sees things different

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                                                                                        • oscer
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                                                                                          • Jan 2001
                                                                                          • 2834

                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          I would say just as long as you get some kind of work Visa or something that says you can stay for more then a certain period of time it should be fine
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                                                                                          • Solace
                                                                                            So Fucking Banned
                                                                                            • Nov 2011
                                                                                            • 995

                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            Great idea, buckle up

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                                                                                            • JFK
                                                                                              FUBAR the ORIGINATOR
                                                                                              • Jan 2002
                                                                                              • 67373

                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              Originally posted by EddyTheDog
                                                                                              Europe sucks at the moment - Everything is so expensive.
                                                                                              the grass is always greener ...............

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                                                                                              • Sid70
                                                                                                Downshifter
                                                                                                • Dec 2002
                                                                                                • 16413

                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                I've been to America. Ate their cheezburgerz.
                                                                                                Русня, идите нахуй!

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                                                                                                • Sid70
                                                                                                  Downshifter
                                                                                                  • Dec 2002
                                                                                                  • 16413

                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  Originally posted by JFK
                                                                                                  the grass is always greener ...............
                                                                                                  This is a short version of not telling us what's wrong in the US in the first place!
                                                                                                  Русня, идите нахуй!

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                                                                                                  • Solace
                                                                                                    So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                    • Nov 2011
                                                                                                    • 995

                                                                                                    #50
                                                                                                    America is as fantastic as her problems.

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