Yeah sorry, I made it sound like we were getting married before filing for the fiance visa :!: I am currently in the UK, and Erica is in the US. We are sending the fiance visa application hopefuly within the next couple of days, and once I have that (6 months or so I guess), I will move over there a...

Hey Reneee. Thanks for sharing your advice and situation, it is always nice to read about routes that others have taken. Myself and Erica have now worked out our whole situation, and decided on the path that we want to take. We are going to get married in the states, and are submitting our applicati...

Hi all. Myself and my girlfriend are currently putting together our K1 Fiance Visa application, which we hope to submit by the end of next week - so we can get it in just before the price shoots up. She lives in the US, and I live in England. Our only concern is that at the end of September, she wil...

Thanks a lot for your advice, and congratulations on your H1B approval :) The only problem is that Erica is still studying for her masters at the moment, and has about 1 1/2 years left. We are planning to do some travelling after that is finished, but would like to get a place together for the remai...

Marco, I suppose you would be the best one for this, as I know you have been through the marriage route. I was just wondering, how much easier and quicker is it when you get married? Say for example, I worked here in the UK for a while in my current job, and saved up a reasonable stash of cash which...

I found "InterExchange", which may be the other one that your friend has also found: http://www.interexchange.org/career-training-usa/internship/index.html And I didn't know until now, after some searching, that "Real Gap" offer J1 opportunities and assistance: http://www.realgap...

haha :lol: Anyway, just spent the past few hours doing some J-1 job searching. It seems like there are quite a few jobs avialable in things like fast food, hotel work, bar work, etc, but not so many "Career Training", IT related, positions available. I have seen a few, salaries ranging fro...

Marco, yes my mum was a resident when I was born - I think. I will confirm that later when she gets back from work! I know my dad wasn't, as I can remember when he applied for his UK citizenship - some years back. The main thing putting us off marriage now is the fact that we haven't been together f...

Yeah, I am certainly going to have a very detailed read of that website and check it all out properly. But it does actually look like quite a promising option, especially considering that we plan to go travelling for a while after Erica has finished her current masters, which will be in 18 months ti...

SYH, thanks for that. I have just been reading on their website, and it all seems quite interesting. It's something that I had not really looked into previously. I was searching their site for a clear list of eligibility requirements, but could not seem to find one. They do have a "Which progra...

jes2jes, thanks for your reply and advice. I have just been reading a little about UK immigration HSMP, and I used an online points calculator based upon my girlfriend's current status - unfortunately, it seems that at the moment she does not meet the minimum points requirement. I also read about th...

Marco, thank you so much for your reply, I really do appreciate your time - as worrying as your advice sounds :? We have been searching hard for somewhere where we can get some good, reliable advice to bring some clarity to a very confusing and overwhelming subject, and it seems we have found the pl...

Hi people. I have just been searching for advice on the internet, and came across this useful website and forum. My situation is this: A while back I met a girl from Maryland, USA, and we have now decided that it would be nice if I could move over there and work, so we can get a place together. We w...