Wealthy Countries Citizens

[Lancelotte25 1]

I've been in this forum for quite a while now and I've been observing the people who are seeking to immigrate to the US.

If we are talking about China, The Philippines, India and other countries mostly Asian is normal. But, I wonder why citizens from Canada, UK, Australia, and other EU countries which are no doubt has comfortable and better lives in their home country.

Why do they choose to move in the US anyway?

[Christi and Ian 24]

The short and simple answer is, my hubby is moving here because I'm here...

[Niels Bohr 72]

The idea is to have two people who love each other to live together regardless of country.

[justashooter 430]

coulda heard a pin drop.

[SMR 368]

I've been in this forum for quite a while now and I've been observing the people who are seeking to immigrate to the US.

If we are talking about China, The Philippines, India and other countries mostly Asian is normal. But, I wonder why citizens from Canada, UK, Australia, and other EU countries which are no doubt has comfortable and better lives in their home country.

Why do they choose to move in the US anyway?

I realize that this question wasn't intended to be offensive, but at the very least it demonstrates a significant lack of an ability to understand people. In essence, you are assuming that people are scammers-- that they wanted to come to the US and found someone who would marry them so they could. In reality, most people on this forum, regardless of what country the spouse/fiance(e) is from, used the family visa process to be with people that they love and care about, not because they wanted to move to a country that had a higher standard of living.

Obviously, there are people moving in both directions. But this forum is about moving to the US, so you only get half of the equation. There are also people moving from the US to be with their families. You just don't see them here much.

[FortLaudy 10]

I realize that this question wasn't intended to be offensive, but at the very least it demonstrates a significant lack of an ability to understand people. In essence, you are assuming that people are scammers-- that they wanted to come to the US and found someone who would marry them so they could. In reality, most people on this forum, regardless of what country the spouse/fiance(e) is from, used the family visa process to be with people that they love and care about, not because they wanted to move to a country that had a higher standard of living.

Obviously, there are people moving in both directions. But this forum is about moving to the US, so you only get half of the equation. There are also people moving from the US to be with their families. You just don't see them here much.

I came over to further my college career, because I travelled all around the world for 4 years but still didn't want to settle down at home yet, I still had a sense of adventure and thought atleast studying further in a foreign country will still be as exciting as travelling constantly. I came to the US many many times before deciding to come to school here, I had a lot of friends who had moved here and new friends I had made here, and it was a very easy move and decision. Many of my siblings had done the same, I have a sister in New Zealand, happy as can be and a lot of family in France. I really had no intention of staying for good, but life happens and I met my husband, for all the things we wanted together and travelling together it meant that we had to seal the deal and get married, we're not 100% sure that we'll live in the US forever, I have 2 other passports: European & South African, and my hubby is excited about the prospect of moving to Europe for a while and I'm definetely up for it sometime in the future too. Not everyone who moves here is looking for "a better life" or trying to get away from their home country... some people just have that sense of adventure that takes them to faraway places, fate happens and they find the one they wanna be with forever.

[CDAgirlMI 51]

My fiance didn't want to move to Canada, & I was willing to move to the U.S.

[Fandango 1,439]

I realize that this question wasn't intended to be offensive, but at the very least it demonstrates a significant lack of an ability to understand people. In essence, you are assuming that people are scammers-- that they wanted to come to the US and found someone who would marry them so they could. In reality, most people on this forum, regardless of what country the spouse/fiance(e) is from, used the family visa process to be with people that they love and care about, not because they wanted to move to a country that had a higher standard of living.

Obviously, there are people moving in both directions. But this forum is about moving to the US, so you only get half of the equation. There are also people moving from the US to be with their families. You just don't see them here much.

But I think, for the most part....Americans importing someone from a poorer country is very indicative of the 'higher buying power' overseas. And perhaps the OP is involved in a situation like that, so (s)he cannot understand differently.

[jundp 191]

The short and simple answer is, my hubby is moving here because I'm here...

Yep. Of course he had a great life in his country. But he was the one free to move.

This is a board about family immigration to America. Why do you think most people from "wealthy" countries choose to move here?

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

My wife was planning on moving to the Vancouver area for the first year or so of our relationship, but ultimately it was I who came to the realization that she'd be giving up a LOT more (good job, more close friends and family, less able to adapt to new environments) than I would (unengaging job, small family, few close friends and a very adaptable temperament). It's as simple as that. We love each other, and we knew that one of us would have to uproot to be with the other. It just made more sense for that person to be ME. I'll always be Canadian, but ever since I made the decision a year ago, I've been downright excited to move to America.

[TheCockyLockies 2]

I moved half the world away in pursuit of happiness of the heart

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I realize that this question wasn't intended to be offensive, but at the very least it demonstrates a significant lack of an ability to understand people. In essence, you are assuming that people are scammers-- that they wanted to come to the US and found someone who would marry them so they could. In reality, most people on this forum, regardless of what country the spouse/fiance(e) is from, used the family visa process to be with people that they love and care about, not because they wanted to move to a country that had a higher standard of living.

Obviously, there are people moving in both directions. But this forum is about moving to the US, so you only get half of the equation. There are also people moving from the US to be with their families. You just don't see them here much.

Well said.

[raymaga 25]

When I met my husband, he was intending to move to Canada and open a printing business, but when that was not to be, I decided to move to the U.S. because he had a very good job and probably would not have found as good a job in Canada.

I can work anywhere, so the decision was made for me to move to the U.S.

Sometimes I do wish that I had let my husband move to Canada.... but that's water under the bridge.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

We did both. First my USC husband came to Ireland and we got married. We did this because at the time, I didn't want to leave Ireland and had a good job there, plus we wanted kids and Ireland has 26 weeks paid maternity leave- and immigration to Ireland for him was much quicker, cheaper and easier too.

After a few years, we realised my husband would never assimilate to European culture and it's liberal views. Also, once we had kids, we found Ireland was not as family friendly as Arkansas, and while the economy is bad in both places, it is worse in Ireland than here. Plus, we could buy a nice four bedroom hosue with yard for less than half the price of our one bedroom flat in Dublin city! So we moved to the USA, to where my husband grew up in NW Arkansas.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

After a few years, we realised my husband would never assimilate to European culture ... So we moved to the USA, to where my husband grew up in NW Arkansas.

Yeah, it's not easy to get used to having to wear shoes in public...

Sorry, couldn't resist.