What Do You Do If You Are Denied a Visa?

[Hank_ 9,174]

Unless you like owning guns, then America is a lot better.

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[szemek 12]

Yagisama,

You bring a very good point up. Land of Opportunity noes not equal Land of Success! In many cases it's happened to be true, but freedom and opportunity does not being rich or famous. There are distinct advantages to living in America that few other countries have. There are also distinct disadvantages.

That being said, if our visa doesn't work out for whatever reason, I would gladly go move up to Canada! Or many of the worlds other great countries!

On a side note, I do find it interesting how a few Canadians have mentioned the economy being better up there. Me and my fiancee have actually found the complete opposite to be true, especially regarding the high cost of living compared to where we're living now. Every time she goes shopping up there she complains to me how expensive every thing is!

[velvetboxes 0]

Well, if you look at the country as a whole, Canada's economy is doing pretty well. The country sits at an unemployment rate of 7.4, its GDP rate is rated 11th in the world, and its debt is also significantly less than the US (Canada is ranked number 13 in the world for debt). We have not avoided this recession, but we fared better. Canada has the soundest banking system in the entire world partly because there are very few banks in the country who have attempted international expansion.

Now, the housing market within the country is extremely costly. My husband and I plan to build a house in Tennessee in the near future, and it will cost us about $220,000 for a 3,000 square foot home. In Canada, the same house would cost anywhere between $400,000 to $600,000, depending on where you want to build it. However, we also make more money per hour. Canada's minimum wage now sits anywhere between $9 an hour to $10.25 an hour, again, depending on where one lives. If you want to compare living expenses, we're really on par with the US. People up in Canada still, at times, live paycheck to paycheck. It's normal. However, Canada still has less poverty (10.8%) versus 15.1% in the United States. Again, that also depends on social programs, low income measures, and reduced tax burdens for the poor.

I miss Canada. Granted, I have a job in the US, just like I did in Canada, and I am making roughly the same amount of money as I did before I moved. People have not been as lucky, but I have had no problems finding employment in either country, or living either.

[M & M 0]

If my fiancee was denied I would move to the Philippines in a heart beat!!!!!

[Krikit 1,165]

Moving from Process to Progress.

[szemek 12]

velvetboxes,

That's a very good assessment of the two countries. I'm honestly just as happy in both places. Where I live is a bit out of the norm for the states too. I live in New Mexico and being we are one of the poorest states, we haven't been hit really hard by the recession (funny how that works). It's really been a blessing, plus our state is so immigrant friendly too! Drivers licenses for illegal immigrants! : o

We are looking forward to possibly living in Canada in a couple years after she finishes school here and we travel a bit!

Anyway.. sorry for hijacking the thread!

[sachinky 465]

We're in New Mexico too!

[Rebecca Jo 1,962]

By the sounds of it many of you have some very specialized degrees. I'm not well versed on immigration as, until I met Paul, I'd never even thought about it. How does one just immigrate to one of these destinations(one that neither of you are already a citizen of)? Don't you have to have some kind of business or investment?

I only wish money were no object for us, but unfortunately it is.

You move to the UK the same way he would come to the US. As a fiance. Or a spouse.

It's expensive but it's actually far less time consuming than a US visa. He needs to have a job to sponsor you. You need to prove relationship. You don't do a medical for a UK visa. You don't produce a police report.

Rules are changing in April and income requirements will be higher.

Yeah there are a lot of great places in the world but let's be honest...no where is comparable to the States. This is the land of opportunity...the land of milk and honey and as much as I love visiting other places and cultures I would NEVER live anywhere else.

Are you for real?

[mjlassi 1]

thats what ive been wondering too. i am the intending immigrant but Jenni has 2 young children (4&6) and there is no way that their father would allow them to leave the US, so for me... the only option is to hope and pray that my visa is approved... otherwise it is game over.

it seem's no one is really answering our question.. any way my husband and I love each other no matter what.. a visa is not going to change that.. we knew the consequences before we even got married and promised each other we would be together through good and bad times.. we have lived over a yr in a internet relationship and made it work like we are near each other so why not another yr or how ever long it takes for us to have a "normal" married life.. leaving my husband is not an option he is my soul my everything and no other man can take his place

[Donna & Paul 4]

You move to the UK the same way he would come to the US. As a fiance. Or a spouse.

It's expensive but it's actually far less time consuming than a US visa. He needs to have a job to sponsor you. You need to prove relationship. You don't do a medical for a UK visa. You don't produce a police report.

Rules are changing in April and income requirements will be higher.

Do you have a link to a site that explains what the income requirements are and how to go about obtaining the visa?

[Rebecca Jo 1,962]

Do you have a link to a site that explains what the income requirements are and how to go about obtaining the visa?

The current income requirements for a couple (two people) are that you must have approximately 106 GBP per week left over after rent and council tax.

This is expected to rise significantly in April to anywhere from 18K to 24K GBP per year.

Go to uk-yankee.com for more information.

I always advise every UK couple to weigh which country might really be the best for them. And that means every couple, not just people with a hitch to their US case.