Carer work visa

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Cuba?

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1 hour ago, Annamanning098 said:

It would be easier to live life away from the town where my worst memories have been. 

Might be more cost-effective for you at this point to move to a different town in the UK where you are living now?  That way you can still get your distance from others, and naturally there are other carer jobs in the UK than where you are working at now.  Different areas in the UK would likely have differences in "religious-oriented ratings", for lack of a better term, as well.

 

Easier and quicker than leaving the entire country, I mean.

Edited July 6, 2019 by Going through

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Having a holiday here vs living here are very different things. I moved to NYC from England in Feb and as much as I love my new home it’s not all sunshine and rainbows as many tourists think it is. 

 

Why don’t you just move to another town? 

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I tried to move away a few years ago, a few times to save things happened car accident job loss, etc. I'm aware that it wouldnt be a holiday tbh new york wasnt a fun holiday, san francisco was great. 

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16 minutes ago, Annamanning098 said:

I tried to move away a few years ago, a few times to save things happened car accident job loss, etc. I'm aware that it wouldnt be a holiday tbh new york wasnt a fun holiday, san francisco was great. 

Those things happen here too. But without the welfare state safety net. And San Francisco is one of the most expensive cities here. 

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San Fran does have plenty of camping opportunities and external toilet facilities.

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4 hours ago, Annamanning098 said:

Not to bright with details and documents..😱

These are skills that are needed to navigate US immigration.

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1 minute ago, Jorgedig said:

These are skills that are needed to navigate US immigration.

Agree........along with Knowledge, Planning, Time, Patience, and Money.......

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4 hours ago, Annamanning098 said:

Was born in England, plan b is to find the least religious place on this planet and stay out.....its harder than you think. Its not all the time im bothered but every now and again. Move away from this town.  Sever contact with family. Ireland is historically catholic so thats out i joined scotlands humanist group for moral support people like me. So thats a strong possibility. America was my lifeline as kid because of film and music industry. Wales is traditionally protestant/coe. That fading now. But...

Watch out for the fundamentalists here.  Least religious = some place like Finland.  I'd check on moving to Finland.

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2 hours ago, Annamanning098 said:

I tried to move away a few years ago, a few times to save things happened car accident job loss, etc. I'm aware that it wouldnt be a holiday tbh new york wasnt a fun holiday, san francisco was great. 

I think SF is one of the most expensive cities in the US. Even ppl making 200K a year are struggling. Rents are super high, they commute hours to their work every day. I like SF but would never want to move there because basically won't be able to afford it. Just read an article yesterday about some "not hostel" kind of place, where u rent a bunk bed without any curtains, a locker and tv at the end of the bed for 1300 usd dollar a month!

 

Based on what you wrote you don't really qualify for any type of US visas (except marriage and k1). For the "talent" visa you need to have more than be able to tap out some music you heard before....

Not sure about your age and places you lived, but it seems like you are not ready to move. As others suggested you should try to move to an another city in the UK or somewhere in Europe. Also you could try the Australian working holiday visa which lets you work and leave there for a year! I know they have an age requirement, i think it is 30 yo.

Edited July 6, 2019 by ineedadisplayname

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9 minutes ago, ineedadisplayname said:

I think SF is one of the most expensive cities in the US. Even ppl making 200K a year are struggling. Rents are super high, they commute hours to their work every day. I like SF but would never want to move there because basically won't be able to afford it. Just read an article yesterday about some "not hostel" kind of place, where u rent a bunk bed without any curtains, a locker and tv at the end of the bed for 1300 usd dollar a month!

 

Based on what you wrote you don't really qualify for any type of US visas (except marriage and k1). For the "talent" visa you need to have more than be able to tap out some music you heard before....

Not sure about your age and places you lived, but it seems like you are not ready to move. As others suggested you should try to move to an another city in the UK or somewhere in Europe. Also you could try the Australian working holiday visa which lets you work and leave there for a year! I know they have an age requirement, i think it is 30 yo.

Yup.  My son is a software engineer earning 6 figures, and rents an unfancy 2 br flat for $4k with a friend in the Fillmore/Japantown neighborhood of SF.  Lots of young programmers are doing that, plus living in those apodment style places.  Their starting salaries which would be enough to buy luxury homes in many other markets.  Feels like the whole west coast is this way now.

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2 hours ago, JFH said:

Those things happen here too. But without the welfare state safety net. And San Francisco is one of the most expensive cities here. 

Yup. I think the threshold for housing assistance is family income of something like $120k a year. It’s crazy. I love it, but the cost of living is outrageous.

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1 minute ago, ineedadisplayname said:

I think SF is one of the most expensive cities in the US. Even ppl making 200K a year are struggling. Rents are super high, they commute hours to their work every day. I like SF but would never want to move there because basically won't be able to afford it. Just read an article yesterday about some "not hostel" kind of place, where u rent a bunk bed without any curtains, a locker and tv at the end of the bad for 1300 usd dollar a month!

I live in Berkeley, right across the Bay from SF. It is NOT affordable here! I couldn't make it work for me without support payments from my ex (which will eventually end when I remarry) and a seriously sweet deal on rent. My fiancé who is here on an L1 visa lives in SF itself and works in finance, makes an extremely generous salary that anywhere else, even back where I'm from in the LA area, would make things very comfortable and things are still not exactly affordable all the time for him (and by extension me). 

 

It's beautiful here but the homelessness and crime can make it really depressing and sometimes dangerous. In LA, money can really shelter you from the uncomfortable aspects of the city. Up here... not so much. We are here because his job is here. I like it, but I don't see myself wanting to continue to hemorrhage money forever to stay here. I'd caution other people looking to come to really look before they leap. 

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39 minutes ago, laylalex said:

I live in Berkeley, right across the Bay from SF. It is NOT affordable here! I couldn't make it work for me without support payments from my ex (which will eventually end when I remarry) and a seriously sweet deal on rent. My fiancé who is here on an L1 visa lives in SF itself and works in finance, makes an extremely generous salary that anywhere else, even back where I'm from in the LA area, would make things very comfortable and things are still not exactly affordable all the time for him (and by extension me). 

 

It's beautiful here but the homelessness and crime can make it really depressing and sometimes dangerous. In LA, money can really shelter you from the uncomfortable aspects of the city. Up here... not so much. We are here because his job is here. I like it, but I don't see myself wanting to continue to hemorrhage money forever to stay here. I'd caution other people looking to come to really look before they leap. 

I love Berkeley. Know some ppl there. But yeah if you didn't buy a house there 30-40 years ago now you are out of luck.

Edited July 6, 2019 by ineedadisplayname

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40 minutes ago, laylalex said:

I live in Berkeley, right across the Bay from SF. It is NOT affordable here! I couldn't make it work for me without support payments from my ex (which will eventually end when I remarry) and a seriously sweet deal on rent. My fiancé who is here on an L1 visa lives in SF itself and works in finance, makes an extremely generous salary that anywhere else, even back where I'm from in the LA area, would make things very comfortable and things are still not exactly affordable all the time for him (and by extension me). 

 

It's beautiful here but the homelessness and crime can make it really depressing and sometimes dangerous. In LA, money can really shelter you from the uncomfortable aspects of the city. Up here... not so much. We are here because his job is here. I like it, but I don't see myself wanting to continue to hemorrhage money forever to stay here. I'd caution other people looking to come to really look before they leap. 

Plenty places in SF and the wider Bay Area money can keep you away from the homelessness and crime. It just requires a lot more money than most other cities. For those who are not benefiting from the boom industries, it can be a real trial. One of my uber drivers once was doing it to earn some extra income..and he was on the academic staff at Cal. That’s pretty scary.