It would be classed as unpaid work so I wouldn't risk it.

Up standing - :lol: You harboured a known immigration offender, colluded in deception and expect to have the use of the law in the UK to gain rights for a person that certainly does not follow said law. And the UK is to be grateful as he paid a bit of tax - yippee. I doubt he has even covered the c...

Yeah I thought it would be like that, we're just trying to look at the options at the moment really, the costs of getting her residence in the UK are high and from what you're saying there, we would need to get her UK residence before we could make the possible move to France, she currently has a UK...

Oh she's gonna be a bit happy about that I think, the only problem at the moment is that neither of us speak French (I speak German to an intermediate level but I really don't want to move there) but there is always time to learn. :) Would we need to apply for Entry clearance for her in this case as...

If you're British then you could most probably get away with doing that on I94-W as long as you weren't officially working there.

No worries man, like I said, I've been in the same boat, and to some extent I still am.

And Thailand is a son of a bitch unless you have enough capital to open a bar or something.

Spouses of EEA citizens must apply for entry clearance to the UK in the form of an EEA Family Permit which is valid for 6 months. This allows the non-EEA national to work and reside in the UK once granted. No way, I didn't know that, so does that work the opposite way around too ? i.e. Once my girl...

It seems that if you are not a third country national the checks on you are not so tough! I hope you're not including the UK in that statement. My girlfriend is a Japanese student and gets nothing but hassle from the BIA everytime she tries to re-enter the country. Oddly, my Russian student gf has ...

I guess the answer to the question of whether or not it would be worth it is up to you, personally I would definitely rather live in the United States given the choice, but everybody is different.

It would help if we knew what you were banging on about.

ciaramc wrote:

It seems that if you are not a third country national the checks on you are not so tough!

I hope you're not including the UK in that statement.

My girlfriend is a Japanese student and gets nothing but hassle from the BIA everytime she tries to re-enter the country.

Germany is generally easier to migrate to than Britain, unless your wife is British or something, you should apply to Germany instead, especially if that is your chosen destination anyway.

Possibly, but they would want to know why and she might have to have proof of adequate funds.

I don`t know if anyone recalls the US proposal in 05/2007 to introduce visas for Muslims from EU Countries, including Britain? It was later abandoned as it was felt to be too complicated and discriminatory. Its likely that this latest move is part of the same process.. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ne...

The irony is that now Romania, Poland ... will have to import massively low skilled workers from non-white countries and the kids of these migrants will have the right to migrate to west european countries ... What do you mean "will have to" they already do and have been doing so for a few years. T...

It does but its difficult and they do not advertise a standard route to it, the quotas are also very strict.

That was from an immigration consultant who I had a meeting with in the UK, but he said that they were the standard terms of the visa, that was a few years ago though.

I know that situation because I've been in it, I worked in America for 5 months after I left college and I've been over there quite a few times and had a couple of American girlfriends over the years, it was a very different country when I was working there though, I've been back a few times since a...

When I looked into this a few years ago I was told that I would have to stay with the sponsoring employer for a minimum of 3 years, after that then you can usually look elsewhere, but since you were just renewed it could be a different situation.

You can informally accept the offer, but seeking work is most likely a contravention of the vwp.

No there is some kind of system for children of US Citizens born overseas whereby if they accept citizenship of their birth country at age 18 then they can have dual but they need to clear it somehow with the US authorities, otherwise they can just have citizenship for the US if they live there and...

Just out of interest mate, how old are you ?

I'm not getting at you here, it's just a question, because believe me when I say that I've been in the same position.

I did see one the other day because I'm researching jobs in Japan at the moment, but I don't think I bookmarked it, if I come across it again though I'll post the url for you.

No there is some kind of system for children of US Citizens born overseas whereby if they accept citizenship of their birth country at age 18 then they can have dual but they need to clear it somehow with the US authorities, otherwise they can just have citizenship for the US if they live there and ...

She needs to be a citizen to sponsor you but I would imagine that since you are here on HSMP anyway then you could possibly be eligible for H1.