Relocation to USA

[BobbyH]

Hey all,

Me and the wife were talking and came onto the subject of moving abroad, Spain, Germany etc and we spoke about USA.

Has anyone relocated from the UK to the USA, or even Spain or Germany?

Is it worth it, was it hard? what’s required?

 

[den5008]

Ever though of New Zealand?

[Scully]

The Americans have only one good thing in my opinion, that we don’t have over here, and that is the right to arm themselves for self defence. 
Over here law abiding people are prevented BY LAW to even carry a pepper spray; our politicians and so called leaders would prefer its law abiding citizens were victims rather than carry something with which to defend themselves. 
Thats the only positive I can think of regards America. 
The cheese crisps are 💩. 
 

[Border1]

I know a few people who have emigrated, Australia, USA and the like. I think if you or your partner have a skill that they need, they will accept you quite readily.
As it happens a lad I used to knock about with set up a very successful business in Australia, sorting visa applications, jobs and housing for brits emigrating over there. Basically a turnkey jump on a plane job and everything was ready to go. 
Obviously an English speaking country would be easier to integrate into. I recently returned from a work trip to Italy and found them to be rather frosty even though we all worked for the same company, language barrier may have been a factor I suppose. 
To me one of the major benefits of being in the EU was freedom to work in any member state not so much for me but definitely for the kids if they wanted to travel when they got older. Maybe some agreement will be reached to enable that in the future but who knows. 

[welsh1]

The op asked a question, but all the answers i have removed have been an argument over brexit, it doesn't help the op, please if you want an argument about brexit start another thread.

 

 

[Eyefor]

13 minutes ago, welsh1 said:

The op asked a question, but all the answers i have removed have been an argument over brexit, it doesn't help the op, please if you want an argument about brexit start another thread.

 

 

Well done.

In response to the original question - 

I lived and worked in the US for 11 years. Owned property there and was fully immersed in USA life.

What Enfiedspares said that "Money talks" there is absolutely correct and the USA would be bottom of the list to relocate because the divide between the haves and the have nots (irrespective of colour) is sickening and widening and I am sure will cause very serious issues in the future.

If I posted on here what I truly think, I would be banned from PW

OP can PM me if they want.

Edited 3 hours ago by Eyefor

[oldypigeonpopper]

Hello, My Nephew emigrated to Canada years ago, After a few years as a sparky started a business, Has a nice House and life with a Cabin in the Mountains

[clangerman]

go and good on you for it because the future for anyone old in this dump of a country will be freeze to death starve to death or the gov puts you to death! 

[welsh1]

Come on Gents, more posts removed this time on gun crime, please keep it to the subject the OP has asked about.

[London Best]

I met an ex-pat Englishman in a bar in San Antonio, Texas in June this year. 
He had arrived in the U.S. to do some job for a British company for a week or two. He met a man in a bar who said ‘that job is carp, you need to apply for this job’. The Englishman replied that he knew nothing about said job. (I can’t remember now, but it was either fixing juke boxes or maybe one armed bandits). The American told him it was simple, just wing it through the interview and you will sort out the job when you get there. The Englishman is still there after twenty plus years. Now a retired American citizen. He said he could not believe how much he had been paid over the years and how easy life was in U.S. As a pensioner the government pay him over 3000 dollars per month pension, plus his private pensions. He has no intention of ever returning to U.K. He said, “all you need to succeed in U.S. is bullpoo.”

Edited 29 minutes ago by London Best

[Scully]

2 minutes ago, welsh1 said:

Come on Gents, more posts removed this time on gun crime, please keep it to the subject the OP has asked about.

My apologies again, I’ll start another thread. 

[Scully]

1 minute ago, London Best said:

I met an ex-pat Englishman in a bar in San Antonio, Texas in June this year. 
He had arrived in the U.S. to do some job for a British company for a week or two. He met a man in a bar who said ‘that job is carp, you need to apply for this job’. The Englishman replied that he knew nothing about said job. (I can’t remember now, but it was either fixing juke boxes or maybe one armed bandits). The American told him it was simple, just wing it through the interview and you will sort out the job when you get there. The Englishman is still there after twenty plus years. Now a retired American citizen. He said he could not believe how much he had been paid over the years and how easy life was in U.S. As a pensioner the government pay him over 3000 dollars per month pension, plus his private pensions. He has no intention of ever returning to U.K. He said, “all you need to succeed in U.S. is ********.”

Indeed. I know a few who left for the US over the years, some as long again as the 70’s. None have ever returned. 
One left as a mechanic and ended up with a job for a company in LA which customised spray painted top end cars like Porsche etc. 

Another left for NY in 1979 ( I know cos I was at his leaving do )  as a scaffolder. No idea what he’s doing now, but he’s still there and talks like a New Yorker now apparently. 
Go for it. They have a national pride which we are discouraged to display.