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writes:Dear Cupid,I am an 18 year old girl who is currently living in Britain. I have decided that I live in place which holds no future for me and so I am looking to move to Texas, America (where I lived for six months a few years back, and I know for definite that that is the place for me) once I have got my Psychology degree. I want to get a job there. I am a bit unclear on how to go about all of this though, i.e I don't know anything about VISA's etc. I was born in Denmark and have Danish passport, I have moved around a fair bit in my life but now that I don't talk to my parents anymore, I can't ask them for advice.thanks Reply to this Question
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reader, Bev Conolly  +, writes (12 April 2006):
 The US Immigration and Naturalization Service is very, very selective. They can afford to be, since they get at least 8 applicants for residency ("green card") for every vacancy each year. That's 400,000 applications for 50,000 spots! You'll need to be persistant and lucky to migrate to the USA permanently.
My first suggestion is to STEER CLEAR of businesses who claim they'll get you a Green Card. Maybe some of them are legitimate, but the majority will only take your money (a LOT of money) and tell you how to fill in the forms. Nobody can guarantee you an acceptance, so if someone tells you they can, they're overstating their case.
Go to the official US Gov't website: http://uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm
This will get you started. Read everything you can about immigrating and try to decide under what heading you fall. If you have cash and you're starting a business, for example, you increase your chances greatly.
I'm a US citizen who has been through the wringer as an immigrant to another country, but I keep and eye on my old country, too.
Good luck to you, and beware of scams, because there are a lot of people trying to do the same thing you are.
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reader, eddie  +, writes (11 April 2006):
 Go to the US government web site. Or, contact the consulate where you live. I've been through it. It's all straight forward but not easy to do. They are very selective. Maybe you could start with a visa for work.
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reader, Danielle934 +, writes (11 April 2006):
 Just wanted to say good luck with everything! I am from Texas (Dallas), but recently moved to Nebraska due to my husband's job, I miss it so much! Most of Texas is so diverse, which is great because you grow up not thinking about how people are different from you, because mostly everybody is different. But here in Nebraska I feel a little wierd because everyone is white, I am white too but it is just wierd not to be around such diversity anymore. I definetly want to move back someday.Texas ROCKS!!Good Luck with everything, I hope it all works out for you!!
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