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Hi, I'm a dumbass who decided to move to London after my undergrad. I have been trying not to get eaten by the Tory immigration hell nightmare for about 5 years now. Here's how I have gotten where I am: -Got the youth mobility visa (tier 5) for two years. This depends on age and country, and unfortunately I don't think you qualify for either being a 30+ American. -I used this time to make myself indispensable to a company here so they would sponsor me when that visa was up. -A ton of legislation has come into effect since then that would make even that a difficult plan to start now, I pretty much squeaked in at the last minute this was possible Here are some myths that I can dispel for you: -There are insane qualifications on what kind of job you can get but if you find a shortage job the restrictions are much lighter -You need to be making a lot of money at this job to get an indefinite leave to remain, which you have to get after 5 years on the work visa or you get turfed. This amount is increasing every year -This doesn't apply to you but I have a chip on my shoulder about it: being from the commonwealth means jack poo poo, you get no privileges whatsoever from being a Canadian or Aussie -You cannot earn ILR or citizenship from a visa gotten by an intra-company transfer. So while working for an American company in London will let you stay here for a few years, you won't be allowed to stay permanently TL:DR; marry someone for a visa, it is 100000x easier
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But also saying that, it is super depressing and disheartening to go through this route and I know how little sympathy people are willing to give for it. I'm rooting for you, it's not impossible with the right amount of absolutely astronomical luck. 
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Jun 15, 2019 00:45
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feedmegin posted:To be fair this is bidirectional. Canada wouldn't cut me a break either for example. Yeah, it's not a privilege anywhere really. I'm just so sick of Brits looking at me like  but you're CanadianAlso, that ^^^
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