Hi all

I wonder if any of you could give me some help/advice

We are an english couple who want to travel around the USA for a couple of years, with the hope of living there permanently.

We plan to buy a winnebago to do our travelling in, so we will not have any fixed abode. I am a computer programmer in the UK but while travelling in the USA i only want to work part time in the towns we vist, but not as a computer programmer. I wish to work in small stores/shops etc... (we plan to stay between 10 and 20 weeks in each place we visit),

My partner is in the UK merchant navy. He is on 10 weeks at sea, 10 weeks leave. He will not be working in the USA. After his trips at sea he will fly back to the UK, then from the UK to the USA, spending his leave travelling the USA before flying back to the UK at the end of his leave to join a ship. I will be staying in the USA while he is at sea.

Can anyone give me any help/contact details on visa's whether our plan is possible. It seems the people we have spoken to say this is a no no. I require a visa that will allow me to work part time but not in my chosen career, my partner requires a visa that allows him to stay for periods of 10 weeks or more and have multiple visits to the USA

Thanks for any help  

Simple answer - you need a visa if you are going to stay more than the 90 days allowed on the Visa Waiver.

If you want to stay for up to 6 months out of the year you can get a B2 from the Embassy in London and this will allow you to visit as a tourist, providing that you can show that you have the finances to support yourself for that amount of time. It *will not* allow you any work privileges.

If you want to work in the US you will need a visa specifically for that. An H1B is the typical "work permit" but these are complicated and require an employer to prove that you have specialist skills and he has been unable to employ an American to do the job.

There is no visa that will allow you to work in an unskilled job part-time.

Another option would be to get an E2 Investor Treaty visa where you would work as a computer programmer on the road as a business owner. This would allow you to be here 12 months out of the year, but does not lead to any permanent residency options.

Lastly you could consider an L1 where you own a business in the UK and basically transfer yourself to a subsidiary company in the US. Again, you would have to work for your business and not for anyone else.
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Hey Bro...wats...up...don't worried abt it....it is so simple.Just click on following link Below and you will get your get your will get your answer....But one thing Another option would be to get an E2 Investor Treaty visa where you would work as a computer programmer on the road as a business owner. This would allow you to be here 12 months out of the year, but does not lead to any permanent residency options.

www.expresspassport.com  

An on-the-road computer programmer business is unlikely to qualify for an E2 visa as it is likely to be a "marginal" business in the eyes of the State Department. Remember that the purpose behind the E2 is to bring in foreign investment money, create new business and create jobs for Americans.
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British Business Connection
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