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Moving to the UK from Kentucky, USA
« on: August 23, 2010, 01:13:08 AM »
I am 23 years of age and work as a call center supervisor for Hewlett Packard in central Kentucky, USA.  I have completed 2 years of university studies but have not completed a bachelor's degree.  I am majoring in Business Administration.  I am looking to move to London or Liverpool in the next 8 - 12 months. 

I would love to stay with HP and transfer to an open position in the UK but this may not be an option.  Either way, I still intend to make the move across the pond.  I've lived in the US my entire life and am definitely ready for a change in culture.

Any advice is welcome.


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Re: Moving to the UK from Kentucky, USA
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2010, 01:47:28 AM »
My advice is to reconsider.  The UK is clamping down big time on the number of non-EU migrants it allows in the country.  Without a degree or any special skills you basically have no hope of getting a work-based visa.  You could try a student visa, but then you would first need to be accepted to a program of study, and also the tuition fees are quite high for foreign students.   If you finished your bachelors in the US, you could possibly do a BUNAC internship in the UK.  But really, if you're just looking to spend some time in a different culture, perhaps consider a working holiday visa for Australia--you could live there for up to a year.  In a perfect world, moving to another country would be as easy as saying "let's go" but unfortunately the reality is that it's much harder than that, and often simply not possible.
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Re: Moving to the UK from Kentucky, USA
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2010, 10:21:22 AM »
It sounds to me like your best bet would be getting transferred with HP. What are your chances of that?
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Re: Moving to the UK from Kentucky, USA
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2010, 10:48:12 AM »
Welcome and Good Luck but as the others have advised it isn't that simple but HP transfer might be your best bet.


Re: Moving to the UK from Kentucky, USA
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2010, 10:55:17 AM »
Even Intra-Company Transfers are included in the limits. So that's not even guaranteed.


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