Re: From Across The Atlantic
I can't speak for much on the work prospects, but I can tell you that getting a work permit for the USA is an awful lot of hard work. I arrived here in December 2003 with the intention of looking around as a tourist for a month or so. Once I was here I decided to stay and looked at options for changing from a visitor visa to one that allows me to work. Finally at the end of January this year I got my work permit 13 months after arriving. That might sound bad, but from what I read on the various ex-pat forums changing status once you're in the country takes less time and has a higher chance of success than trying to get a visa from outside the country. Most of the visas that you would probably be eligble for have a specific quota per year. The quota is usually reached about 2 weeks after the visas for that year become available. That said, if you are thinking about coming to the USA, make sure you have a job with a large corporation who can work around the visa minefield on your behalf. From what I can tell, coming over here to become a contractor is next to impossible. Spike Adrian Lynch wrote: > Hello all, I'm self employeed in the UK. Like most people here, a trip to > America is always on my mind. > > What do you think the prospects would be for someone coming over to the US > to work as a CFer on a contract basis? I'm by no means under worked at the > moment, but I like the idea of combining a holiday with work. > > Does anyone have any experience of upping roots for a foreign land? How did > it work out? > > I haven't looked at the legal side of things, just looking for some > thoughts. > > Thanks. > > Ade > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.3 - Release Date: 25/04/2005 > > > ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:11:2430 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/11 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:11 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: From Across The Atlantic
Just a thought, you may want to talk with Erika Walker of ruwebby.com or her husband Phil Arnold about this, they've been back and forth across the Atlantic from England more than a couple of times. So they might be able to give some advise. One thing you may want to check on is the availability of work visas here in the US. regards larry On 4/26/05, Adrian Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all, I'm self employeed in the UK. Like most people here, a trip to > America is always on my mind. > > What do you think the prospects would be for someone coming over to the US > to work as a CFer on a contract basis? I'm by no means under worked at the > moment, but I like the idea of combining a holiday with work. > > Does anyone have any experience of upping roots for a foreign land? How did > it work out? > > I haven't looked at the legal side of things, just looking for some > thoughts. > > Thanks. > > Ade > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.3 - Release Date: 25/04/2005 > > ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:11:2429 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/11 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:11 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: From Across The Atlantic
And the northeast. Stick to the mid-east for CF work. At 12:49 PM 4/26/2005, you wrote: >Seems to me that the most opportunities for CF right now are on the east >coast, especially working for government agencies. The south is another hot >area, but the west and southwest are slim currently. > > >-Original Message- >From: Adrian Lynch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 7:16 AM >To: CF-Jobs-Talk >Subject: From Across The Atlantic > >Hello all, I'm self employeed in the UK. Like most people here, a trip to >America is always on my mind. > >What do you think the prospects would be for someone coming over to the US >to work as a CFer on a contract basis? I'm by no means under worked at the >moment, but I like the idea of combining a holiday with work. > >Does anyone have any experience of upping roots for a foreign land? How did >it work out? > >I haven't looked at the legal side of things, just looking for some >thoughts. > >Thanks. > >Ade >-- > > > > > ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:11:2428 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/11 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:11 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: From Across The Atlantic
Seems to me that the most opportunities for CF right now are on the east coast, especially working for government agencies. The south is another hot area, but the west and southwest are slim currently. -Original Message- From: Adrian Lynch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 7:16 AM To: CF-Jobs-Talk Subject: From Across The Atlantic Hello all, I'm self employeed in the UK. Like most people here, a trip to America is always on my mind. What do you think the prospects would be for someone coming over to the US to work as a CFer on a contract basis? I'm by no means under worked at the moment, but I like the idea of combining a holiday with work. Does anyone have any experience of upping roots for a foreign land? How did it work out? I haven't looked at the legal side of things, just looking for some thoughts. Thanks. Ade -- ~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:11:2427 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/11 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:11 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: From Across The Atlantic
> -Original Message- > From: Adrian Lynch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hello all, I'm self employeed in the UK. Like most people > here, a trip to America is always on my mind. Howdy :) > What do you think the prospects would be for someone coming > over to the US to work as a CFer on a contract basis? I recommend researching which areas have lots of CF work and aiming for them. You don't want to be stuck in a city where nobody has heard of anything outside ASP. > Does anyone have any experience of upping roots for a foreign > land? How did it work out? I'm probably not a great example, but... I uprooted from Ireland and moved to the USA with my new (American) wife in 1998. Neither one of us had graduated college or had much usable skills at the time. It took several years for me to get anywhere career-wise, and I still have yet to finish my bachelor's degree (though I did pick up an Associate of Science degree along the way). Research, research, research, as my father-in-law says "proper prior planning prevents p### poor performance". -- Damien McKenna - Web Developer - [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Limu Company - http://www.thelimucompany.com/ - 407-804-1014 #include ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:11:2426 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/11 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:11 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
From Across The Atlantic
Hello all, I'm self employeed in the UK. Like most people here, a trip to America is always on my mind. What do you think the prospects would be for someone coming over to the US to work as a CFer on a contract basis? I'm by no means under worked at the moment, but I like the idea of combining a holiday with work. Does anyone have any experience of upping roots for a foreign land? How did it work out? I haven't looked at the legal side of things, just looking for some thoughts. Thanks. Ade -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.3 - Release Date: 25/04/2005 ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:11:2425 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/11 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:11 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
