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I know it’s in April some time but what date is it? Thanks

im at Teesside uni and im getting mine on the 20th April

Hi, I currently live in the UK but my dream is to go to university in the US, i am looking at universities but the cost for state residents are so much cheaper and I cannot afford the out of state tuition costs.

I would ideally like to apply for a permanent visa for a state and live there for the year previous to beginning university and remain there after finishing. This, i hope, would allow me to receive in-state tuition fees, although I’ve seen people saying you cannot get a visa without certain requirements.

Can anyone help with ways for getting loans in the UK for US universities and also about visas.

I have a cousin in Michigan so would this allow me to apply for residency in this state?

Any help will be much appreciated
Thanks Ross

No, a cousin is not close enough to get you residency. You have to marry an American citizen or have a member of immediate family there, mum, dad, brother or sister. Phone the American Embassy and make an appointment to speak to them; they will tell you all you need to know about residency and visas.

I am an Australian, looking at working in England. My boyfriend is English and he’s moving back there, I can’t bare to see the back of him so I want to go over there too. Its a little early for us to be living together or getting married so I need to get over there somehow. I’ve looked into the option of Au Pair. But I don’t want to have to wait a year to get over there and I need to settle debts (car loans etc)

He’s from South Yorkshire… so I don’t want to be too far away from there otherwise its pointless!

Does anyone have any quick options… ones with as little costs as possible (considering I already have to pay $500 odd dollars for a visa and renew my passport!)

As an Australian you have two potential options.

The first is the Ancestry visa if any of your grandparents were born in the UK (or Ireland before March 1922).

Under this visa you can get a five year entry clearance to live and work in the UK. You must work, this visa cannot be used to study full time. If you work for five years continuously, you can then apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain and after a full year with ILR, be eligible to apply for citizenship. You do not need to have the qualifications and experience you would need to qualify for a work visa under the points based Tier 1 and 2 work visa categories.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/uk-ancestry/

The second option is the Youth Mobility Scheme. This allows you to live and work in the UK for two years. It is a once only, non extendable visa and you must leave at the end of the two years. You cannot change your immigration status on this visa, so would need to leave and apply for a Fiance visa to return to the UK if you decided to get married at any stage. You will need to be able to show funds of at least £1,600 to enter the UK on this visa.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/tier5/youthmobilityscheme/eligibility/whocanapply/

The visitors visa only allows you a six months stay in any 12 month period and you would need to show considerably more funds availablity to support yourself than the previous options as you cannot work on a visitors visa.

The au pair option is no longer available. It closed down in November 2008. All low or semi skilled work permit routes have been suspended indefinitely.