Hi, im new.

[_Danny_]

Hi i'm an 18 year old male from ireland who wishes to immigrate to the US within the next few years. I do not have any relatives in USA.

1. What are the requirements to for immagrating to america ?

2. I heard that i is hard for immigrators to get jobs in america, is this true ?

3. Can someone please give me a small step by step process to immigrating to america ? What you have to do, how to do it, how long it takces etc.

♣Danny♣

[sakura]

Do you want to move there permanently? If so, read about the visas listed here: http://london.usembassy.gov/cons_new/visa/iv/index.html

As an 18 year old with no family ties to the USA, I very much doubt that you qualify for any of them. Even with a Bachelors degree it'll be next to impossible (unless things change), and you would normally need a number of years' professional experience and an occupation that is on the shortage list. The process is very long.

If you wish to try out working in the USA right now, then you should look at short-term employment visas such as:

http://www.ccusa.com/country.aspx

http://www.gapwork.com/ultimate_usa_jobsearch.shtml

http://www.realgap.co.uk/North%20Americ ... d%20Canada

These are definately not "settlement" visas and won't allow you to apply for permanent residency or naturalisation as a US citizen, but they are good for young people to experience the USA.

Alternatively, you can see if you qualify for the DV Lottery (YES, there is a lottery to migration to the USA!): http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants ... _1322.html

Check the qualifications spec very carefully to ensure you qualify.

[_Danny_]

Hi sakura, i am not planning on moving there this year lol. I am going for a 2 year course in animal management and what i hear is that this is a big thing in america, there is always job openings for animal careers I would just like to know the procedures and get ready as much as i can for when i am ready to apply.

That 2 year job thing you are talking about, is it 2 years on the actual job or can 2 years studying cover it ?

I was hoping to move there when i am 20

[sakura]

I can't see anything in my post about two years.

My suggestion to you is to think very carefully about what qualifications you come out with, and whether they will be considered professional/equivalent to US standards. For example, a UK HND isn't a bachelor's degree, and you'd need to see how they view qualifications like these in the US.

As for procedures, you should start reading about the field and search for any organisations or websites dedicated to it.