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Re: Random question

[(Anonymous)]

I know this isn't what you want to hear, but as a non-EU citizen your chances of moving to the UK permanently if you can't work is virtually zero.

The only visas handed out for longer than the holiday-length six months (and you'll also need to prove you have the money to support yourself even if you applied for that - the visa waiver program allows you 90 days without needing to apply for a visa) are work or study related visas.

A study visa requires that you have a confirmed place at an UK university, and enough money to support yourself for the duration of the course. A work visa requires you to have graduate level education, be highly skilled in the particular field (so no, shelf-stacking would not count), and generally an offer of work from an UK employer or an inter-company transfer from an US based firm. Again you'd need to prove you can support yourself financially, don't need to rely on welfare in any form (they are REALLY cracking down on this right now), and you'll also need to prove you have somewhere to live.

If you don't have family here, and aren't moving to live with a long-term British partner (who must also be earning, I believe, $25k+ a year before they allow you to become their dependent, and it can take anywhere from 5-10 years for you to gain citizenship that way) then it's not going to happen, I'm really sorry.

The only way you could even attempt it is to do so illegally, and if you're caught then you'll be deported (yes, even if you're an American) and will not be allowed into the country again.

As hard as it may be for you, it might be better to look at ways you can change your current circumstances to be what you need them to be. While you're hanging on to this as a possibility, then it might be that you're not considering options closer to home. It sounds as though you need to get away from the people you're around right now? The US is a big country, anon. Bigger than the UK, and 99% of the time it's also cheaper. It's also less of an upheaval, which also sounds like something you want to avoid. Explore other possibilities if you need to get away.

Re: Random question

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Think it's also worth noting that getting a work or study visa does not grant citizenship (or "allow for settlement"/"indefinite leave to remain"), which is what OP likely means by moving to the UK permanently.

IIRC you get the chance to apply for settlement if your regular work visa has been extended to/already covers 5+ years, but that's not a guarantee, and as someone else said up-thread, getting your employer to keep you on long enough at the required pay grade for that opportunity to arise can be a challenge especially in today's job market.

All visas have a set duration, depending on the type issued. Even the Tier 1 Exceptional Talent visas, a limited run of 1000 visas per year that are given to those at the very pinnacle of their professions, only last 5 years. Tier 1 Sports visas (such as the ones issued to e.g. non-EU Premiership footballers) only last 3 years.

Visa applications can be quite costly in an of themselves, too, though if you were looking at work visas then your employer in the UK may cover those fees. Even the 6-month General Visitor visa that you'd use for vacations costs around $100. Depending on the type, work visas can run from $500 - $1500 and sometimes more.