>He married a girl from the US.
>Programmers do a very important job :) You might want to search the wanted adds (like hotjobs.com and such sites) for jobs that will provide visa)
>Well there is always the green card lottery (I think INS still has that program).

I don't think I qualify for the GCL.

Either way, if "I" got a visa (say through employment), that still leaves the wife.....

>Einar
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>>>>Thanks for the encouragement, did you have any problems? How long did it take to finally move over there?
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>>>I personally did not have any problems and it took approx 6 months from the initial paperwork was filed until I got my work permit. Keep in mind I did all this before 9/11. It took someone I know (who is from England) over a year from the initial paperwork filing until he could work.
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>>If you don't mind me asking, how did this person from England get in, looking at all the red-tape it looks very unlikely I will get entry to the US at all.
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>>Apparently unless you are a very important person for a very important job, or have an immediate relative in the US, or own a business or are an invester you are stuffed.....
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>>Kev