Going to American on trip / and then to be citizen

Random

Just some general questions ....

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As an Irish passport holder what do I need in order to visit the US beyond a machine readable passport and plane ticket?

How long can I stay there?

How frequently can I make these trips?

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As an Irish passport holder, how would I apply for citizenship in the US?

Are there any prerequestives?

How long does this process take?



I've been around all those bloody US gov websites and honestly they're doing my head in. Would appreciate any simple answers you could provide!

Tom Dunne

ciaranfo wrote:

As an Irish passport holder what do I need in order to visit the US beyond a machine readable passport and plane ticket?

How long can I stay there?

How frequently can I make these trips?

Nothing, 90 days and as often as you like.

However, someone posting on this very forum (can't remember who) had a US girlfriend and was questioned about his numerous trips to the US.

ciaranfo wrote:

As an Irish passport holder, how would I apply for citizenship in the US??

You can't just apply for US citizenship. Get yourself hitched to a US citizen, that's about the only way.

galwaydude

that could have been me as i was questioned the last time i went to the states by the immigration officers but it was no biggie really once i explained the situation.


To the op you cant just be an american citizen. If you overstay your 90 days then you could be barred from the states. The american embassy frown apon people overstaying their welcome.

You have 3 options.

1: Get a company to sponsor you in the states.

2: Get married to a US citizen

3: The visa lottery program, very slim chances though.

I choose option 2 haha. Im moving over in 7 days and expect to have dual US/Irish citizenship in the next few years.

Tom Dunne

galwaydude wrote:

To the op you can just be an american citizen.

I think that should read can't

Ruu_Old

aye what the lads said, you can take as many trips as you want but be careful going through border control wherever. Of course they would get suspicious of anyone who was talking a good many trips unless it was business.

Random

For example, if someone wanted to apply for the NYPD or something - I assume that comes under "get a company to sponsor you" ?

galwaydude

ye it fall under that category. If you can get a job that will sponsor you then your all set.

Random

galwaydude wrote:

ye it fall under that category. If you can get a job that will sponsor you then your all set.

I ain't planning on going anywhere at the moment, just looking around

Cheers

Bluehair

ciaranfo wrote:

For example, if someone wanted to apply for the NYPD or something - I assume that comes under "get a company to sponsor you" ?

You won't have a snowballs chance in hell of this, they're very strict about the system where employers sponsor you. Basically unless you have some highly specialised skill that they can't find in the United States you won't get a visa.

The only realistic chance is marraige or green card lottery.

Random

Do you happen to have any links to this system Bluehair?

Ruu_Old

If you are going to go for the lottery go here, also read up on the US Embassy site in Ireland. It will give you a list of the different types of visas available and the type of workers needed in the states that fall under the sponsorship category