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British and Europeans alike want to come and retire in Florida. We were planning to do just that and came to the states for a vacation. However, it doesn’t matter how much money one has, we were not allowed to stay more than 180 days in a calendar year. We saw an American attorney, in London, close to the American Embassy and he explained the criteria and gave us lots of helpful information. It was $100 fee at the time and money well spent.

We came to the Tampa area and checked out businesses. We looked at pet stores, bookshops, bars, restaurants, gyms, and the list went on. The only trouble was most were selling because they were not making a profit. We had to find a business that would support us and create jobs for Americans.

We found one restaurant that we loved and got turned down. Then we found Susie’s restaurant, my name, and knew we just had to purchase it. We made an offer and collected all the reverent information for the American Embassy. We sent it to our attorney in England and were turned down. It was not making enough profit we were informed. We decided to take on the adjoining unit and increase the seating capacity from 64 seats to 90. The restaurant had 9 members of staff and we reckoned we would need another 4 making a total of 13.

We were turned down again. The restaurant was open for breakfast and lunch so we did another business plan incorporating a dinner menu for the evenings. We finally got a 2-year business visa. We did everything the Embassy asked of us.

After 21 months we sent our attorney all the appropriate paperwork and proved beyond doubt that the restaurant was making a great profit. We were given 5 years on our next business visa.

With a business visa my husband was allowed to work and take a wage while I was only allowed to help. The I.N.S. made us go out of the country once a year to come back into America with a new I 94 in our passport. This would have continued for the rest of our lives, but we were so fortunate to win one of the World Lottery entries for Green Cards. This was 14 years ago and it changed our lives.

We went back to England for our interview at the American Embassy and our medical check up. We are permanent residents and can live in America for the rest of our lives.

I am hoping that our story may help people who are planning on living in America. Unless you have children that are American Citizens to claim you it is extremely hard to stay in America. American companies can employ people from other countries if Americans or Resident Aliens are unable to do the job.

By Susan Slade, clipped from Associatedcontent.com

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