UK electricians getting sponsored to work in the USA

Can anyone help me out here, im from the UK and work as an electrician. I want to move out to Las vegas NV to work but need sponsorship, i think i`ll also need to work as an apprentice because of the slightly different regulations. Has anyone succesfully done this or know anything that might help me out ?

Dave_P in London, United Kingdom said: Can anyone help me out here, im from the UK and work as an electrician. I want to move out to Las vegas NV to work but need sponsorship, i think i`ll also need to work as an apprentice because of the slightly different regulations. Has anyone succesfully done this or know anything that might help me out ?

Dave

this is not an easy move and our quals are not recognised over there. I am married to an American and it'll be hard enough for me. However it is possible but it'll be tuf! I am also a sparks. The prolem is at the moment there isn't enough work there for USC let alone foreign people.

Keep trying though

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I don't know if anyone here can help me.
I lived in the USA for 18yrs and brought my tumble dryer home to the UK.
I assumed it was 110v and so stepped it down through a transformer. It didn't work, so I looked at the circuit diagram and it uses 110 and 240. I couldn't believe it and so contacted whirlpool. They say it uses 240.
I don't want to just plug it into the wall at 240 as I am sure it will blow something.
Anyone know if dryers do use both or just 240? If they use both how do I get it working?
Can anyone help?

Dear Mark,

What I think is the tumble dryer can be hooked up to both the 110v and the 240v dc power line. If a 110v power supply is given to the tumble dryer that means for fair conditions, you can use a 110v minimum power and a maximum of 240v to the circuit.

If you know how to use an ammeter to test the voltage, the resistance, and the current, depending on if the meter has those settings fixed into it, you can have a better understanding of what you are looking at. But mainly if the store which you bought it from says it is o.k. to hook the tumble dryer to a 240v power supply then it should be alright. If you don't know how to use the meter then maybe it is time for a professional to come and look at it even though I sure you want to save the money and do it yourself. There it is.

Hi, im really interested in geting city guilds qualification for single phase installations in the united kingdom so as to improve my chances of employment , im a trade tested construction electrician and a registered single phase electrical tester in South Africa , could anybody advise me on the best way to do this from South Africa before heading to the u.k

I am a British citizen but i have been living in the US for 27 years. I have been traind as an electrician and curently hold th position of master electrician. I am interested in moving back to the UK but i'm not sure what my qualifications will do for me there. If there is anyone with information on this it would be greatly appreciated.

[Hi I'm from mauritius good personality with more than 10 yrs experience in electrical department looking for a sponsored job in england. I like challenges.Studying electrotechnics and electromechanics. Please help me .
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