u/megwach

We moved from the US to London in July of last year. My husband’s work (US and UK offices) asked us to move here, and then fought tooth and nail to pay for the least amount they possibly could. They paid for my husband’s sponsorship, visa and NHS fees, 3 months of the rent of our flat, our three flights, and then a $10,000 “bonus” to help offset costs of my daughter’s and my visas. We came over with two suitcases each, and nothing else. Originally, we were told we would stay two years, but they ended up only get us year visas instead. Now the time has come to renew our visas, and they want us to pay the £5,000 out of pocket, and they refuse to pay for anything else.

We got rid of almost everything we had in the US and moved our entire lives here for them, and they’re fighting us over £5,000. They make millions in profit and yet they’d screw us when it’s such a small amount for them. We’re already living paycheck to paycheck, and an extra £5,000 is going to cause us to need to make life changes, like moving to a new flat and new area to pay less rent.

We don’t know what we’re doing. I just needed to vent. I keep hearing about all these people who move over here, and their companies pay for their rent the whole time, and move their whole house, and yet here we are, begging. I’m just angry. I don’t want to leave London, but I’m also sick of this.

Thanks for coming to my vent.