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I have a really generic question and nobody has given me a satisfactory answer: let's say I live in Italy and one day I wake up and I want to move to the USA permanently, what are the legal steps to move in terms of visa, work, housing... Is my question even feasible or just pure fantasy?

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In very broad terms, you can (these steps take many years):

  • Get an H-1B visa with a job in the US
  • Get a green card after completing a lot of paperwork such as labor certification
  • (optional) Apply for US citizenship after holding your green card for some years

There are other ways such as the Diversity Immigrant Visa (also informally known as the "green card lottery").

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  • There are many more visa possibilities depending on circumstances then just H-1.
    – Karlson
    Dec 11, 2014 at 14:54
  • You can become adopted by an American citizen. You can fall in love with and marry an American citizen. You can enroll in an American school and get a student visa.
    – Douglas Held
    Aug 23, 2016 at 20:46
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    @DouglasHeld I think adoption only works if you're under 18.
    – Loren Pechtel
    Sep 14, 2016 at 4:32

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