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20 Sep 2012, 3:33 pm

so I've considered moving to Canada or the UK for a long time, (I'm a US citizen) and I'm wondering if a formal diagnosis of an ASD would count as a strike against me in the immigration process. anybody know?


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20 Sep 2012, 3:40 pm

I'll be honest I dont know for sure! But it hardly seems like somthing that strikes of national importance. I doubt it would be a factor that ends up disqualifying you. What people really worry about is criminal record, background and stuff like that. There is I'm sure a heavy amount of paperwork involved though......



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20 Sep 2012, 3:54 pm

I don't know about Canada, but for the UK, EU laws apply (usually). It's a difficult question to answer. Immigration from a non EU country into the EU isn't easy, and it may be even more difficult if you need services. On the other hand, I'm positive there is an anti-discrimination law that protects people with an ASD diagnosis. Your best option is to contact the UK embassy. They can inform you in detail what is possible and which criteria you must meet. I'm pretty sure that having a job or other means of income in the UK is one of them.



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20 Sep 2012, 3:56 pm

NewDawn wrote:
I don't know about Canada, but for the UK, EU laws apply (usually). It's a difficult question to answer. Immigration from a non EU country into the EU isn't easy, and it may be even more difficult if you need services. On the other hand, I'm positive there is an anti-discrimination law that protects people with an ASD diagnosis. Your best option is to contact the UK embassy. They can inform you in detail what is possible and which criteria you must meet. I'm pretty sure that having a job or other means of income in the UK is one of them.


If you're outside the EU and you want to do it legally and honestly, it will often not be easy for you.

If you have a passport from an EU country or can obtain one, you can just walk in to Britain.



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20 Sep 2012, 5:11 pm

Probably the easiest would be to have some pretty large amount of money to invest in the country, to buy and operate a business in the country, or to be a key employee needed by a company in the country.