I'm currently looking at moving to the US next summer and I can't believe how awkward the process is for me. My partner is starting a 2 year postdoc at Stanford and I can get a J2 visa to go with her, but then need to apply for a work visa which can take several months to process. I currently work remotely for UK-based companies earning around ~$100k including overtime/freelancing work yet I'll have to quit these roles rather than just take them with me. Because I don't have an undergrad degree I'm unable to get a normal work visa or have my employer relocate me.

I wish there was some globally accepted visa like what Barbados has recently rolled out where if you earn over a certain salary remotely you're allowed to move there for a finite time period as you'll be able to contribute more than if you were unemployed and waiting for a work visa for a few months.

If anyone has any advice on how they did something similar I'd really appreciate it (I'm from the UK).