For an English citizen, is it easier to join the police in America or Australia, considering legal status?

Question

I am an English citizen, but I am desperate to locate after university next year. I am torn between the US or Australia, but since I want to join the police, which would be the easier option considering I want have much legal standing in what ever country I happen to land in!!

Answer 1

lol... well not sure exactly, but it seems to me that if the police force were easy to join then it is more likely to be a dangerous area. Here in the states a job as a cop is considered to be a very good job and therefor there's allot of competition.

I know a few cops and the average pay is about 3 times the minimum and includes top notch benefits.

Answer 2

Australia is easier.

good luck!

regards to Aussies

Answer 3

How do you plan to migrate to Australia or the US?

The various state Australian police forces require you to be at least a permanent resident. Some police forces might help you get permanent residence by sponsoring you, but you need to have some experience as a police officer already. At the moment the South Australian police force is actively recruiting experienced UK police officers.

You will need to build up a bit of police experience here in the UK before migrating.

Answer 4

Legal standing is one thing, but do you have US citizenship?  You would need that in order to become an officer here.  Not just legal standing, but actual citizenship.

Answer 5

You would be happier in Australia.

Answer 6

You might think about this. I have a friend in the police in the UK. He transferred to the police in Canada, which apparently they can do. And I don't know if commonwealth citizenship is an exception to the Canadian requirement of citizenship of permanent residence. Every U.S. police agency I know of requires you to become a citizen of the U.S. prior to hiring, although some let you apply before you are granted citizenship. The reason is that most states will issue peace officer licenses only to U.S. citizens.

If I were in your position, I'd pick my new country, go through the citizenship process, and then apply. A bit of slack on getting a job is probably not the best basis for picking citizenship. And, if you haven't traveled extensively in them, remember that there are substantial differences in culture, cost of living, etc. within these very large countries. Given the penchant for long vacation leave in the UK, you might do well to work there for a while and take some trips to different areas of Australia, the U.S., and Canada. For God's sake, get out of New York City, L.A., and Orlando. They're less representative of the U.S.than London is of the UK.