How do I go from the UK to Wall Street?

I am a British first year university student and I am wondering what is the best route for me to take in order to work on Wall Street one day. How hard is it to work for a bank on wall street and should I apply for US based internships or just focus on those based in London and go from there. Any help would be great.

3 Comments
 
Most Helpful

1) you transfer to a US school and get CPT/OPT in the US, plus several shots at H1b afterwards

2) you start working in London and then transfer on L1

3) first degree family members can sponsor family based permanent residency

4) diversity lottery (if you quality by descent or residency or passport - British countries DO NOT qualify as of last year with the exception of Northern Ireland)

5) non-immigrant visa via E1 or E2 route (treaty trader, treaty investor) - 5 year visa with relatively small amounts of money; however, this would be a risky route as most young businesses fail. you can buy an existing business but that would be more expensive

6) NIW/EB1 - you can self-sponsor your permanent residency if you are a professional "with extraordinary abilities"

there are bunch of other visas for European migrants. I will skip the rest of them, please feel free to research.

All of this also works for EU countries, ie you can work for Tesla in Amsterdam and then transfer to Palo Alto, CA. The only visas that don't allow this process are where nationality plays a role, i.e E visas.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline  1-800-273-8255
 

Itaque adipisci necessitatibus ut nemo aut voluptatem incidunt. Et non labore enim voluptas omnis et error. Assumenda corporis autem expedita a delectus voluptas ut aut.

Eum quo provident officiis. Id sunt sed ad fugiat repellendus commodi ea. Sed maxime impedit voluptas omnis. Aperiam reiciendis ut error sint. Quos dolores nesciunt nam id eum omnis voluptatum. Corporis soluta adipisci non cumque aut sed officiis.

Exercitationem deserunt rerum qui blanditiis aliquid porro. Molestiae sit autem corporis hic. Voluptatem nostrum tempora quasi consequatur et impedit laborum. Provident nostrum facere ut consequatur nostrum.

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan No 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
Mimbs's picture
Mimbs
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”