Working and living in the USA? (How?)
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Kanin
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TheAngelofDeath
United States2033 Posts
Born and Raised here...so I have no story, but if you want to get one....there ya go. Google is your friend. | ||
ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
BTW where are you from? | ||
YPang
United States4024 Posts
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apm66
Canada943 Posts
I understand; however, you need to realize that jobs are still being cut. Not just in the US, but in Canada too. So, I'm really not sure how easy it would be to find one. | ||
caelym
United States6421 Posts
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
Just don't call 3 days before you need it because that makes them want to /wrists. | ||
Elegy
United States1629 Posts
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Polar_Nada
United States1548 Posts
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The_Pacifist
United States540 Posts
On July 17 2010 13:03 YPang wrote: we waited for gren card for 5 years. My family waited for 10. Trust me when I say "results will vary." I've heard many ridiculous stories as well as successful ones, and my family happened to get the short end of the stick. Sometimes, it won't matter if both your parents have graduate school degrees or that the father is part of a international team of nuclear engineers. A terribly organized green card system with incompetent supervisors can really screw up your life. I could rage on and on about stupid stuff like the thousands it ended up costing my family to just get through the medical process or the 6 month wait period after which the agency phoned us saying "Whoops. Sorry, we forget to include the mother's medical records. Please visit this hospital for her examination" only to have us wait another 6 months before they phoned us again saying "Oh, we're sorry. We thought we didn't need the youngest sons' records but apparently we do. Please go get these for us right away." But that's a rant for another day so that little bit should suffice. The real point is that you should have a serious back up plan in case it doesn't work out. The green card process is unreliable and could take many years, assuming that you'll actually be given one at the end of it. Another note: NEVER work as a university professor on a workers' visa. If you're not tenure tracked, then the university may pay you no more than they would a graduate student teacher's assistant no matter how great your resume may otherwise be. | ||
Cauld
United States350 Posts
I'm not positive how it all works (since my wife's application was relatively straightforward), and as always, there is the impending possibility of immigration reform. Good luck though! Edit: It helps if you befriend an immigration attorney, just so you can ask them general questions about expectations. Also I agree that the medical requirements alone are asanine. | ||
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