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Kanin 75 Posts July 17 2010 03:51 GMT #1 -Deleted-

TheAngelofDeath United States2033 Posts July 17 2010 03:58 GMT #2 Enjoy 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 July 17 2010 04:02 GMT #3 US is great! Come live here! BTW where are you from?

YPang United States4024 Posts July 17 2010 04:03 GMT #4 we waited for gren card for 5 years.

apm66 Canada943 Posts July 17 2010 04:24 GMT #5 "And finally, if you could please not say negative things like "Y wud u wnt 2 live dere" and "Americuh sux" it'd be much appreciated. That kind of attitude helps no one." 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 States6430 Posts July 17 2010 04:27 GMT #6 my parents applied for my green card lol. now i'm naturalized. my parents both got two solid full time jobs in the science/research sector. I think the key is to get educated and get good jobs (and of course keep out of trouble). then the green card should come easy.

Jerubaal United States7684 Posts July 17 2010 04:29 GMT #7 If you run into difficulties with getting a green card, you can try contacting one of the two U.S. senators of the state you are trying to enter into. Believe it or not they have someone who's job is to deal with this sort of stuff. Just don't call 3 days before you need it because that makes them want to /wrists.

Elegy United States1629 Posts July 17 2010 04:39 GMT #8 I've little idea about the process, but it may be easier to get a student visa and work from there once you are already in the country, if you can bother with taking classes (not sure how old you are, etc)

Polar_Nada United States1548 Posts July 17 2010 04:58 GMT #9 good luck with that! hope everything works out...especially with this economy...

The_Pacifist United States540 Posts July 17 2010 05:52 GMT #10 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 July 17 2010 06:31 GMT #11 I did all the greencard work for my wife. If English is your first language and you have no criminal record, I recommend you do all the paperwork yourself. There are pleny of guides and TL like forums out there for this sort of thing. 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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