HOW TO LIVE IN AMERICA, when you have no one there.

I forgot: 4/ Find an American employer who is willing to offer you a job. That will automatically get you residence and work permit. You say that your course is medical? So finish your studies in your own country, then when you have graduated, try and get a job with a medical care provider in the US. I have no idea how you might go about doing that though.

Sorry to take so long to respond your question. The US gov. uses that as a way of attracting people who are able to make an investment in the US economy by creating employment for Americans. By "invest" I did not mean buy shares in American companies but to actually start and run a viable business. If you go to the US government website, you should be able to find full details of this. I actually can't remember if the requirement is for 1/2 a million or 1 million dollars but quite a lot of cash anyway. Incidentally, marrying your Canadian girl will give you a right to reside and work in Canada but not in the United States.

I was looking for answers like these, and I was thinking about the first one as well, because so far it seem as if it takes the least amount of time. Well i have a Canadian girl now actually she has dual citizenship, both canada and my country. But I dont want to depend on her so much because anything can go down in the relationship and the relationship will have to cancel. Could you tell me more about the second option. What is so special if you actually invest that amount of money into an American business, how will that actually help me to get permanent residency?

I see you things slightly as me. When you look at my country the poor you will see suffering and you cant do a thing about it. Try to help them and sometimes they will try to stab you in the back because they wont make an opportunity miss them. I have compared my country to yours and seriously even through all your hardships, it is still paradise to me. I guess if I actually get the chance to live there, yes it will be hard for me to settle down but as soon as I can complete my education or so, I will be up back in the society. The hardest problem to face is when you have just arrive. And I have people can take care of me up there. They are family friends or aunt or uncle etc. But people from experience tell me that it will take long time for the application to go through like 7 to 10 years are so, and to me that is just too long.

But atleast you get to drive them. For us though, as long as the police see a car with such a powerful engine, they will take it away. And the only cars like that can move from one place to another through my country is if you carry them on a trailer.

One thing you do not get though. You say your country is going through hard times. But you will see how amazing things are when you compare it to my country. America is much better than my country. When you talk unemployment, then you are talking about my country. Over the past 2 years over 50 thousand people had to give up there job because the government close them down. My country is much harder than yours. What i find so hard to believe is that, we work so hard, i believe even harder than people in your country but still get less pay, we are really under paid. And then when it comes to buying things that you might need, they are really expensive. I have thought about many things before coming to the conclusion of wanting to live in america. Look at surgeons in your country how much do they get pay, above $100,000 a year. While in my country a surgeon would be so lucky if he made $50,000. Every day we have to go on strike because the government is underpaying us. SO when you see me think of america as "life" or paradise, is because when you compare it to my country it really is. I live in Jamaica, and alot of people might say this is actually the paradise, because of beaches etc, you soon find that no one has time to even use these beaches because they have to be working much harder and still getting too little pay. I really need to leave this country. I want to become a surgeon, and i honestly dont want to pursue that career in my country. If i did it in my country it would be a bit of waste. Yes I would be helping people but the fact that I would have to put so many time in it, hardly time for family and still be getting a low pay, is just a complete waste of time.

I understand now what you are saying. It's a shame that your government is losing young people like you that could really improve it. Greed is such a terrible thing and causes such misery. I hope you get to come here. You could join the National Guard and get your college paid for or enroll in a government program that would pay for it in exchange for a few years' work after you graduate. That way you would not have to pay for your education (which costs a LOT!!) and you can do a service to others at the same time. If you already have a visa, apply for residency. Maybe you could get your church to help if you need a sponsor and they will know someone over here. I don't even know if people need sponsors anymore. I wish you good luck!

By the way, I think it's quicker and easier to get a student visa than it is a regular "green card" that is used to get a job. Look into the National Guard and such things, too.

hni renhard is there an American embassy anywhere near you? They could answer a lot of your questions about student visas , work visas and even coming here and how to apply for citizenship too.Like Jamie says do be clear about what you want before ever starting out as things here are worse than they have ever been in my long lifetime truly. I know mayb e we are still in big trouble here. small stores have closed down allover as they went broke when nobodys buying as most are out of work,no work no money for shopping.I know from your previous posts you really want to be a doctor but here that education really really costs unless you can get some great scholarships. I think with your youth and your real motivation you just might get those scholarships too as you sound super intelligent too. my b est wishes to you Good luck God bless hugs from hatley.

I like that. But I wonder how long everything would take. Do you have any idea about that?

What is the first part of your response directed on. Right now I am not talking about money. I just want to migrate to America. That is all I am asking.

I'm British and we are not on the green card list either. You'd think that they would give preference to countries that are their closest allies and who share a common language and culture, well, more or less share a common language and culture. And while I'd not mind living there in general, I would not like to have to rely on the American profit driven health care system for my medical needs. Also I think that our climate is much better, it never gets too hot or too cold and we don't get tornados or hurricanes on a regular basis. And if we get hail, it's the size of gravel and not cannonballs!

I would not like to live in America if Obama gets his Obamacare in place. I do not like the idea of socialized medicine. I believe there should be a choice, and people should not be forced to buy healthcare. Also there are some medicines that work very well, but the government would refuse to pay for them because they are expensive, so they would only approve less effective medicines. You see, if you are fairly healthy, you do not mind socialized medicine. I am fairly healthy, but if you have a chronic illness, or something like that, you want to get better sooner then taking a less effective cure for a longer period of time. Mind you, if I were to move just south like to Minnesota, the houses would be the same and the climate almost like ours so would be little differnece. But right now, with their gas prices higher it would not be feasible.

Well i wasn't really planning to come now because as you might see I am still in school. But I like to prepare for everything. i like to have my life sorted out. So if your economy decided to increase in the future atleast I would have still have a mind set on how to approach certain things. As for if the economy ever diced to decrease more, it still wouldnt hurt to have an idea on how to approach things just incase things might change so for now. I just want to have an idea on how really to approach living over there. That is my main objective now. To find ways and means on how to live over there so if i might have to make a quick decision in the future I will know what to do.

I dont quite get that at all.