Hello, I am a jamaican citzen, after my father died in 1992- i was 4 yrs. old-, my mother emigrated to the US. My younger brother and I spent the rest of our years in jamaica living with our grandmother until 1997, at this time i was 10 yrs. old. I have gone through the American school system, graduated and recieved honorable mentions on the sats. Now this is where my "coming to America" saga gets complicated. To my knowledge, when I had first come to the US in 1997 I came on a b-1 visa, my mother had disclosed to my brother and I however that because she did not want to sends us back to Jamaica we fell out of status. Fast forward to 2004- at this time I am a sophomore in high school, after discussion with an aunt-in-law who married a USC, my mother discovered a guy in NY who we felt would jump start our journey to becoming citizens- this guy charged us $5,000 a piece to get our legal documents, we went to the Jamaican consulate in NY got our passports renewed and even got our employment authorization cards and ssn cards. When the card expired-which was only valid for 1 yr we were not allowed to renew them however, my mother spoke to a lawyer who told her she had to send in forms to reveal what this guy filed us under when we got our documents, so far our search has been futile.
(Sorry to be writing so much but I want to tell as much as I know)
After getting my EAC, i have worked several jobs and have filed tax returns under my ssn. After I graduated high school I had aspirations to go to college but could not because I am ineligible for government aide, my guidance cunselor recommended an HSBCU called Knoxville College, in Knoxville Tennessee. I went to this school for 2 yrs, and found that it was a dispicable waste of time given the fact that this school is unaccredited and recieves no funding.
I am now 19 and reside in Knoxville, Tennessee, and I recently lost my job which I have held for the last year, i am facing eviction and cannot get a job because I do not have a Tennesse state ID card. I went to the DMV yesterday, and left disheartened because my jamaican passport was invalid and my ssn card has a "DHS authorization" stamp on it.
What am I to do? Should I join the military? I have a GF that I have been with for the past year, we have discussed marriage but as I mentioned b4 I'm only 19 and right now marriage is a last resort.
I thank you in advance for reading through this narrative but I need help- you can email me
THANX
(Sorry to be writing so much but I want to tell as much as I know)
After getting my EAC, i have worked several jobs and have filed tax returns under my ssn. After I graduated high school I had aspirations to go to college but could not because I am ineligible for government aide, my guidance cunselor recommended an HSBCU called Knoxville College, in Knoxville Tennessee. I went to this school for 2 yrs, and found that it was a dispicable waste of time given the fact that this school is unaccredited and recieves no funding.
I am now 19 and reside in Knoxville, Tennessee, and I recently lost my job which I have held for the last year, i am facing eviction and cannot get a job because I do not have a Tennesse state ID card. I went to the DMV yesterday, and left disheartened because my jamaican passport was invalid and my ssn card has a "DHS authorization" stamp on it.
What am I to do? Should I join the military? I have a GF that I have been with for the past year, we have discussed marriage but as I mentioned b4 I'm only 19 and right now marriage is a last resort.
I thank you in advance for reading through this narrative but I need help- you can email me
THANX