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Jetha

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Dear All, I am new to here.
I found this forum very useful to new comers to USA. Thanks all

I am from Bangladesh I won green card recently and should move to US within 6 months. I am really confused because,

01.My english is not fluent so I am afraid of getting a job in USA. I have two kids with my wife. My wife can not english at all. I have a job here but I want good future for my children. Can i find a job in USA and will that be enough for our living (four people) since I can not expect earning from my wife .?

02.Is there any job for non english people?

03.One of my friend in Maryland sponsored me. So I have to go there, however I got to know that COL in Maryland is high. So is it wise idea to make my POE Maryland.?

04.My elder son doing Cambridge OL exam next year. but we have to move before that. if he forget that exam and going to school in USA will it be a loss for him?

05.As a unskilled immigrant (I am a admin assistant) what suggestion I can have from you guys. I mean any diploma to follow here or there. to improve my career?

06.My wife got chronic Arthritis for several years and controlled by now. However she needs regular treatments. Is it a problem in USA when I seek a insurance?

This is a crutial point of our life so your advice for the above is very much appreciated
 
Your wife cannot english at all at all??
Whats next after green card? U go clean dishes and mop toilets. U know why? Cause 7-11 is in trouble and is tryIng to avoid hiring those that dont english at all.

You have 6 months to fly there. I suggest you strech it out where you are cause i gaurantee thats the last 6 months you gonna be happy in this life. Sorry
 
If you come here illegally is better. Please read the attachment as follows (quoted from today's news):

..California "Dream Act" approved for illegal immigrants

By Alex Dobuzinskis | Reuters – 17 hrs ago
....tweet102EmailPrint......LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law on Monday a bill allowing illegal immigrants to receive privately funded scholarships to attend the state's public colleges and universities.

The bill, dubbed the California Dream Act, passed the state Legislature earlier this month and aims at helping illegal immigrants who earned a diploma after attending at least three years of high school in the state.

Enactment of the California measure came three days after opponents of a similar law in Maryland collected enough signatures to force a state referendum seeking its repeal.

"At the end of the day, if we're going to continue as a powerful, equal-opportunity society, we're going to have to invest in our people," Brown, a Democrat, said at the signing ceremony in the library of a Los Angeles community college.

The California law is named after national legislation in Congress to give young, undocumented immigrants who have lived in the United States for at least five years a pathway to citizenship through college or military service.

The federal bill failed to win passage in December 2010, and its chances have dimmed since a newly elected Republican majority took control of the House of Representatives.

Critics say the California Dream Act gives illegal immigrants a false promise because their status will not change after graduating from college and they will remain unable to find legal employment. Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican, vetoed an earlier version of the bill last year.

But Julian Rivera, 20, a student at the University of California at Berkeley who entered the United States illegally with his parents at age 12 from Mexico, said the measure could make it easier those like him to afford to stay in school.

"It doesn't matter where you come from, it doesn't matter what your background is, it just matters that you have passion for something and you want to do it," he said. "This is a country that has given us that freedom."

OPPOSING "THE DREAM"

Patrick McDonough, a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates who helped lead the petition drive for the repeal initiative there, said U.S. citizens who are struggling to pay for college should not have to compete with illegal immigrants for scarce financial resources.

"People would say, 'Why should we, when we're having tough economic times ourselves, pay for someone who is here illegally?'" he said.

The new California law is fairly limited in scope, making undocumented students who qualify eligible for private scholarships. A separate bill under consideration in the legislature would allow illegal immigrants to seek publicly funded scholarships as well.

State law already allows illegal immigrants who qualify for admission to a four-year state university to pay in-state tuition rather than the more expensive out-of-state tuition rate. But four-year institutions are still beyond reach for many undocumented students without financial aid.

Twelve other states also grant in-state tuition eligibility to illegal immigrants based on attendance and graduation from a state high school, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, South Carolina and Indiana have laws barring illegal immigrants from in-state tuition benefits.

Passage of legislation in California and Maryland to extend private scholarships to illegal immigrants comes as a number of states, led by Arizona, have taken steps to crack down on the undocumented.

"You're going to see the red states go more the Arizona approach and blue states the California Dream Act approach," said John Skrentny, director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at University of California, San Diego.

(Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Steve Gorman and Cynthia Johnston)
 
hi,

1 + 2) You can find a job here even if your English is not perfect, the trick is to do your best to improve it as soon as possible to find better opportunities and not get frustrated if people have trouble understanding you. But, with the economy becoming weaker and weaker, I cannot guarantee that the job you'll find will help you take care of your family the way you want to.

3) You can make your POE Maryland, if you want later to move in another state, it won't be a problem. and I think that will be wise for you to do it because your friend can help you with any shopping you'll need to do or document you'll need to acquire.

4) Unfortunately I come from a francophone country so I don't really know what's the Cambridge OL exam so I really can't help you with that, maybe others on this forum can answer this question for you.

5) I suggest that you get an evaluation of your diplomas to see if they can be transferred here in the US. And depending on the results, you can either try to get employed in this job market or choose to go back to school.

6) It's difficult to get insurance, it cost a lot of money especially if you don't have a job or your job do not offer it to you. In addition, it cost more money to get treatment here, so if you have insurance back home, I advise you to check with them if they can cover you in the US. It will probably cost you a little bit more but it is definitely worth it.

PS: Personally, I advise you to come here as soon as possible to activate your GC and then go back home and work there. You can do that but in order to not lose your GC, enter the country at least twice a year and file your taxes here because I think that It will be difficult for you and your family to have a decent life in this current environment.

I Hope this will help you. Good luck and Congratulations!!!!
 
I can advise learning basic english .;but even that won't help you get any job here ..I so far had nothing but problems to land any kind of job ..
now its gonna be 4 years since I got GC and mostly it was very hard in very respect ..I 'm pushing forward but I think after receiving my citizenship I will go somewhere else
 
Is this a prank thread....?

I don't believe you are serious...if you are good luck, perhaps clean some toilets or clean dishes...Americans have a hard time finding a job and if your wife doesn't speak English it will even be harder...

Health care ins. is expensive and still some prior issues will be exampt or you pay way higher...
Jetha said:
Dear All, I am new to here.
I found this forum very useful to new comers to USA. Thanks all

I am from Bangladesh I won green card recently and should move to US within 6 months. I am really confused because,

01.My english is not fluent so I am afraid of getting a job in USA. I have two kids with my wife. My wife can not english at all. I have a job here but I want good future for my children. Can i find a job in USA and will that be enough for our living (four people) since I can not expect earning from my wife .?

02.Is there any job for non english people?

03.One of my friend in Maryland sponsored me. So I have to go there, however I got to know that COL in Maryland is high. So is it wise idea to make my POE Maryland.?

04.My elder son doing Cambridge OL exam next year. but we have to move before that. if he forget that exam and going to school in USA will it be a loss for him?

05.As a unskilled immigrant (I am a admin assistant) what suggestion I can have from you guys. I mean any diploma to follow here or there. to improve my career?

06.My wife got chronic Arthritis for several years and controlled by now. However she needs regular treatments. Is it a problem in USA when I seek a insurance?

This is a crutial point of our life so your advice for the above is very much appreciated
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It is hard now for someone that doesn't speak good english without a heavy accent to get any job that deals with people. You will be restricted to jobs that don't require a lot of communication. Services such as cleaning, security guard and transportation/warehousing.
Doctors/insurance/medicine is expensive in the US. You are allowed to bring in a significant amount of perscription medication so you may want to consider that. Maybe your wife can work as a child sitter or seamstress if she sews . I pay terrible prices for for native wear here.
 
Just like everyone else is saying working on your and your wife's english is a definite MUST. You will probably end up with jobs that do not require good knowledge of english at first, however, you will want to keep improving your english when in US to land better jobs. I was selected for DV2012, but already started working on my wife's english even though we might be current in April of next year and dont have a visa yet (being positive in here :) ).
 
Remember even people who speak English very well have a hard time getting a job right now. Landlords are more strict to rent to any one due to the fact that tenants need to have proof of funds/pay stubs to proof they can afford the rent.

We are in Real Estate and part of our job is property management, and with so many people in need of a rental we can be more strict since our owners require it.
 
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