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Hello everyone, the veterans!

Please, my immigrant visa is approved and I am here to seek guidance on life generally in the US, especially how to make a decent income based on my educational background. I'm in the Environmental sector with a handful of experience in waste recycling and facilities management. Is there anyone here that has made a good career in the Environmental science sector? Do I need to do any sort of certification to land a good job in this sector? I see people talk a lot about either being in IT or Nursing to make a good money in the US, are these the only areas someone can thrive? I am also open to any beginners friendly business that can bring in money, your suggestion will be appreciated.

The USA they say is the land of opportunity and I believe that will be for people with rightful information. Please, I would appreciate it if people here can attend to my questions and give me a lead. Please bear with me if my writeup is not well put, I'm new here.

Thanks to everyone in advance.

DWJourney:
Hello everyone, the veterans!

Please, my immigrant visa is approved and I am here to seek guidance on life generally in the US, especially how to make a decent income based on my educational background. I'm in the Environmental sector with a handful of experience in waste recycling and facilities management. Is there anyone here that has made a good career in the Environmental science sector? Do I need to do any sort of certification to land a good job in this sector? I see people talk a lot about either being in IT or Nursing to make a good money in the US, are these the only areas someone can thrive? I am also open to any beginners friendly business that can bring in money, your suggestion will be appreciated.

The USA they say is the land of opportunity and I believe that will be for people with rightful information. Please, I would appreciate it if people here can attend to my questions and give me a lead. Please bear with me if my writeup is not well put, I'm new here.

Thanks to everyone in advance.

Get your certificates of education and take them with you.
Try to also get you student copy of you transcript if you can.

Some jobs would need your foreign credentials evaluated so you might need the original with you.

For your work experience please identify those who would this experience when you need a reference.

Now about your career choice.
Use you free time to research your sector and what career options are in your state. That's the state you are going to live in.

Civil service is a good place to start. Most states would have an agency responsible for waste collection and management.

Also look for companies doing environmental protection eg.waste cleanup, testing of effluent

Use LinkedIn and follow organisations in your field especially if they have presence in your state.

Look online for tools to rewrite your CV in away that's more acceptable in the US. Consider removing references to location of your previous jobs in the description eg. Say you worked with Gtbank ..no need to put Nigeria or Abuja. I say this because if this may count against you don't want it there. You can always answer location in interviews.

Lastly in the area where you live you might want to look into community colleges or universities that have certificate or short term courses in your field. US based education maybe give you an edge.

I'd also add that you can start with recruitment agencies in your area..they usually have contract jobs which are short term and can give you a foot in the door for US experience.

One more thing, it can take awhile so have a lot of patience to continue your career. Whilst you wait find regular jobs that can put food on your table .

In experiences I know it took some minimum of 54 applications to land a job in their career others more like 150 and some of these people did Masters in the US.

Taal17:


Get your certificates of education and take them with you.
Try to also get you student copy of you transcript if you can.

Some jobs would need your foreign credentials evaluated so you might need the original with you.

For your work experience please identify those who would this experience when you need a reference.

Now about your career choice.
Use you free time to research your sector and what career options are in your state. That's the state you are going to live in.

Civil service is a good place to start. Most states would have an agency responsible for waste collection and management.

Also look for companies doing environmental protection eg.waste cleanup, testing of effluent

Use LinkedIn and follow organisations in your field especially if they have presence in your state.

Look online for tools to rewrite your CV in away that's more acceptable in the US. Consider removing references to location of your previous jobs in the description eg. Say you worked with Gtbank ..no need to put Nigeria or Abuja. I say this because if this may count against you don't want it there. You can always answer location in interviews.

Lastly in the area where you live you might want to look into community colleges or universities that have certificate or short term courses in your field. US based education maybe give you an edge.

I'd also add that you can start with recruitment agencies in your area..they usually have contract jobs which are short term and can give you a foot in the door for US experience.

One more thing, it can take awhile so have a lot of patience to continue your career. Whilst you wait find regular jobs that can put food on your table .

In experiences I know it took some minimum of 54 applications to land a job in their career others more like 150 and some of these people did Masters in the US.

Brother, I can't thank you enough! Thanks a lot. This is very detailed and helpful.

I don't mind contributions from other experienced persons in here please, especially those who have worked or working in the same field.

Good morning All

Good day, pls don't read and your advice would be of great help on this matter. The father to my sister's husband lived and died in the US, he was a citizen .

However, due to family intrusion(father's family didn't want their son to marry my inlaw mother) my sister's husband was born outside wedlock, so the dad didn't make any move to help his son relocate because of so many family problems, little communication

My in-laws father was married to an American woman who is still living in the US, she is a direct opposite of her husband towards my inlaw. The question now is what are his chances of being able to relocate to the US, can he get a green card as a child of a dead citizen( my in-laws father was buried in the US). Pls we need clarifications, pls don't read and , help!

fluffydec12:
Good day, pls don't read and your advice would be of great help on this matter. The father to my sister's husband lived and died in the US, he was a citizen .

However, due to family intrusion(father's family didn't want their son to marry my inlaw mother) my sister's husband was born outside wedlock, so the dad didn't make any move to help his son relocate because of so many family problems, little communication

My in-laws father was married to an American woman who is still living in the US, she is a direct opposite of her husband towards my inlaw. The question now is what are his chances of being able to relocate to the US, can he get a green card as a child of a dead citizen( my in-laws father was buried in the US). Pls we need clarifications, pls don't read and , help!

No, his Dad is late. He is also an adult now.
There is nothing he can do to get citizenship through his late Dad.

There are other pathways to get to the US. e.g student

Taal17:


No, his Dad is late. He is also an adult now.
There is nothing he can do to get citizenship through his late Dad.

There are other pathways to get to the US. e.g student

Thank you !

Taal17:


No, his Dad is late. He is also an adult now.
There is nothing he can do to get citizenship through his late Dad.

There are other pathways to get to the US. e.g student

Can he get green card through his step mum that is a black American and still living in America?

fluffydec12:


Can he get green card through his step mum that is a black American and still living in America?

No

Taal17:


No

Thank you, but can an invitation letter from the step mum, hold any water for visiting visa. And what are his chances with a visiting visa?

fluffydec12:

Thank you, but can an invitation letter from the step mum, hold any water for visiting visa. And what are his chances with a visiting visa?

I can't tell you of chances.
His Dad is late
Step mum he has probably never met and neither did she raise him. He's an adult who is married.
Visa is based on him and his own circumstances

fluffydec12:


Can he get green card through his step mum that is a black American and still living in America?

Try Google and talk to immigration lawyers. I think it is possible iff the married the step mother before the son was 18.

Taal17:


I can't tell you of chances.
His Dad is late
Step mum he has probably never met and neither did she raise him. He's an adult who is married.
Visa is based on him and his own circumstances

His dad used to come to Nigeria with his wife and their only daughter, tho the dad has other children in the US. As the first son, his father's properties here in Nigeria was transferred to him by inheritance. He has a good report with his black American step mum, but how does he leverage on the good communication he has with the step mum

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Try Google and talk to immigration lawyers. I think it is possible iff the married the step mother before the son was 18.[/quote

Thank you! He has a good communication with his step mum, she used to come with his dad to Nigeria yearly till he died last year. So how can he leverage on that

DWJourney:


Brother, I can't thank you enough! Thanks a lot. This is very detailed and helpful.

I don't mind contributions from other experienced persons in here please, especially those who have worked or working in the same field.

Do a WES course by course evaluation. Most companies will require an evaluated copy of your educational credentials and some schools will require it to if you decide to start a new program here.

fluffydec12:

Thank you, but can an invitation letter from the step mum, hold any water for visiting visa. And what are his chances with a visiting visa?

An invitation letter from even a serving senator holds no waters with visiting visas.

fluffydec12:


His dad used to come to Nigeria with his wife and their only daughter, tho the dad has other children in the US. As the first son, his father's properties here in Nigeria was transferred to him by inheritance. He has a good report with his black American step mum, but how does he leverage on the good communication he has with the step mum

Read up on family immigrant visa. Only his siblings who are adults can file for him under that. However that route has a wait time of over 10 years

Nothing can be done from step mom

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His age when the dad married the step mother is key. He can an immigration lawyer.

[quote author=Taal17 post=131746719]

Read up on family immigrant visa. Only his siblings who are adults can file for him under that. However that route has a wait time of over 10 years

Nothing can be done from step mom
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Thank you. Thanks to everyone for their contribution

fluffydec12:


Can he get green card through his step mum that is a black American and still living in America?

Yes, he can . That's if he marries the step mom and continues from where the dad stopped. Then enters the US through the 90days rule. Yeah!

trollx:

Yes, he can . That's if he marries the step mom and continues from where the dad stopped. Then enters the US through the 90days rule. Yeah!

I'm going to guess this is tongue in cheek right?

Cos the guy is already married.

OP,
If your husband wants to travel he should apply for visit visa and see
His step mum and other siblings do not give him any advantage or rights to stay in the US

trollx:

Yes, he can . That's if he marries the step mom and continues from where the dad stopped. Then enters the US through the 90days rule. Yeah!

You guys are too unserious

Hello everyone, hope you’re having a good day. I recently arrived in the U.S. on a K1 visa and can’t work legally at the moment. Does anyone know of any job opportunities, possibly under-the-table work? I’m currently in Virginia. I would greatly appreciate any help or leads. Thank you!

The nearby airport to Rosemary Beach, Florida, is Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (E), which is about a 30-minute drive away. It’s located in Panama City Beach and offers a range of domestic flights. For more options, you might also consider Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS), which is about an hour's drive from Rosemary Beach.

Remvibes:
Hello everyone, hope you’re having a good day. I recently arrived in the U.S. on a K1 visa and can’t work legally at the moment. Does anyone know of any job opportunities, possibly under-the-table work? I’m currently in Virginia. I would greatly appreciate any help or leads. Thank you!

There's a K1 thread you can share there. Other K1 applicants can share.
I'd also you do the marriage as quickly as possible. Just book at the court house quickly so you submit your paperwork asap. That will let you work officially asap

I’m on a b1/b2 visa

Please how can I get an ITIN for the purpose of opening a bank ?

House please what kind of invitation someone need to travel to United States?
I need solutions and I have been thinking of through over there can work kind of sponsor.

Zihno:


An invitation letter from even a serving senator holds no waters with visiting visas.

please what kind of invitation someone need to travel to United States?
can church or company sponsor anyone ?

Tolu2024:


please what kind of invitation someone need to travel to United States?
can work kind of sponsor anyone ?

An invitation letter doesn’t do much. Work visas from outside the US may be possible to get but I understand they are difficult too. Typically, you’d need a job offer from a US employer who’s qualified to and interested in filing for you. Also, depending on your qualifications and experience, you can also self petition for some classes of visas that allow you work in the US. The easiest would be to get an L1 visa if you currently work with an employer with an office in the US. If not, you can look into getting a student visa and exploring your options.

Zihno:


An invitation letter doesn’t do much. Work visas from outside the US may be possible to get but I understand they are difficult too. Typically, you’d need a job offer from a US employer who’s qualified to and interested in filing for you. Also, depending on your qualifications and experience, you can also self petition for some classes of visas that allow you work in the US. The easiest would be to get an L1 visa if you current work with an employer with an office in the US. If not, you can look into getting a student visa and exploring your options.

I have someone who ask me to check out anyway she can help me to come over the money is not the issue. I guess I will tell her to tell her son to use his company to apply for me.
Construction company

Remvibes:
Hello everyone, hope you’re having a good day. I recently arrived in the U.S. on a K1 visa and can’t work legally at the moment. Does anyone know of any job opportunities, possibly under-the-table work? I’m currently in Virginia. I would greatly appreciate any help or leads. Thank you!

Create a new thread, more people will be able to respond

Majorlop:
I want to enter ship or container to USA, is there anyone that works in port that can put me through

Lol.u want to end up in the stomach of a fish abi
Them go throw you overboard ooo.