[thechat] Location, location, relocation

[javier velasco]

Well, I'm in a quite similar situation, although I was holding back from asking
for advice to my evoltian friends, since i'm still a long way before getting
anywhere (we're talking about a full year ahead). but since the thread is up,
it's better to keep it...

My wife is applying for a scholarship, to do a PhD in the US (approx 4 years),
obviously i want to go with her, and not waste my time. I wrote the local US
embaasy, and they told me that if she gets the scolarship, she gets a J-1 visa,
and I'd get a J-2 visa, and with that i can ask the inmmigration service for
authorization for work. It sounds suspiciously easy to me...

I'm thinking of reaserching local job markets as soon as we have a definitive
destination. I assume my best chance would be to have a contract upfront, but how
possible is that? (unless i worked for a US company subsidiary, which is not the
case).

I'd love to study, but i don't think it's realisitcal to think we'd both be able
to study in the same period of time, the same campus, and different subjects
(ecology / communications). Also, once you're used to the flavor of getting your
monthly cheque for your work, it's hard to give it back and become a student.
Best thing would be to do both things, works and study.

what do you think???

Judah McAuley wrote:

> The biggest things I've seen suggested for getting into the US and
> staying here are:
>
> 1) Get an employer to sponser you.  Preferably not an H1-B visa, because
> that is indentured servitude.  The employer can deport you when ever
> they want and there isn't a way to get another job.
>
> 2) Come as a student.  That limits your abilty to work, but does allow
> you to scope out employers and get your visa status changed from student
> to work when you get a job although you might have to leave the country
> for a bit when the visa status change happens.
>
> 3) Move to Canada.  I understand that its quite easy to move from
> Britain to Canada.  Once you are in Canada you're basically an American
> as far as we are concerned.  This country just doesn't pay much
> attention to Canadians.