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coria1988   0

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Hey!!!

I would be interested in working for a Consulate or Embassy in France, USA, Canada, Spain etc.

Does anyone of you guys know which vocational training one has to do in order to be able to work in a Consulate or an Embassy?

How is the selection process?

Thanks in advance.

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sich in einem Menschen geirrt zu haben!

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Manche Menschen treten einem ins Herz und merken es nicht einmal

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Hey!!!

I would be interested in working for a Consulate or Embassy in France, USA, Canada, Spain etc.

Does anyone of you guys know which vocational training one has to do in order to be able to work in a Consulate or an Embassy?

How is the selection process?

Thanks in advance.

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Hey!!!

I would be interested in working for a Consulate or Embassy in France, USA, Canada, Spain etc.

Does anyone of you guys know which vocational training one has to do in order to be able to work in a Consulate or an Embassy?

How is the selection process?

Thanks in advance.

Are you talking about working for the US Department of State, overseas?

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Hey!!!

I would be interested in working for a Consulate or Embassy in France, USA, Canada, Spain etc.

Does anyone of you guys know which vocational training one has to do in order to be able to work in a Consulate or an Embassy?

How is the selection process?

Thanks in advance.

You have to take the Civil Serivce test that is given every April.

Here is the website that you can find out more information. http://careers.state.gov/career-options.html

I looked into this but my wife is a Chinese National so I am not able to do this for security reasons.

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coria1988   0

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Hey!!!

I would be interested in working for a Consulate or Embassy in France, USA, Canada, Spain etc.

Does anyone of you guys know which vocational training one has to do in order to be able to work in a Consulate or an Embassy?

How is the selection process?

Thanks in advance.

You have to take the Civil Serivce test that is given every April.

Here is the website that you can find out more information. http://careers.state.gov/career-options.html

I looked into this but my wife is a Chinese National so I am not able to do this for security reasons.

Thank you, but I guess I can only work for a german embassy or consulate as I am not US citizen!?

Schlimm ist nicht die Enttäuschung,

sondern die Erkenntnis,

sich in einem Menschen geirrt zu haben!

Manche Menschen treten einem auf den Fuß und entschuldigen sich.

Manche Menschen treten einem ins Herz und merken es nicht einmal

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William33   110

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Hey!!!

I would be interested in working for a Consulate or Embassy in France, USA, Canada, Spain etc.

Does anyone of you guys know which vocational training one has to do in order to be able to work in a Consulate or an Embassy?

How is the selection process?

Thanks in advance.

You have to take the Civil Serivce test that is given every April.

Here is the website that you can find out more information. http://careers.state.gov/career-options.html

I looked into this but my wife is a Chinese National so I am not able to do this for security reasons.

Thank you, but I guess I can only work for a german embassy or consulate as I am not US citizen!?

Correct. As applicable to the US Department of State. However, you may be able to work for other Embassies, irrespective of your nationality. Do some research and please advise. I, for one, am curious.

Regards.

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Thank you, but I guess I can only work for a german embassy or consulate as I am not US citizen!?

Yeah, I agree. You can only work in the American Consulates in Germany. Sorry.

Naturalization
July 7, 2014 - N400 packet sent out
July 8, 2014 - N400 packet delivered
July 16, 2014 - Received I-797 in mail
July 25, 2014 - Received the Biometrics notification
August 8, 2014 - Biometrics Appointment
August 12, 2014 - In line for interview scheduling

December 8, 2014 - Text Notification for Interview Scheduled

December 11, 2014 - Received the Interview Letter

January 14, 2015 - Interview(Passed!!!)

February 6, 2015 - Oath Ceremony

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Thank you, but I guess I can only work for a german embassy or consulate as I am not US citizen!?

Yeah, I agree. You can only work in the American Consulates in Germany. Sorry.

First off, it would be an Embassy in the capital city, Consulate in other major cities.

Second, as a foreign national employee (FSN), the salary would not be competitive for professionals, with degrees.

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Havee 5 family members that work for the Foreign service and they enjoy it! They are single and like the travel aspect of it. They have seen a lot of the world. Never asked about their pay, but they seem content. I know they have excellent medical coverage and a secure job,which in these times is a bonus.

Canadians Visiting the USA while undergoing the visa process, my free advice:

1) Always tell the TRUTH. never lie to the POE officer

2) Be confident in ur replies

3) keep ur response short and to the point, don't tell ur life story!!

4) look the POE officer in the eye when speaking to them. They are looking for people lieing and have been trained to find them!

5) Pack light! No job resumes with you

6) Bring ties to Canada (letter from employer when ur expected back at work, lease, etc etc)

7) Always be polite, being rude isn't going to get ya anywhere, and could make things worse!!

8) Have a plan in case u do get denied (be polite) It wont harm ur visa application if ur denied,that is if ur polite and didn't lie! Refer to #1

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I too was interested in working for the Canadian Consulate when I moved to Atlanta. I applied, and basically jobs are few and far between.

My background was assistant to a Canadian Member of Parliament before I moved here so I already had a lot of familiarity with the work done by the Consulate. It doesn't matter when there are no jobs.

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