What to do while pending AOS

[waiting4areason 13]

So while my hubby is pending AOS docs , anything we can do? in term of job, school, anything that will have him not stay without doing anything all day? he's not used to that and it gets me worried, any advice, experiences would be appreciated.

[JohnE 57]

He can get his resume together, start putting a plan in action for his job search, start searching for jobs and making a list of who is hiring and maybe contact them when is is legal to work. Make contact with groups in your area that are from Haiti for a support group and also for networking. No reason to wait until the EOD comes in. Get ready now. I am sure there is plenty for him to do around the home. Have him get up every morning, take a shower, get dressed like he is going to work. Get in that mind set.

Just my two cents.

God Bless

[amberammo9915 19]

I did volunteer work and internship ( work without pay to feel how it is here and I liked it ), in this way you are building your references too , learn and do good deeds at the same. I am enrolled in online class too, short courses to broaden my skills.

[Stevephoto 224]

School is an option, but you might need to pay nonresident tuition for now at a college. Look for adult community schools (usually at local high schools) that offer classes. Joan started taking classes three days after she arrived in America.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

I did volunteer work and internship ( work without pay to feel how it is here and I liked it ), in this way you are building your references too , learn and do good deeds at the same. I am enrolled in online class too, short courses to broaden my skills.

This is a good suggestion

[waiting4areason 13]

Thank you for all the replies. We will start looking into community college and see what volunteering opportunities there are out there close by

[Pitaya 2,576]

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[SunflowerSweet 1,321]

My fiance is planning on doing volunteer work in his desired field while he waits. He wants to be a veterinarian so working in an animal shelter not only keeps him busy but helps him gain experience for later one when he applies to work for real.

[TBoneTX 43,246]

Prepare for removing conditions. Start collecting everything that indicates a merging of your financial and personal lives and throw it into a box. Come ROC time, you'll have more than enough to submit as evidence.

[waiting4areason 13]

Prepare for removing conditions. Start collecting everything that indicates a merging of your financial and personal lives and throw it into a box. Come ROC time, you'll have more than enough to submit as evidence.

Thanks TBone, I actually saw a previous post of yours stating as such and we started doing just that, like utility bills and bank letters, plane tickets and else, put them all in a folder and we'll keep it growing . That will save us a lot of headache for then

[Amhara 460]

My husband got his TX DL about a month after his arrival, and we are glad we did that. It's been expired for about a month now because they only allowed the time on his I-94, but it's better than using his foreign passport all the time. We enrolled him in two community college courses and that's helped him get used to how American classes work and kept him busy waiting for the EAD/AP.

You may also check out this resource: https://www.universalclass.com/ We enrolled him in it, but I am going to take a few classes too. My husband hasn't finished a course on here, but the annual option is reasonable and it has a broad range of topics. My guy started on the US government and that really helped him prepare for his state government class. They also have preparation for the civics test for naturalization and math classes to brush up any rusty skills too!

[waiting4areason 13]

My husband got his TX DL about a month after his arrival, and we are glad we did that. It's been expired for about a month now because they only allowed the time on his I-94, but it's better than using his foreign passport all the time. We enrolled him in two community college courses and that's helped him get used to how American classes work and kept him busy waiting for the EAD/AP.

You may also check out this resource: https://www.universalclass.com/ We enrolled him in it, but I am going to take a few classes too. My husband hasn't finished a course on here, but the annual option is reasonable and it has a broad range of topics. My guy started on the US government and that really helped him prepare for his state government class. They also have preparation for the civics test for naturalization and math classes to brush up any rusty skills too!

thanks for the tip. We will check out that website, looks like there are a lot of great course that he can use in the meantime

[maruska&chris 7]

School is an option, but you might need to pay nonresident tuition for now at a college. Look for adult community schools (usually at local high schools) that offer classes. Joan started taking classes three days after she arrived in America.

I wanted to enroll and they told me I have to wait for my GC. I wanted to start summer semester and like this who knows when I'll be able to go back to school..

[maruska&chris 7]

My husband got his TX DL about a month after his arrival, and we are glad we did that. It's been expired for about a month now because they only allowed the time on his I-94, but it's better than using his foreign passport all the time. We enrolled him in two community college courses and that's helped him get used to how American classes work and kept him busy waiting for the EAD/AP.

You may also check out this resource: https://www.universalclass.com/ We enrolled him in it, but I am going to take a few classes too. My husband hasn't finished a course on here, but the annual option is reasonable and it has a broad range of topics. My guy started on the US government and that really helped him prepare for his state government class. They also have preparation for the civics test for naturalization and math classes to brush up any rusty skills too!

Oh.. so we can apply for DL? Is it going to be only until my visa expires then? Still would be great to have an American ID at least for a bit Do you have to pass all the tests or if you have DL from your country you don't have to? Thanks.

[NikLR 13,220]

You cant do volunteer work that someone would be otherwise paid for or that offers boons (food, etc) instead of money.