US Immigration from Cambodia

Hello all!

We have some family friends who would like to bring a niece over from Cambodia to work in their family shop/market. I've only ever done a K-1 visa for my husband and have no experience thinking through work visas. Where do we start? What do we need to consider right off the bat? Any thoughts or guidance is super appreciated.

Hello VJ community!

So thankful for you all and all the wonderful thoughts you've shared with us over the years!

We have a niece in Cambodia who is very determined and driven with her studies. She's going to graduate high school some time next year. She'd love to come to study in the US under a student visa. However, she only has the basics of English mastered so far. Is there such a thing as a school or classes for ELL students that help them gain more English skill, that they can then use to transfer to a college or university for more study? Thank you all for your help!

Hello all!

Some family friends of ours have asked us to help them file the paperwork to bring their nephew and his wife and children here from Cambodia. They said they'd compensate us for our time. I am wondering if this is okay? Do we need to be certified in any way to help people close to us with their immigration cases? Is it okay if they compensate us a bit for the time we spend helping them? Can we fill out the forms for them (as long as they are the ones submitting them?). Thank you so much for your thoughts! We just wanted to help folks through the process as we remember how hard it is---I'd totally do it for free--but they really want to compensate us. Thanks everyone!

Hello all!

Hope you're having good summers! My husband has his 10 year Green Card. He's currently looking at going back to school for Cybersecurity. We've received word from his school that he's eligible to take part in a grant program that will pay for his school because he's going to be earning a degree for skills that are in high demand. It's part of big North Dakotan program to strengthen our workforce and draw people to work in the state. (Jeez, why wouldn't anyone want to live here? It's only -40F most of the year...)

HOWEVER, I'm still super leery of applying for any sort of state aid--because aren't I technically his "fiscal sponsor" until he becomes a Citizen? Would this be classified as a forbidden kind of aid? Or does that kind of aid only refer to things like Food Stamps/SNAP and such?

Thank you all so much for your help!

I didn't work for the last 2 years while overseas. I came back to the US last year and got a job in December. I still have that job and make very good money - over 3 times the 125% poverty guideline requirement. I did not use a joint sponsor as I did not have the option. In my research, it's 50/50 opinions on whether or not I will need one. One camp says prior year tax returns are vital, the other camp says USCIS only cares about your current income. So we filed for AOS with only my income. I would like to change jobs to a similar pay structure. There is a chance that my income would be slightly less but still over 2x the poverty guideline requirement.

Hypothetically, let's say USCIS is going to approve my I-864 with my current income: would changing jobs now hurt my situation? Is staying in the same job for a long period more important, or is having higher income more important?