Centenarian

I went to one of India's top business schools, have an undergraduate degree in business administration and finance. Most of my friends from school are working for Fortune 500 companies, traveling abroad for leisure on a quarterly basis, buying homes and buying their 2nd or 3rd cars (larger, nicer ones) Some of them are even working in the U.S. for Wall Street and other financial firms after being moved here by their companies.
I have been in the U.S. for 2.5 years now,I live in the NYC metropolitan area and I have even applied to jobs in Philly. Here are the list of jobs I have done so far.
1) Dishwasher at a very high-volume buffet that couldn't pay more than $7.25/hr because they had very low margins. They had to hire illegals to do the job at times as the turnover rate was very high. It's incredibly hot and damp inside and some days you worked 16 hours straight because one or more of the guys wouldn't show up. I would come home with a raging fever and I'd get up and go to work again the next day. I had to quit after 5 months because I developed arthritis in my fingers and wrist. They shut down a few months after I quit because even the managers decided to stop the madness.
2) Admin work for the State of NJ. I was able to get a break and work for the state for about 9 months in a rather easy admin job that paid $15 an hour. It was a job that even an 18 year old could do but boy, was I glad I wasn't destroying my body. I ate well, took the train to work in style, every day seemed like a blessing. But once the project ended I was out on the streets, again driving to every employment agency in a 60 mile radius with my new resume that had American experience. After 3 months of relentless 16 hours-a-day job search (This was right after the sequestration and spending cuts) I realized I had to go to school.
3) Cold calling people for the CDC about vaccinations. I would have to say this job was worse than the dishwashing job. We would make maybe 500 or 600 calls a day and 95% of them would hand up on you after cursing at you after you read from the script.
As someone who is not used to failure, a 95% failure rate (which was the average) was incredibly emotionally damaging. Some anti-vaccine people would curse you out in the foulest language. Some would curse you out cause they hate the govt. Some of them would get personal and say I am a loser for not getting a real job. Some of the other workers who had different accents have had to put up with racial slurs.
4) I then found an Indian couple in construction that now employ me for $12 an hour for admin related work but really what I mostly do is send mails, bring coffee and food, open and close the office after everyone leaves etc. I am happy for this job because it's not stressful and pays for the basics while I am in school.
I have been in school now for a year getting my master's in information systems. I reckon it's going to take me another year.
My advise to you is do not stay at home. It gets very depressing and takes you down. Go out there and do whatever you can because that's the only way to meet potential employers. You seem to have a great background in education and I know it's hard to settle for jobs that can be done by 15 year olds but I highly recommend going to school for a master's. If there are no schools near you, you can always do an online program. You will be watching the same lectures and writing the same exams as the in-class students so there is absolutely no compromise in the quality of education.
It's possible that you may get a good job that pays well and is emotionally satisfying but in this economy you really need the best education you can get to have a safe job that you can rely on. Especially, when you are very particular about where you want work. If you were ready to relocate there are far more opportunities that open up for you but for most of us who are married, that is not an option at least when you are starting off.
I have done months of research on schools around the country and various graduate programs they offer. Feel free to drop in a message if you need any help deciding.

Visa type: K-1
Consulate: Mumbai
Visa issued (if applicable)? Yes, no questions asked.
Second interview? N/A
AP? No
221 g issued? Can't remember what that is.
Gender of beneficiary: Male
Religious difference? Yes, but we're both irreligious.
Religious background of beneficiary: Hindu but agnostic.
Age Difference? My wife is 7 years older than me. (At the time I was 24, she was 31)
Method of meeting (online, in person, etc): At my law firm. We were both interns.
Engagement Ceremony? None
Traditional (Indian) Wedding Ceremony (N/A if going through K-1)? N/A
Has beneficiary ever been to the US? No
Does beneficiary have relatives in the US? Yes
Family approval? Yes from hers, I was kicked out of the house after revealing my relationship to my family. 3 years later my mom still won't talk to my wife. Dad and sister are are now very supportive. They'll be visiting us this winter. (They've never met her!)
Co-Sponsor required? No
How much time has petitioner spent with beneficiary in person? 4 weeks at internship in India, She came back for another week and we traveled around India, met in Thailand for a week a few months later, she visited me again in India for 2 weeks all over a span of 15 months before applying for K1. She came down to the interview (I had to threaten the hotel manager with a lawsuit before being allowed to check into the same room in Mumbai but that's another story!) and was baking outside in the hot May, Mumbai sun; ended up getting severe burns and nearly got run over by a truck when she ran toward me wildly after seeing me emerge from the building with the most relaxed expression she'd seen me wear.
Petitioner Married?: Both unmarried at the time of application.

Just sent in my packet for ROC. They cashed my check. Yet to receive NOA or Biometrics appointment. Moving to the U.S. and being estranged from everyone I know took a toll on me. We plan on moving to India and then Thailand or China or Japan or the UAE or wherever for a few years once I get my US citizenship which I will be applying for August of 2016.

It was a crazy ride; getting the PCC in time in India in a city I wasn't domiciled in was probably the worst nightmare (it took countless trips to various police stations, agents etc) as also making all the submissions to the Mumbai consulate prior to the interview after they repeatedly denied getting my stuff. When I get depressed I just think back to all the we had to do for me to get here and that makes me feel instantly better.

I went to one of India's top business schools, have an undergraduate degree in business administration and finance. Most of my friends from school are working for Fortune 500 companies, traveling abroad for leisure on a quarterly basis, buying homes and buying their 2nd or 3rd cars (larger, nicer ones) Some of them are even working in the U.S. for Wall Street and other financial firms after being moved here by their companies.
I have been in the U.S. for 2.5 years now,I live in the NYC metropolitan area and I have even applied to jobs in Philly. Here are the list of jobs I have done so far.
1) Dishwasher at a very high-volume buffet that couldn't pay more than $7.25/hr because they had very low margins. They had to hire illegals to do the job at times as the turnover rate was very high. It's incredibly hot and damp inside and some days you worked 16 hours straight because one or more of the guys wouldn't show up. I would come home with a raging fever and I'd get up and go to work again the next day. I had to quit after 5 months because I developed arthritis in my fingers and wrist. They shut down a few months after I quit because even the managers decided to stop the madness.
2) Admin work for the State of NJ. I was able to get a break and work for the state for about 9 months in a rather easy admin job that paid $15 an hour. It was a job that even an 18 year old could do but boy, was I glad I wasn't destroying my body. I ate well, took the train to work in style, every day seemed like a blessing. But once the project ended I was out on the streets, again driving to every employment agency in a 60 mile radius with my new resume that had American experience. After 3 months of relentless 16 hours-a-day job search (This was right after the sequestration and spending cuts) I realized I had to go to school.
3) Cold calling people for the CDC about vaccinations. I would have to say this job was worse than the dishwashing job. We would make maybe 500 or 600 calls a day and 95% of them would hand up on you after cursing at you after you read from the script.
As someone who is not used to failure, a 95% failure rate (which was the average) was incredibly emotionally damaging. Some anti-vaccine people would curse you out in the foulest language. Some would curse you out cause they hate the govt. Some of them would get personal and say I am a loser for not getting a real job. Some of the other workers who had different accents have had to put up with racial slurs.
4) I then found an Indian couple in construction that now employ me for $12 an hour for admin related work but really what I mostly do is send mails, bring coffee and food, open and close the office after everyone leaves etc. I am happy for this job because it's not stressful and pays for the basics while I am in school.
I have been in school now for a year getting my master's in information systems. I reckon it's going to take me another year.
My advise to you is do not stay at home. It gets very depressing and takes you down. Go out there and do whatever you can because that's the only way to meet potential employers. You seem to have a great background in education and I know it's hard to settle for jobs that can be done by 15 year olds but I highly recommend going to school for a master's. If there are no schools near you, you can always do an online program. You will be watching the same lectures and writing the same exams as the in-class students so there is absolutely no compromise in the quality of education.
It's possible that you may get a good job that pays well and is emotionally satisfying but in this economy you really need the best education you can get to have a safe job that you can rely on. Especially, when you are very particular about where you want work. If you were ready to relocate there are far more opportunities that open up for you but for most of us who are married, that is not an option at least when you are starting off.
I have done months of research on schools around the country and various graduate programs they offer. Feel free to drop in a message if you need any help deciding.

I went to one of India's top business schools, have an undergraduate degree in business administration and finance. Most of my friends from school are working for Fortune 500 companies, traveling abroad for leisure on a quarterly basis, buying homes and buying their 2nd or 3rd cars (larger, nicer ones) Some of them are even working in the U.S. for Wall Street and other financial firms after being moved here by their companies.
I have been in the U.S. for 2.5 years now,I live in the NYC metropolitan area and I have even applied to jobs in Philly. Here are the list of jobs I have done so far.
1) Dishwasher at a very high-volume buffet that couldn't pay more than $7.25/hr because they had very low margins. They had to hire illegals to do the job at times as the turnover rate was very high. It's incredibly hot and damp inside and some days you worked 16 hours straight because one or more of the guys wouldn't show up. I would come home with a raging fever and I'd get up and go to work again the next day. I had to quit after 5 months because I developed arthritis in my fingers and wrist. They shut down a few months after I quit because even the managers decided to stop the madness.
2) Admin work for the State of NJ. I was able to get a break and work for the state for about 9 months in a rather easy admin job that paid $15 an hour. It was a job that even an 18 year old could do but boy, was I glad I wasn't destroying my body. I ate well, took the train to work in style, every day seemed like a blessing. But once the project ended I was out on the streets, again driving to every employment agency in a 60 mile radius with my new resume that had American experience. After 3 months of relentless 16 hours-a-day job search (This was right after the sequestration and spending cuts) I realized I had to go to school.
3) Cold calling people for the CDC about vaccinations. I would have to say this job was worse than the dishwashing job. We would make maybe 500 or 600 calls a day and 95% of them would hand up on you after cursing at you after you read from the script.
As someone who is not used to failure, a 95% failure rate (which was the average) was incredibly emotionally damaging. Some anti-vaccine people would curse you out in the foulest language. Some would curse you out cause they hate the govt. Some of them would get personal and say I am a loser for not getting a real job. Some of the other workers who had different accents have had to put up with racial slurs.
4) I then found an Indian couple in construction that now employ me for $12 an hour for admin related work but really what I mostly do is send mails, bring coffee and food, open and close the office after everyone leaves etc. I am happy for this job because it's not stressful and pays for the basics while I am in school.
I have been in school now for a year getting my master's in information systems. I reckon it's going to take me another year.
My advise to you is do not stay at home. It gets very depressing and takes you down. Go out there and do whatever you can because that's the only way to meet potential employers. You seem to have a great background in education and I know it's hard to settle for jobs that can be done by 15 year olds but I highly recommend going to school for a master's. If there are no schools near you, you can always do an online program. You will be watching the same lectures and writing the same exams as the in-class students so there is absolutely no compromise in the quality of education.
It's possible that you may get a good job that pays well and is emotionally satisfying but in this economy you really need the best education you can get to have a safe job that you can rely on. Especially, when you are very particular about where you want work. If you were ready to relocate there are far more opportunities that open up for you but for most of us who are married, that is not an option at least when you are starting off.
I have done months of research on schools around the country and various graduate programs they offer. Feel free to drop in a message if you need any help deciding.

I went to one of India's top business schools, have an undergraduate degree in business administration and finance. Most of my friends from school are working for Fortune 500 companies, traveling abroad for leisure on a quarterly basis, buying homes and buying their 2nd or 3rd cars (larger, nicer ones) Some of them are even working in the U.S. for Wall Street and other financial firms after being moved here by their companies.
I have been in the U.S. for 2.5 years now,I live in the NYC metropolitan area and I have even applied to jobs in Philly. Here are the list of jobs I have done so far.
1) Dishwasher at a very high-volume buffet that couldn't pay more than $7.25/hr because they had very low margins. They had to hire illegals to do the job at times as the turnover rate was very high. It's incredibly hot and damp inside and some days you worked 16 hours straight because one or more of the guys wouldn't show up. I would come home with a raging fever and I'd get up and go to work again the next day. I had to quit after 5 months because I developed arthritis in my fingers and wrist. They shut down a few months after I quit because even the managers decided to stop the madness.
2) Admin work for the State of NJ. I was able to get a break and work for the state for about 9 months in a rather easy admin job that paid $15 an hour. It was a job that even an 18 year old could do but boy, was I glad I wasn't destroying my body. I ate well, took the train to work in style, every day seemed like a blessing. But once the project ended I was out on the streets, again driving to every employment agency in a 60 mile radius with my new resume that had American experience. After 3 months of relentless 16 hours-a-day job search (This was right after the sequestration and spending cuts) I realized I had to go to school.
3) Cold calling people for the CDC about vaccinations. I would have to say this job was worse than the dishwashing job. We would make maybe 500 or 600 calls a day and 95% of them would hand up on you after cursing at you after you read from the script.
As someone who is not used to failure, a 95% failure rate (which was the average) was incredibly emotionally damaging. Some anti-vaccine people would curse you out in the foulest language. Some would curse you out cause they hate the govt. Some of them would get personal and say I am a loser for not getting a real job. Some of the other workers who had different accents have had to put up with racial slurs.
4) I then found an Indian couple in construction that now employ me for $12 an hour for admin related work but really what I mostly do is send mails, bring coffee and food, open and close the office after everyone leaves etc. I am happy for this job because it's not stressful and pays for the basics while I am in school.
I have been in school now for a year getting my master's in information systems. I reckon it's going to take me another year.
My advise to you is do not stay at home. It gets very depressing and takes you down. Go out there and do whatever you can because that's the only way to meet potential employers. You seem to have a great background in education and I know it's hard to settle for jobs that can be done by 15 year olds but I highly recommend going to school for a master's. If there are no schools near you, you can always do an online program. You will be watching the same lectures and writing the same exams as the in-class students so there is absolutely no compromise in the quality of education.
It's possible that you may get a good job that pays well and is emotionally satisfying but in this economy you really need the best education you can get to have a safe job that you can rely on. Especially, when you are very particular about where you want work. If you were ready to relocate there are far more opportunities that open up for you but for most of us who are married, that is not an option at least when you are starting off.
I have done months of research on schools around the country and various graduate programs they offer. Feel free to drop in a message if you need any help deciding.