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Thanks guys! The hubs is my favorite little worry wart! I didn’t think anything had changed, but I thought getting the same information from someone else would help him relax. 

I’m not sure if it’s true or not but my husband has been listening to news stations from back home in Russia. They are saying that it is nearly impossible to get visas and green cards under the Trump administration. He came here on a k1 and we adjusted status a year ago. We will probably start working on his second green card this December. I’ve not heard anything about this and I’m wondering if it’s propoganda (would not surprise me in the least). He’s afraid that any little mistake down to a spelling error will cost him his green card. Has anyone seen anything like this recently? I’m trying to ease his anxiety as he already has enough on his plate. 

On ‎11‎/‎15‎/‎2017 at 4:55 PM, Quad City said:

I came on K-1 VISA, after getting my work permit, i attempted several jobs but just couldn't land any. I discovered i had something "unique" that many Americans do not have...that's the ability to speak and write in at least eight languages including English. So, I started looking for online language interpretation jobs where i could work in the comfort of home. I landed one within a week that pays me $30/hr. This is something worthy your husband looking into. Good luck!

Can you please tell me the name of the company you work for? Can you suggest any other companies? The certification for some of these jobs can be expensive and we are having a hard time making ends meet as it is. He's tried a couple translation jobs as well, and still, no interviews offered...let alone call backs. We are going on 7 months and over 400 applications. I have even referred him for a teller job at the bank I work for as I have a good record here...nothing from here either. Getting the Visa was easy...finding work has been a nightmare.

Thank you everyone for your replies! It is greatly appreciated. Lots of good advice! Some we hadn’t ever considered yet. I’m hoping he finds something soon as it’s driving him crazy and I completely understand why. Not to mention, working two jobs is seriously taking it out of me, and I don’t get to see him much outside of the weekends. 

Thanks again!

Thank you! We have a lot of hotels around us right now so that is a good idea. We are also trying to figure out how the work/study program works at the school. It’s only part time but it’s something. The school is also being less than forthcoming with enrollment information and we can’t do the work study until his enrollment is complete. We had such good luck getting him here and things otherwise have been wonderful...the work situation, not so much.

My husband has been here since December 2016, we were given an EAD in May 2017 and he was approved for a green card in June and has since gotten his card. He was very anxious to start working. However, he hasn’t had any luck at all. Per his Indeed profile, he has applied to over 300 jobs since May, has only had 4 interviews and has been turned down for everything. This is not counting anything applied for directly through a company website. His English is very good, he speaks clearly and his grammar is better than mine sometimes. He had a very good position in his country of origin and had a stable work history. I understand this may not mean much to employers here (who seem to treat him like he has leprosy). He has applied for the equvalent of his previous job here as well as call centers and data entry and clerical in warehouses. My uncle who worked at a bigger company in the area for 30+ years even gave him a reference and he was denied for two positions there despite it. The last interview was at a finance company (big name investing) and as soon as the woman heard he had an accent, he said she looked less than thrilled and kind of turned her nose up. We have moved closer to Columbus which costs more, we have enrolled him into the local college to see if maybe he will be more marketable with some sort of US education, we have gone through temp agencies who are no help at all. I have taken on a second job to support us and he is now talking about moving us to Russia where he feels he has better chances. I have no idea what’s going on or why it seems no one wants to hire him. We are losing hope at this point. Has anyone had a similar experience? Is there something we are doing wrong? Something we are missing? Any help is appreciated.

Thank you,

Lauren

I think I said that totally backwards. He said Russians were being denied US tourist visas. I already have a three year visa. I think his worry is that his brother and family will have difficulty coming to visit us in the States.

My husband recently came to the US on a K1 visa and recently got his green card. Today, he told me that Russian tourist visas were being denied at triple the normal rate per visa assistance agencies (I'm guessing that if it's true it's due to ongoing tensions between our governments). Has anybody heard anything that would validate this? 

This is a nightmare. Already missed one flight due to a two hour delay from Moscow and now looking at possibly missing another. He's been waiting for almost two hours now.

My fiancé is flying into JFK on Thursday. His layover is 3 hours. Should that be enough time to get through the entry process and catch his flight?

Thanks for the input. My fiancé has his interview on Monday. So far so good. I've actually stopped watching the news for a while and it has eased my anxiety. Congrats on the visa!

Thank you. It kind of freaked us out a bit. He gave them the money, and then he was able to enter the receipt information in the website, but then we got that message on the screen to select a date. Whew...

When scheduling the appointment for the interview, did they have you pay a fee and then tell you that they would send an email letting you know when you could actually schedule a date? My fiancé paid on Friday, and when he tried to schedule, the website said they would consider his request and then send an email upon approval. Is this new?

Does anyone know what will happen if the US does go to war with Russia in Syria? My Fiancés medical check is in Moscow on Monday and this situation has me on edge. As if this process isn't stressful enough, I'm now concerned that the ability for us to get a visa will be yanked due to this situation. We've come so far and the end of the tunnel is in sight...

Thank you! He has been worrying about it the last two days and working himself into a state.

My fiancé is from Russia and we seem to have had a transliteration error. Personally, I think it will be fine. His middle name is Викторович and he instructed me to spell it as Viktorovitch on our initial forms. His middle name isn't in Latin on his passport or anywhere else. We have already been through USCIS and NVC. Just waiting on the information from the consulate in Moscow. Yesterday, he found that if we followed transliteration strictly, his middle name would be Viktorovich. No "T" at the end. He is very worried this will cause an issue or the consulate will turn him down. Does anyone foresee this as an issue?