AfroKing

Yes, i'm presently working for a sign company. Someone left at my wife's firm and i took his place. It's not the type of work or career line i want but it's something i manage. It brings me first hand experience on the cultural differences from where i was raised, office politics, acceptable work ethics in the United States and all that. I've had couple of interviews but nothing substantial yet. I have used this time to take only I.T classes in my desired work field and hopefully, this boosts my CV eventually.

Oh , awesome!! Look like you have your act together. I'm curious, what's your field of work pls?(I don't mean to be nosy)

Thanks so much. My recent experience showed me social networking might be one of the profound ways to getting a great job in the United States. i'm working on joining more local, church groups.

This is golden, thanks. I attended a Chess game hub competition over the weekend through searching through my State's events and it was nice.

I have a Bachelor's degree in Agronomy (Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences and a Masters Degree in Genetics. The thing is, i followed and built a career in Entertainment as a content Manager/writer for a Media and live broadcast firm with more than 12 years experience but i also consult for private small scale business, which i consider my side hustle. I tried applying at a signage firm here as a have proficient graphics skills but no degree to back it up.

Oh My bad, i didn't state all the in-between information. When my wife came visiting a a point, she went to our family Doctor in my country. So they have the records. I just had her medical records in the United States and in my country with the past prescription she got and the recent one. These are what i carried on me. I was asked and i explained and there was no hassle whatsoever. I was also told at POE 10-15 inhalers(with appropriate prescription) is like just 6 months supply, so no big deal and YES, you are allowed to carry meds (with all the right documents on behalf of others as long as they are immediate relations.

1. I came into the United States end of last year, (Dec 29th) and was hoping my SSN card will be delivered within the shortest time frame. Its been more than four weeks and its not been delivered. I got tracking from USPS on my green card to be delivered today. I thought the SSN card should or usually arrives faster than the GC. Is it the right frame of time to approach an SSN office and apply physically since its going to be 5 weeks by next week? I don't want to appear overzealous ..............( Just so you know, i opt to have the SSN sent in my DS260) 2. What is the best way to find a lucrative job? I have a Master's Degree but the jobs I've scouted so far are offering low pay,even lower than some of their workers with no Educational qualifications or as much work experience as me, which makes me think i might not be doing something right. Maybe there's a smarter way asides Linkedin, i hate to be idle. 3. lastly, the cultural change is not that shocking but its a bit. Folks who immigrated, how did you cope when you first moved here? I would like to learn on the things,activities i can do to meet people, make new friends,network. Thanks

UPDATE: I came in with 15 bottles of inhalers and some other meds and medicated creams for personal use and there was no hazzle whatsoever.

Thanks to V.J for being an amazing community!! I had my interview and got visa in hand two days after. Now, i'm prepping for my trip to the U.S, and want some insights on the following 1. I will like to bring with me a couple of inhalers (Ventolene) for my Spouse, maybe five but i'm wondering if 10 would be an overkill. It's cheaper down here than in the United States, so i'm of the thoughts if i will be allowed to bring them since i'm not the one with the condition. More-so, does it require a medical prescription? 2. I want to go on several road trips as soon as possible when i move to the States. What's the fastest way possible to get a driver licence? I will like to get one within a month of entrance , is that feasible ? Thanks

My short answer is NO, age difference will not be a problem. The consulate do not decide on cases based on assumptions but rather, on facts tabled before them in documents and evaluating the totality of the case's circumstances. Will noticeable age difference make them shine the light on your case? Yes or maybe, but they have to look at other factors. All you need make sure is that you have good physical time together. On as a side note, i see lots of folks here throw around *cultural norms* in cases related to Africa when it comes to age difference. It is important for people to understand that what is perceived as cultural norms are mostly old practices that deprived people of their fundamental human rights. The consulates are well grounded in this and they see a rising numbers in people now acting on their own, so age difference is not a cultural thing,at least, not anymore, its just an assumption. No one should be deprived of love just because of the year their spouse was born and NO, not having a child is not a big deal in Africa...Lots of people are starting not to have one here.

Hello amazing community!! I'm now at the NVC stage and I and my spouse had read thoroughly the Form I864 with its instructions and thanks to @pushbrk for his comment on some of my questions i asked earlier. Pardon my naivety but reading through some of the forums here, I've seen people get RFE for things that are stated on the NVC website and i sought to rely on experiences rather than what NVC says as it seems they don't even follow their own rules. The Form I-864 states that ONLY the Income Tax transcript for the recent year is required and one only have to provide tax information for the three prior years. I wonder if anyone has gotten RFE for submitting only the recent tax year? My wife has the current tax transcript for 2021 and 2019 and we intend submitting the W2( to be safe) but her transcript for 2020 is not available due to some IRS related stuff. If we are to flow with the three years tax submission, does it mean we have to submit it in this sequence based on the above mentioned documents we have 2021----- Tax transcript and W2 2020(transcript not available)--------1040 + W2's? 2019-----Tax transcript and w2 please, if you have gotten any RFE for submitting just transcript for the recent year, i'll like to read your experience. Thanks for your help