Finding a job once they get to the U.S

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The nursing idea may be a good option though we will need to get his college transcript evaluated.

Thanks to all of you for the advice. Every little bit helps in getting ideas of what course of action to take and prepare for when he comes.

This company - J.A. Silny in Miami, Florida is a leader at evaluating transcripts. Why don't you have them do it now, before he gets here. They did my husband's. It is not cheap, but it is worth it. Here is their website: http://www.jsilny.com/

Good luck!

I checked out the site. I will be sure to keep that in mind. It says something about providing originals of his transcript (which is in english). I'm not sure if I could get that before he comes here and it isn't easy to get another copy from Iraq right now. Everything takes money and months of waiting. His passport took 8 months after he put in the paperwork. When he finally got it, they mispelled his name. I told him to not even think of sending it back to get fixed. The Iraqi embassy in Jordan is one of the slowest for getting passports out of Iraq. We will just wait until he gets here and have it changed at the Iraqi embassy in DC. For now he can still use his old passport if necessary.