Jump to content
reach449

Working Spouse

By reach449 in General Polls

 Share

Will your spouse work?  

69 members have voted

  1. 1. Will your spouse work when she/he arrives and settles?

    • No
      4
    • Yes
      42
    • If he or she wants.
      11
    • He/she will NEED to work.
      21
    • Work just to keep her/him busy.
      6
    • Don't know yet.
      0
    • Continue her/his career here in USA.
      6

38 posts in this topic

Recommended Posts

*JG* Grand Master

*JG*   2

Posted
Filed: Country: Jamaica
 Timeline
Posted

The point is moot cause he's been here a year now and has been working. However, had I answered this before I would have said HELL YES he's going to get a job.

Life's just a crazy ride on a run away train

You can't go back for what you've missed

So make it count, hold on tight find a way to make it right

You only get one trip

So make it good, make it last 'cause it all flies by so fast

You only get one trip

  • Replies 37
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Nessa Grand Master

Nessa   23

Posted
Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Brazil
 Timeline
Posted

I can't vote since I'm the foreign spouse. Anyway, thank God after being here for 7 months and having the EAD for 1 month I got a job. I don't think many spouses can come here and continue their career at the same level as it used to be on their home country. I was in a manager/supervisory level and now I am starting all over again from the bottom, but still, I got a good job and I can' t complain. I wasn't born to be a housewife, plus I won't sit on my butt and expect to get anything close to what I had in Brazil, I have to start somehow and I didn't wanna wait. So overall I'm very happy with my decision and good luck to all spouses that decide to work here :thumbs: .



* K1 Timeline *
* 04/07/06: I-129F Sent to NSC
* 10/02/06: Interview date - APPROVED!
* 10/10/06: POE Houston
* 11/25/06: Wedding day!!!

* AOS/EAD/AP Timeline *
*01/05/07: AOS/EAD/AP sent
*02/19/08: AOS approved
*02/27/08: Permanent Resident Card received

* LOC Timeline *
*12/31/09: Applied Lifting of Condition
*01/04/10: NOA
*02/12/10: Biometrics
*03/03/10: LOC approved
*03/11/10: 10 years green card received

* Naturalization Timeline *
*12/17/10: package sent
*12/29/10: NOA date
*01/19/11: biometrics
*04/12/11: interview
*04/15/11: approval letter
*05/13/11: Oath Ceremony - Officially done with Immigration.

Complete Timeline

tom&tata Proficient

tom&tata   2

Posted
Filed: Country: Indonesia
 Timeline
Posted

It was agreed waaay before I moved that I would be working.

For him, it is really up to me. For me, having my DL and working give me the "old/normal routine" back. Helped a lot with the adjustment.

I-130

Jun 28 2004 : Received at NSC

Oct 25 2004 : Transferred to CSC

Oct 29 2004 : Received at CSC

Nov 8 2004 : Received response from CSC that my file is being requested & review will be done

Nov 10 2004 : Email & online status Approved

Nov 15 2004 : NOA 2 in mail

Dec 16 2004 : NVC assigns case number

Dec 20 2004 : NVC sent DS 3032 to beneficiary, copy of DS 3032 & I-864 fee bill to petitioner

Jan 3 2005 : Petitioner received copy of DS 3032 and I-864 fee bill. Post-marked Dec 23rd.

Jan 11 2005 : Beneficiary received DS 3032 in Indonesia

Jan 31 2005 : Sent DS 3032 to NVC

Feb 8, 2005 : NVC received DS 3032

Feb 21, 2005 : IV fee generated

Feb 25, 2005 : Sent I-864 fee bill

Feb 28, 2005 : I-864 fee bill delivered to St Louis

Mar 3, 2005 : IV fee bill received

Mar 7, 2005 : Sent IV fee bill

Mar 9, 2005 : IV fee bill delivered to St Louis

Mar 28, 2005 : I-864 fee credited against case.

April 6, 2005 : Received I-864 package

April 7, 2005 : Immigrant Visa fee credited against case.

April 11, 2005 : DS 230 is generated

Aug 12, 2005 : I-864 & DS 230 received by NVC

Sep 14, 2005 : RFE on I-864

Nov 3, 2005 : Checklist response received at NVC

Nov 25, 2005 : Case completion

Dec 9, 2005 : Police Cert requested from the Netherlands

Jan 12 2006 : Interview success - Approved !!

Jan 19 2006 : Visa & brown envelope picked up

Dr. Obvious Experienced

Dr. Obvious   49

Posted
Filed: Country: Pitcairn Islands
 Timeline
Posted
My husband will work after a couple months of getting used to being here.

Yeah that. Plus, my husband needs time to get reacquainted with his daughter and visa versa, not to mention we have to buy him a car, he has to get his driver's license, wait for his green card and SS card to come in, etc, etc. I don't want there to be any pressure to immediately get to work in the first two months. After that, he will start looking for temporary work. We are moving about 600 miles away this coming winter and so he won't be looking for anything permanent around Indy, just something to get some extra money and a work history started here in the US. Then, after the hopefully last large move we have to undertake for awhile, we will both be looking for permanent full-time but will take whatever in the meantime.

chri'stina Veteran

chri'stina   190

Posted
Filed: Other Country: India
 Timeline
Posted

Suj wanted to start working as soon as possible, which was still 5 months after arriving. His EAD took a couple months to get approved, etc.

He really needed to work since I didn't have the best pay and we wouldn't have been able to get out own place until he worked. Now he just works and I don't! :innocent::D I know we are blessed to be able to do that, and I love it!

Married since 9-18-04(All K1 visa & GC details in timeline.)

Ishu tum he mere Prabhu:::Jesus you are my Lord

TracyLuis Proficient

TracyLuis   0

Posted
Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Peru
 Timeline
Posted

I can't wait for Luis to get a job...Tracy needs a new pair of shoes...and diamond earrings :P

ONE DAY AT A TIME....

REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS

12/30/2008: Overnighted I-751 package to VSC

01/06/2009: Check cashed

01/06/2009: NOA (arrived 01/09/09)

01/23/2009: Biometrics appt letter received

01/31/2009: Biometrics scheduled

05/20/2009: APPROVED

06/23/2009: 10 Year Green Card arrived

Misty1979 Proficient

Misty1979   0

Posted
Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
 Timeline
Posted

I voted for myself, even though I am the foreign spouse.

Yes I will be working as soon as I get there. Not sure doing what yet, but I'll be busy looking B)

Sept.09/06 Married!!!

Dec.21/06 Sent I-130

Jan.04/04 Received NOA1

Feb.23/06 Sent I-129F

March06/06 USCIS Website States: "Approval Notice Sent."

March15/07 Approval notice arrives in snail mail

March 18/07 NOA1 for I-129F

April 10/07 DS-3032+ AOS fee arrive

April 17/07 Sent back DS-3032 + AOS fee via overnight delivery

May 05/07 AOS arrives in mail

May 07/07 IV bill arrives in mail

May 08/08 Sent back IV bill

May 21 NVC generates DS-230

June 4/07 Mailed DS-230 via overnight delivery.

June 7/07 DS-230 entered into the system

June 18/07 Case Complete!

July 25/07 Medical

September 4/07 Contacted State Senator Re: MTL backlog

Dec.6/07 INTERVIEW..... APPROVED!!!! (After being kept awake all night in dirty clothes standing outside my hotel because Air Canada lost my luggage and my hotel started on fire. Meh, sleep is highly over-rated anyways.)

Dec.18/07 Moved to the US

Oct. 29/09 Citizenship Oath Ceremony

"We come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly"

craigandkym Explorer

craigandkym   0

Posted
Filed: K-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
 Timeline
Posted

I'm voting for my future hubby..hell yeah he'll work as soon as the powers that be let him work! He's bummed he can't come over on simply a work visa. He's got a great career, his university degree and is well on his way to following his passions so for him to give it up for awhile, simply cause he's waiting for his EAD is going to be frustrating, but I really hope he stays happy till he can be out at work again! :)

Feb. 12, 2007 Application for I129F Rec'd by VSC.

Feb. 13, 2007 NOA1 Sent advising check was rec'd.

Mar. 1, 2007 Email stating NOA2 was hard copy sent to me.

Mar. 7, 2007 Hard Copy NOA2 arrived safely to me!

Mar. 8, 2007 *Touched* by London Consulate

Mar. 19, 2007 Craig Rec'd Packet 3

April 13 - April 22nd joining my guy in the UK for a much needed week of R&R!

April 27, 2007 Medical was successful.

May 16, 2007 Police Certificates finally arrive safely.

May 17, 2007 Checklist mailed to Consolute in London!!

May 30, 2007 Packet 4 Rec'd.

June 21, 2007 INTERVIEW DATE

June 23, 2007 VISA IN HAND!

July 21, 2007 Arrived in USA! Together at last.

Aug. 7, 2007 MARRIED!!

Aug. 21, 2007 Mailed off AOS & EAD Application (along with a whopping 1010.00!!)

Aug. 22, 2007 Application is signed for at the Chicago Lockbox.

"Bring on the battle for AOS!"

Scott & Lai Mentor

Scott & Lai   12

Posted
Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Hong Kong
 Timeline
Posted

We live in Southern California, therefore we both have to work to survive.

Scott - So. California, Lai - Hong Kong

3dflagsdotcom_usa_2fagm.gif3dflagsdotcom_chchk_2fagm.gif

Our timeline:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showuser=1032

Our Photos

http://www.amazon.ofoto.com/I.jsp?c=7mj8fg...=0&y=x7fhak

http://www.amazon.ofoto.com/BrowsePhotos.j...z8zadq&Ux=1

Optimist: "The glass is half full."

Pessimist: "The glass is half empty."

Scott: "I didn't order this!!!"

"Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God." - Ruth 1:16

"Losing faith in Humanity, one person at a time."

"Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save." - Ps 146:3

cool.gif

IMG_6283c.jpg

Vicky >^..^< She came, she loved, and was loved. 1989-07/07/2007

Mags Grand Master

Mags   112

Posted
Filed: Country: United Kingdom
 Timeline
Posted
We live in Southern California, therefore we both have to work to survive.

Nyah nyah...I've been to SoCal, what's the attraction? I get it if someone was born and grew up there, but why do people MOVE there?

What one person detests another one loves, I guess. We all like different things, life would be boring otherwise and VERY VERY crowded.

Saddle Bronc Grand Master

Saddle Bronc   124

Posted
Filed: Citizen (apr) Timeline
Posted (edited)
I dunno...................the mountains, the ocean, the desert, the weather.
Let's see:
  • Mountains--CA does top TX on that score, unquestionably
  • desert--fairly large parts of TX are certainly desert, so doesn't top there
  • ocean--TX has a coast; I guess CA can claim "topping" due to longer coast
  • weather: both cases, generally warm--but for those who wish to see snow, possible in CA unlikely in TX

TX does better on:

  • taxes -- both have rather high sales taxes, but TX at least compensates with a state-income-tax of ZERO
  • general cost-of-living (Dallas similar generally to Atlanta, Houston slightly higher; SoCA on the other hand generally higher than Gaithersburg)

On my "travelability" issue, both are rather similar (there are straight-through flights to YYC from DFW and IAH in TX, and from LAX and SFO in CA)

Given a choice with ONLY these options, I would take TX over CA.

Edited by CherryXS

2005/07/10 I-129F filed for Pras

2005/11/07 I-129F approved, forwarded to NVC--to Chennai Consulate 2005/11/14

2005/12/02 Packet-3 received from Chennai

2005/12/21 Visa Interview Date

2006/04/04 Pras' entry into US at DTW

2006/04/15 Church Wedding at Novi (Detroit suburb), MI

2006/05/01 AOS Packet (I-485/I-131/I-765) filed at Chicago

2006/08/23 AP and EAD approved. Two down, 1.5 to go

2006/10/13 Pras' I-485 interview--APPROVED!

2006/10/27 Pras' conditional GC arrives -- .5 to go (2 yrs to Conditions Removal)

2008/07/21 I-751 (conditions removal) filed

2008/08/22 I-751 biometrics completed

2009/06/18 I-751 approved

2009/07/03 10-year GC received; last 0.5 done!

2009/07/23 Pras files N-400

2009/11/16 My 46TH birthday, Pras N-400 approved

2010/03/18 Pras' swear-in

---------------------------------------------------------------------

As long as the LORD's beside me, I don't care if this road ever ends.

 

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing
- Back to Top -

Important Disclaimer: Please read carefully the Visajourney.com Terms of Service. If you do not agree to the Terms of Service you should not access or view any page (including this page) on VisaJourney.com. Answers and comments provided on Visajourney.com Forums are general information, and are not intended to substitute for informed professional medical, psychiatric, psychological, tax, legal, investment, accounting, or other professional advice. Visajourney.com does not endorse, and expressly disclaims liability for any product, manufacturer, distributor, service or service provider mentioned or any opinion expressed in answers or comments. VisaJourney.com does not condone immigration fraud in any way, shape or manner. VisaJourney.com recommends that if any member or user knows directly of someone involved in fraudulent or illegal activity, that they report such activity directly to the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. You can contact ICE via email at Immigration.Reply@dhs.gov or you can telephone ICE at 1-866-347-2423. All reported threads/posts containing reference to immigration fraud or illegal activities will be removed from this board. If you feel that you have found inappropriate content, please let us know by contacting us here with a url link to that content. Thank you.
×
×
  • Create New...