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I m a 22-year-old German citizen majoring in computer science. (Yeah, I know the tech job market in the U.S. is pretty saturated right now.) I also co-run a small B2B tech startup. Our annual recurring revenue is about $120k after two years in operation. For now, the company will likely stay focused on Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

From what I understand, my main options for immigrating to the U.S. are through marriage, education, work, or investment.

It s super important to me that whatever visa I pursue eventually leads to a green card and U.S. citizenship. Becoming a U.S. citizen is one of my biggest life goals.

Here are the four options I ve been considering. I d love your input on each and whether they seem realistic:

1. Enter the Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery

2. L-1A Visa: I could open a U.S. branch of my German company and transfer to the U.S. on an L-1A visa. Then, I d aim to file for an EB-1 visa through the U.S. branch. I m not sure about the regulations tied to keeping the L-1A visa, though.
Would I need to hire a certain number of Americans? What other requirements are there?

3. Do a Master s Degree in the U.S.: I could go for a master s at a U.S. college.

4. Australia Route + E-3 Visa: I m also interested in Australia. (Obviously, I love the U.S. a bit more.) Australia s immigration process is way more straightforward. After living there for a few years, I could become an Australian citizen and qualify for the exclusive E-3 visa. From what I ve read, it s like the H-1B but way easier to get. After that, I d need to find a U.S. company willing to sponsor me.

Quick question about option 4: If I became an Australian citizen and entered the DV lottery, I d still enter using Germany, right? Since I was born there, my chances wouldn t increase even with Australian citizenship?

A couple of notes:

• Even if my company becomes super successful, I d be fine working a regular job if it helps me get a visa.
• My issue with investment visas is that (afaik) there s no clear path to a green card or citizenship.
• While I wouldn t move to Australia just to get into the U.S., I love Australia almost as much as the U.S. That said, I feel the U.S. would offer more opportunities for my future kids compared to Australia.

I went for my medical at the Tokyo medical and surgical clinic today.

Before I went I had:

- 4 covid vaccines

- MMR titer test

- TD vaccine

- Hep B vaccine (1st dose)

When I arrived I had to go straight to room 15, not the main desk.

I had blood drawn

I had a chest x-ray

I had an eye test, height and weight

I had a very cursory physical check - throat, eyes palpitate the abdomen, listen to chest and heart.

Then she told me that I need to have an additional

- flu vaccine

- covid vaccine (must be within one year)

- polio vaccine (regardless of whether I had one as a child.)

She let me off on TDap because it has tetanus and I had my TD 2 days before and the rest of the hep B course because there is no time.

The whole thing cost 70 000 yen (base cost 30 000). So.

Hope this clarifies for someone.

Has anybody had this problem filling up the I134A form on the following sentence below?

We are unable to verify your address with the U.S. Postal Service. You must provide a valid address to submit this form.

I went to the US postal office multiple times and I was told that my address is fine. I called the USCIS and I couldn't get in touch with anybody. Can someone who had the same issue help me with this, please?

My fianc and I are flying in to DFW from the Philippines via Japan. We have a 2 and a half hour layover before flying to Little Rock, Arkansas. Is that enough time for her to get through customs and immigrationand catch our flight? She has a Philippines passport and is coming in on a K1 visa, I have a US passport. I'm a little worried because we had a 6 hour layover and they re-booked us to an earlier flight.

We were notified on December 12th from NVC that our case has been expedited at the Embassy in Manila and to expect an appointment letter/notification from the Embassy soon. Has anyone else that was notified during that week or after received the appointment email yet?