Focus on what you can and want to do. Not on what you can't change. In your situation this would be: 1. Get a better day job which is higher paying or which mak

Focus on what you can and want to do. Not on what you can't change. In your situation this would be: 1. Get a better day job which is higher paying or which makes you feel better about your life in some way. Eg: let's you live near the beach or in NYC et . 2. Start proving in some fashion (eg: letters of intent from customers) that you have a great product. You think that the green card is the problem but if your a first time entrepreneur I can bet even if you had a gc the state of your company is not at the point you could go it alone right now. Be honest about this. 3. Save up some money. Your going to need this when you start on your own. 4. Date more American women. :) ... Even if you never find your wife thus way, it'll increase the quality of life... Well at least for sometime. :) 5. Average age of receiving a gc is 31. At least that's what I've seen. So hang in there. Yes I ve been in your shoes. I got my gc but then realised that my idea/implementation was fundamentally flawed. Now I'm doing all of the above so I can quit in another 6 months. Use this time to really vet your idea. 3. Seriously network with others