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Why would you waste years there if you didn't like it? The only way you'll know is if you try it. I came to the US years ago from the EU in a similar way, and h
by injb 6y ago
Why would you waste years there if you didn't like it? The only way you'll know is if you try it. I came to the US years ago from the EU in a similar way, and have been here ever since. The biggest downside is that if you do like it and want to get a green card, it can be very difficult, which is depressing.
If you can get a green card, you can work for whoever will have you, and there's no law that says you can't have more than 10 days paid leave. You can have whatever you can persuade an employer to give you.
As far as what it's like here goes, material things are generally more accessible than in most EU countries, if you have a good job. There's a lot more space over here than in the EU. In fact the US is basically empty. On the other hand, the food is terrible and there's no old stuff.
Honestly though, no one can tell you if you'll like it, even if you were to say where you'd live, which you haven't. There's a lot of very different kinds of places you could live over here!
- mmmmmbop 6y agoThanks for your perspective. My understanding is that through an internal transfer visa it's feasible to receive a Green Card, especially as an EU citizen. I'm actually eyeing NYC, just because I'm really intrigued by the perceived diversity and culture, and it being the cultural epicenter of the Western world. May I ask which place you chose?
- cjbenedikt 6y agoA Green Card comes in stages. First: two years and then requires application for an extension. The extension is by no means a done deal. It is also not cheap. Even without a lawyer it'll cost you approx. $4000 in fees all in. Anyone who says it is easy to come to the US has no idea what s/he is talking about.
- injb 6y agoNo, what you're describing is a conditional green card and that's only in certain exceptional circumstances, namely: * a marriage-based gc where the marriage is less than 2 years old * an investment-based gc In general, permanent residency is permanent. You have to renew the card itself, but that's just a formality.
- injb 6y agoWhere you're from generally makes no difference to getting a green card, unless you're trying to get it through the green card lottery, in which case certain countries are disqualified. But if you're doing it through employment, you need to fit into one of the preference categories (https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-eligibility/green-card-for-employment-based-immigrants https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-eligibility/gree...). I live in the mid-west. Most of what I said in my previous comment is probably not very applicable to NYC though!