I feel like a busybody, but it occurred to me, restaurant work is so awful anyway, would he consider studying to be a nursing or dental assistant? Those are good jobs and don't require perfect English. Maybe get a student visa? There are plenty of shady American schools that accept foreign students, a lot of those students disappear. So he could legit study for a better job or just go to a diploma mill to get into the country.
My husband actually has some certification as an electrician and a welder. He has talked about opening a restaurant I'm more thinking street cart as there's less startup costs. He's not sure he even wants to be in America. I'm not sure either!
As you probably know, in Mexico, people call themselves electricians, plumbers, etc., and are no more qualified than I am. You've mentioned it's not easy for Thais to get into Mexico either, but if there's a way, your husband is already ahead of the local talent. And everything here is food trucks, I've seen sushi trucks in Mexico City, never a Thai cart anywhere, so you'd have a monopoly.
LOL me an Oh mentioned that when we were in Ensenada one time! No Thai food in Mexico and no Mexican food in Thailand. When I had money to start a restaurant way back when Covidcon made it impossible I was thinking Thailand Tacos! There are a very few in Phuket none on the north of the island and nothing I've been remotely impressed by...
A lot in there to unpack. Immediate family members of USC (parent, child under 21, spouse) have visa number available immediately and the only wait is the USCIS processing time (currently around a year) plus NVC and wait for visa interview (NVC could take a long time if not everything is done right from start and if they send it back for something missing that’s another 3 months), interview wait times are the leftover cases from 2020 and 2021 plus anyone else scheduled before you - covid shutdowns only caused pile up of cases.
Family preference category (F2A- spouse of LPR or child under 21; F2B - unmarried child of LPR over 21; F3 - unmarried child of USC over 21; F4 - sibling of USC) are visa number restricted and only certain number of immigrant visas can be issued yearly. Mexico, Philippines take the longest in F4 category - above 20 years until visa in hand. Most other countries are currently at about 15 years. There’s no skipping the line or expediting the process. All monthly upcoming visa processing can be seen on State Department’s visa bulletin - gives you action dates.
For H1B there is a lottery every year and if the person is selected they have to wait until October 1 to get to the US.
J1 visa can be for students, researchers, medical. Some come with 2-yr home residence requirement.
For covid shots - CDC specifically lists the requirements not applying to immigrants so I’m puzzled why there would be covid shot requirement for visa.
They don't require the Covid shots on immigrant visa? My husband would be IR1 we married November 1, 2019. Now he is opposed to other jabs as well which if I remember were scheduled around the time of interview via the health check. My husband Oh took those (2014 long before Covid) he suffered some health effects that I think were related to those. We've had a visa case number since mid-2020. His Civil documents cleared last year but due to a Covid shutdown in Bangkok in 2021, they came back and said I'd need to refile with my 2020 (now probably 2021) taxes. Those have been hanging out at some IRS office somewhere...
No, they do require it on the medical exam though per the CDC itself, immigrants don't require proof of covid shots so unclear what the overseas medical examiners are doing:
Do the Presidential Proclamation and CDC's Amended Order apply to U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or immigrants?
No, U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. lawful permanent residents, and immigrants, are not Covered Individuals; therefore the Presidential Proclamation and CDC’s Amended Order Implementing the Presidential Proclamation do not apply. See Immigrants and Other Non-affected Persons.
The Presidential Proclamation and CDC’s Amended Order do not apply to immigrants (including Special Immigrant Visa holders). An immigrant is any non-U.S. citizen who has a visa listed in “Immigrant Visa Categories” on the U.S. Department of State’s webpage Directory of Visa Categories; it does not include K nonimmigrant visa holders, who are Covered Individuals (see below).
The Presidential Proclamation and CDC’s Amended Order have no effect on several non-U.S. citizens, including:
Non-U.S. citizens eligible for asylum;
Non-U.S. citizens eligible for withholding of removal;
Non-U.S. citizens eligible for protection under the regulations issued pursuant to the legislation implementing the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment;
Non-U.S. citizens admitted to the United States as refugees;
Persons with a visa 92 or 93 (Follow-to-Join) status; and
Non-U.S. citizens granted parole into the United States.
NOTE: Certain categories of non-U.S. citizens, including immigrant visa applicants/holders, refugees, parolees, and asylees, and those seeking to enter the United States by land or sea travel may be subject to separate COVID-19 vaccination requirements. These individuals are advised to consult and become familiar with all applicable U.S. requirements for entry.
I feel like a busybody, but it occurred to me, restaurant work is so awful anyway, would he consider studying to be a nursing or dental assistant? Those are good jobs and don't require perfect English. Maybe get a student visa? There are plenty of shady American schools that accept foreign students, a lot of those students disappear. So he could legit study for a better job or just go to a diploma mill to get into the country.
My husband actually has some certification as an electrician and a welder. He has talked about opening a restaurant I'm more thinking street cart as there's less startup costs. He's not sure he even wants to be in America. I'm not sure either!
As you probably know, in Mexico, people call themselves electricians, plumbers, etc., and are no more qualified than I am. You've mentioned it's not easy for Thais to get into Mexico either, but if there's a way, your husband is already ahead of the local talent. And everything here is food trucks, I've seen sushi trucks in Mexico City, never a Thai cart anywhere, so you'd have a monopoly.
LOL me an Oh mentioned that when we were in Ensenada one time! No Thai food in Mexico and no Mexican food in Thailand. When I had money to start a restaurant way back when Covidcon made it impossible I was thinking Thailand Tacos! There are a very few in Phuket none on the north of the island and nothing I've been remotely impressed by...
A lot in there to unpack. Immediate family members of USC (parent, child under 21, spouse) have visa number available immediately and the only wait is the USCIS processing time (currently around a year) plus NVC and wait for visa interview (NVC could take a long time if not everything is done right from start and if they send it back for something missing that’s another 3 months), interview wait times are the leftover cases from 2020 and 2021 plus anyone else scheduled before you - covid shutdowns only caused pile up of cases.
Family preference category (F2A- spouse of LPR or child under 21; F2B - unmarried child of LPR over 21; F3 - unmarried child of USC over 21; F4 - sibling of USC) are visa number restricted and only certain number of immigrant visas can be issued yearly. Mexico, Philippines take the longest in F4 category - above 20 years until visa in hand. Most other countries are currently at about 15 years. There’s no skipping the line or expediting the process. All monthly upcoming visa processing can be seen on State Department’s visa bulletin - gives you action dates.
For H1B there is a lottery every year and if the person is selected they have to wait until October 1 to get to the US.
J1 visa can be for students, researchers, medical. Some come with 2-yr home residence requirement.
For covid shots - CDC specifically lists the requirements not applying to immigrants so I’m puzzled why there would be covid shot requirement for visa.
They don't require the Covid shots on immigrant visa? My husband would be IR1 we married November 1, 2019. Now he is opposed to other jabs as well which if I remember were scheduled around the time of interview via the health check. My husband Oh took those (2014 long before Covid) he suffered some health effects that I think were related to those. We've had a visa case number since mid-2020. His Civil documents cleared last year but due to a Covid shutdown in Bangkok in 2021, they came back and said I'd need to refile with my 2020 (now probably 2021) taxes. Those have been hanging out at some IRS office somewhere...
No, they do require it on the medical exam though per the CDC itself, immigrants don't require proof of covid shots so unclear what the overseas medical examiners are doing:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/proof-of-vaccination.html#faq
Do the Presidential Proclamation and CDC's Amended Order apply to U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or immigrants?
No, U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. lawful permanent residents, and immigrants, are not Covered Individuals; therefore the Presidential Proclamation and CDC’s Amended Order Implementing the Presidential Proclamation do not apply. See Immigrants and Other Non-affected Persons.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/proof-of-vaccination.html#immigrants
Immigrants and Other Non-affected Persons
The Presidential Proclamation and CDC’s Amended Order do not apply to immigrants (including Special Immigrant Visa holders). An immigrant is any non-U.S. citizen who has a visa listed in “Immigrant Visa Categories” on the U.S. Department of State’s webpage Directory of Visa Categories; it does not include K nonimmigrant visa holders, who are Covered Individuals (see below).
The Presidential Proclamation and CDC’s Amended Order have no effect on several non-U.S. citizens, including:
Non-U.S. citizens eligible for asylum;
Non-U.S. citizens eligible for withholding of removal;
Non-U.S. citizens eligible for protection under the regulations issued pursuant to the legislation implementing the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment;
Non-U.S. citizens admitted to the United States as refugees;
Persons with a visa 92 or 93 (Follow-to-Join) status; and
Non-U.S. citizens granted parole into the United States.
NOTE: Certain categories of non-U.S. citizens, including immigrant visa applicants/holders, refugees, parolees, and asylees, and those seeking to enter the United States by land or sea travel may be subject to separate COVID-19 vaccination requirements. These individuals are advised to consult and become familiar with all applicable U.S. requirements for entry.