Looking for advice on moving to the US
Over the last couple years I've thought about leaving Canada and moving to the USA. I feel like I just need a fresh start at life. Been at the same job for 8 years and it's just going no where. There is zero room to expand or move up the ladder and I feel i'm just in that bottomless pit of negativity and depression.
I spent 2 weeks recently in Florida and just thought, why am I not working and living here instead? The smallish town I live in now is just way too stressful. Taxes are the highest in any Ontario city and we basically get nothing for it other than a bunch of politicians who argue on social media all day. It's a sleeper town. Now don't get me wrong, I fully appreciate that my drive to work everyday is less than 10 minutes but that can't be the reason I stay in my current situation when everything else around me just isn't exciting anymore.
I am currently a L2 Technical Support Analyst for a Health Care Center. I have zero education. (dropped out of high school and never went to university or college) but have my GED, A+, some MSCE, and lots of training with VMware and a variety of clinical software. I am extremely good at my job and I think that's why it's bringing me down (nothing challenging). Is the answer to the question "Am I qualified to work in the US, a no?" due to my lack of education on paper? - Looking for advice
If I am qualified, does anyone know if hospitals in the states help work with you to get a green card if you were a successful candidate? Or can you not even apply for a job without a green card?
Does having an uncle count as having a family member in the states qualify for a green card?
If a friend of mine who lives in the states owns his own business and wants to hire me, could something like this work? Would he have to do a ton of paperwork or would it just be easier to get a lawyer?
I'm a little distracted now regarding my thought process (too many people in the house right now)... so I'm just going to end it here.. see what people think and continue the conversation below.
Thanks guys
I spent 2 weeks recently in Florida and just thought, why am I not working and living here instead? The smallish town I live in now is just way too stressful. Taxes are the highest in any Ontario city and we basically get nothing for it other than a bunch of politicians who argue on social media all day. It's a sleeper town. Now don't get me wrong, I fully appreciate that my drive to work everyday is less than 10 minutes but that can't be the reason I stay in my current situation when everything else around me just isn't exciting anymore.
I am currently a L2 Technical Support Analyst for a Health Care Center. I have zero education. (dropped out of high school and never went to university or college) but have my GED, A+, some MSCE, and lots of training with VMware and a variety of clinical software. I am extremely good at my job and I think that's why it's bringing me down (nothing challenging). Is the answer to the question "Am I qualified to work in the US, a no?" due to my lack of education on paper? - Looking for advice
If I am qualified, does anyone know if hospitals in the states help work with you to get a green card if you were a successful candidate? Or can you not even apply for a job without a green card?
Does having an uncle count as having a family member in the states qualify for a green card?
If a friend of mine who lives in the states owns his own business and wants to hire me, could something like this work? Would he have to do a ton of paperwork or would it just be easier to get a lawyer?
I'm a little distracted now regarding my thought process (too many people in the house right now)... so I'm just going to end it here.. see what people think and continue the conversation below.
Thanks guys