If you are planning to gain permanent residence in the United States, securing some kind of employment will be necessary for you to at least have reliable income to sustain yourself and your family. But since you will be a foreigner to the country, you must understand that you will not be at par with ordinary citizens yet as far as getting employed is concerned. There are certain prerequisites required of all immigrants seeking employment by the US Immigration Law that have to be observed before any employer based in the US can be legally permitted to employ you.
First, one must bear the required documents for employment. For instance, according to the US Immigration Law immigrants must have the Employment Authorization document normally issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services department showing that you have legal permission to work in the United States of America. USCIS should additionally provide you with the Permanent Residence Card that your employer will want to see before hiring you for any job. Other documents that you should think of getting include the Social Security Card that comes in the picture when calculating tax deductions and the driver's license too that is used to prove identity of a prospective employee.
A good number of employers will also demand that you produce your National Identity Card which may imply that you apply for citizenship first as it is only given to proven US citizens. If your area of specialization may lead you to look for employment in federal jobs, gaining citizenship will be inevitable as government positions are hardly filled by noncitizens. For people who haven't yet met all the requirements of being naturalized into US citizenship, you may want to therefore forget about federal jobs in the meantime until you obtain US citizenship.
How good is your English? This is one of the many questions that one has to ask himself when looking for employment in the US. Remember that English is the national language in USA so if you cannot communicate effectively in English, how will you communicate with your boss leave alone the customers? For this reason, most if not all employers give prospective foreign employees an English translation test before employing them. Needless to say only candidates who are good in English pass this test hence are considered for employment. This is one of the reasons why the US Immigration Law demands that immigrants should learn English language before they can be naturalized into US citizens.
Getting a green card is equally a good way of making yourself employable. But the problem is green cards don't come easy and it may take a very long time before your green card application can be processed and approved. However if your area of work specialization can bear direct interests to the nation such as provision of healthcare or education services, you may qualify to be granted the National Interest Waiver that makes it easier to acquire a green card. With the green card you will have automatically obtained permanent residence as per the US Immigration Law and many of the work limitations imposed on immigrants will be lifted.
First, one must bear the required documents for employment. For instance, according to the US Immigration Law immigrants must have the Employment Authorization document normally issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services department showing that you have legal permission to work in the United States of America. USCIS should additionally provide you with the Permanent Residence Card that your employer will want to see before hiring you for any job. Other documents that you should think of getting include the Social Security Card that comes in the picture when calculating tax deductions and the driver's license too that is used to prove identity of a prospective employee.
A good number of employers will also demand that you produce your National Identity Card which may imply that you apply for citizenship first as it is only given to proven US citizens. If your area of specialization may lead you to look for employment in federal jobs, gaining citizenship will be inevitable as government positions are hardly filled by noncitizens. For people who haven't yet met all the requirements of being naturalized into US citizenship, you may want to therefore forget about federal jobs in the meantime until you obtain US citizenship.
How good is your English? This is one of the many questions that one has to ask himself when looking for employment in the US. Remember that English is the national language in USA so if you cannot communicate effectively in English, how will you communicate with your boss leave alone the customers? For this reason, most if not all employers give prospective foreign employees an English translation test before employing them. Needless to say only candidates who are good in English pass this test hence are considered for employment. This is one of the reasons why the US Immigration Law demands that immigrants should learn English language before they can be naturalized into US citizens.
Getting a green card is equally a good way of making yourself employable. But the problem is green cards don't come easy and it may take a very long time before your green card application can be processed and approved. However if your area of work specialization can bear direct interests to the nation such as provision of healthcare or education services, you may qualify to be granted the National Interest Waiver that makes it easier to acquire a green card. With the green card you will have automatically obtained permanent residence as per the US Immigration Law and many of the work limitations imposed on immigrants will be lifted.
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