Top 5 items to know before you immigrate to the U.S.A 

1. The American dream is simply a dream. Someone once said when you get to America only then will you realize that indeed the American dream is ONLY a DREAM! The only way to survive is to wake up and realize that its a dream. The real life only begins after your realization of the above.
2. You will learn that having a plan for your life will make a huge difference on where you work or live. If you do not have a plan, you will find yourself taking any job just to survive. Many immigrants get stuck in jobs they would probably have never done back home. Yes its more money, but if you have a PhD is the time you spent at school worth working at Mcdonalds? Its important that you have a plan, set a time limit to how long you are going to work in any job.Do not ever settle for anything. 
3. Even after being educated you still have to prove yourself (especially if you are black). If you didn’t realize what color your skin is, you will be reminded of this, at work, the neighborhood you live in, etc. When you hear people that have less qualifications than you being promoted because they just have a plain different skin color from you; do not beat yourself so long as you are achieving your goal.
4. You will forever be thinking about sickness, like it or not. Interesting enough living in a developed country you would think thats the last thing on your mind, but no. If you have a job and have medical insurance through your job, lucky you, but guess what the thought of losing your job means you lose your medical insurance too. If you have no job and no insurance thats a big issue. One sickness can forever change your life, worse if you have a major disease like cancer. Hospital bills will wipe you clean, at the sight of that $5000 bill you will start asking yourself as to whether you really need that morphine or the warm blankets. Save your money so you do not have to depend on keeping a job to survive. 
5. Credit cards can make your life great but…they can quickly make your life a living hell. The thought that you can buy anything even when you  have no cash is a great. If you find yourself swallowed in debt, you will soon learn who your friends are…Debt Collectors. These are people you do not want to know, but they want to know you. Before getting yourself in debt, you will get excited each time the phone rings maybe your relatives calling, but once you have debt collectors calling you, the phone will be your worst enemy.  Paper money is better than that plastic card with your name on it!

The moral of this is that as you spend your time applying and waiting for that visa at the Embassy, spend time going through this list. Getting a visa is way much easier than learning to live and survive in America.

Tags: American dream, Immigrating, USA

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