Moved to a small city for work since I didn't get my visa this year. Getting so depressed and it doesn't seem to get better at all. :(

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@BHA1 only has less than 400,000 people and even mention they have 24/7 hot water in a lot of rent ads.

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4 years in undergrad, and got a green card after 7 years on a work visa. Consider myself lucky but yeah you can't just "become a citizen."

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Sorry to hear 😕 take some classes or join a sports team or something during the weekends. Meeting new folks is something that always helps!

How small a city?

Keep applying to jobs you want in the city you want. Are you still in the US? Where are you?

If you are looking for alternatives Boston is cheap.

Also, NY is expensive. Maybe you can save more in the smaller city or go back to school?

I moved to another country. Couldn't work in the states without a visa. I'm really a big city person so a small town where everything closes after 6pm drives me crazy.

Thank you McK1. Work and my roommate kind of keeping me alive. Can't spend time own my own without feeling miserable

*BAH1

Apply for your MBA and come back! I have been through a lot of visa ups and downs. Try to think long- term. This job is temporary.

Why don't you become a citizen? People do it all the time.

EY1 I need to get the firm to sponsor me for green card. It's not like I can just become citizen.

I think EY1 is suggesting you marry a citizen, even then it takes a few years to go through the naturalization process

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