If the economy in my home country (Jamaica) wasn’t so bad, I would’ve already made the decision to go back home. Then my career as a Dental Hygienist is not paid well there, as it is in other countries.
Which makes my choices even more limited.
I’m an initial applicant that applied July 14, 2021.
Like a few days before the halt on all new applications. I’m a firm believer in God & miracles.
I’ve been in college since then earning my degree, praying for a miracle that my application gets approved before I graduate. So I can work and support myself. But now it’s coming up on 5 years, and I graduate in June.
No approval. No work permit in hand. Nothing.
I do think most times… “what’s the point”. Like.. “what’s the point of it all”.
My classmates are all eager to graduate and they already have jobs lined up. I’m left to contemplate whether to go back to my home country, or stay here and wait.
My home country’s economy is shit. And my profession (Dental Hygienist) don’t make a decent salary there. It’s more so on a commission basis, which is terrible. My profession is very well paid here in the U.S, and other countries as well.
I’ve researched all the routes I can take. None seem viable. Especially now since it’s going to be harder for a job to sponsor me with this $100K application fee imposed by the government.
It’s just… every turn is disappointment. So I’m just stuck here, with my valuable degree, unable to work.
I’m still praying and trying to hold on for a MIRACLE.
But I’m just tired. Exhausted.
Tired of waiting for a change. Living in fear. Living less than my friends due to my immigration status.
I just wish I had a different life. Wish I was normal.