Dare We Hope?

So today Alex accepted a job at a company that has agreed to sponsor him for a work permit. I can not tell you what a load is starting to lift with this news! This will give us 6 more years to try to find a way to get him the ability to stay here permanently, and with any luck, we'll be able to make it happen.

In the mean time, tomorrow Alex will start working with the company's attorney on getting the H1-B paperwork filled out and sent in. Right now, according to the USCIS database, it looks like if he gets his application in it will fall under the cap, which is even better news. We still do have some time left where we'll have to wait and see whether the visa is approved, and there will be some anxiety about whether they will actually give him the visa when he shows up at the embassy in his home country, but it appears we may be almost ready to start really planning for what our future will look like.

We still have some waiting to do before we'll know if this is going to be the temporary solution we've been hoping for, but I know I already feel less stressed. I'll let you all know once we have final word on the visa situation!

-Andy