[mayah]

בתגובה ל: התקבלת? אנא עדכן #12019

To: All

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Dear Oded and all of the new Chicago admits (you know who you are…:) )

Congrats!!!

I hope you all decide to join our little GSB community. If you have any questions/concerns/whatever please reach out.

In the mean time, sit back and enjoy.

To all those who are still waiting- good luck! It will come.

Maya (2nd year)

[mayah]

בתגובה ל: לחברים בלבד #12018

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[mayah]

בתגובה ל: גיבוי 2 #7130

To: niryelinek

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Nir,

YA HANTARISH.

Applied to Chicago and didn't contact me? e-mail me: [email protected]

Moshe.

[mayah]

בתגובה ל: ארכיון: התקבלת? אנא עדכן #6191

To: m_shahar

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No problem, I would be happy to share my experiences with you/your significant other. Does that mean you are coming to Chicago?

If you are considering it, I can highly recomend Chicago as a city to live in. It's like a friendlier and cleener version of NY and there are numerous job opprtunities. I personally work for a newspaper and having the time of my life. I don't really know what's going on in other places, but let me know if you need more info on Chicago.

(By the way- U2 are coming here in September as well….)

[mayah]

בתגובה ל: ארכיון: התקבלת? אנא עדכן #4950

To: yarivd, dalit

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I think it is the same waiting period for both an F and a J. It usually takes a few weeks between the time you apply for the visa (through the travel agency) and the time of your interview at the embassy. The student and the spouse go to the interview together.

As far as I remember, the visa is usually approved the same day of your "interview" but you'll receive your passport back only a few days later, again from the travel agency.

In addition to the J2 visa, the spouse needs to apply for a work permit, which can be done only when you are already here. The permit can sometimes arrive after 2 months form the time you apply for it. I don't think the permit is automatic. They want to see that the purpose of it is not to support the student but to develop the spouses own career. That's why you have to specify what you want to do here.

I don't know much about the F visa, but I don't think that the spouse can work with it.

In sum, it can be a drag, but it’s worth it.

Maya

[mayah]

בתגובה ל: ארכיון: התקבלת? אנא עדכן #4940

To: yarivd

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Yariv,

There are two types of Student Visas: F & J. I don't know the different procedures for F and J (though I know for a fact that there is a difference). A J visa allows the student's spouse to work while the student is in school.

You will not be able to apply for either type before you are admitted and enrolled to a school. Only then will the school issue you a form called I-20 which states that you are, in fact, going to study there and that you have shown sufficient funds to finance at least the first year of your stay there. With this form you apply for a visa.

Once the student gets the J-1 visa his/her spouse can apply for the J-2 visa and they will live happily ever after…

If I were you, I wouldn't worry about it just yet. From my experience (and of those that I know here) the school will guide you and let you know exactly what to do in order to get the visa. If you are very concerned you can consult with an immigration lawyer, but again, there is still time for that.

Hope it helped.

Good luck,

Maya

[mayah]

בתגובה ל: ארכיון: התקבלת? אנא עדכן #4892

To: dalit

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Dalit,

My boyfriend goes to Chicago GSB and I have a job after only 3 months of being here. Except me, all of the other "partners" who looked for a job are currently working and the rest are studying in other schools. Sorry for not fitting into your "Little woman" theory. That was a really condescending and judgmental remark.

[mayah]

בתגובה ל: גיבוי 2 #4341

שלום לכולם! הצטרפתי לפורום לאחרונה והבנתי שצריך לספר קצת על עצמי, אז קודם כל כמה דברים כלליים:
My name is Maya, 26 years old. I currently live in Chicago ( boyfriend is an MBA student in the Chicago GSB)

Lawyer, like most Israelis

L.L.b, TAU

Psychological evaluator, Pre-Induction Division

applying for September 2005

אחת השאלות שיש לי בנושא MBA בחו"ל היא:

אני מקווה לתרום לקהילת הפורום לפחות 20 הודעות בשנה הקרובה

Good luck to all,
mayah

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