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Kag93   
23 Jan 2018
USA, Canada / Visa and US Army (I live in Poland) [10]

Hello guys. Since I was a little kid I really wanted to join military. Now I'm in my mid 20s and I think it's right time to do that. I'm not gonna lie - US military is the one that I want.

As far as I know US citizenship is not required to join military. But I still need to get a green card.
In few months I'll finish my Bachelor's degree in Logistics. What's more I have couple years of work experience. There is probability that I could get a H-1B visa but I'm not sure if I want to go that way. I'd like to join military asap... this kind of job could be distracting and I can't say if I'd be able to leave it right away just to join military.

I really want to pursue my dreams and I'm really thinking about doing it. All help and advices appreciated.

PS. I live in Poland and I don't really have any family or friends that stayed in USA for longer period of time.
Kag93   
23 Jan 2018
USA, Canada / Visa and US Army (I live in Poland) [10]

So what options do I have?
MAVNI isn't going back any soon.
MOS 09L requires languages that are way too hard and complex to learn... I'd need like 10 years maybe?
Green card lottery is about 1% chance per year. And who knows if it won't be terminated in the future.
Green card via marriage. So far I haven't met any girls from USA. And even if I wanted a fake marriage than it would be still easy to recognize it.

What other options do I have? Did I miss something? And if I'm not mistaken H-1B is not immigration visa therefore this wouldn't qualify me to enlist, right?
Kag93   
24 Jan 2018
USA, Canada / Visa and US Army (I live in Poland) [10]

So I received an answer from one recruiter. He said that ofc only citizens and permanent resident are the options to enlist;

if not I must have an I-551 or G-845 to join the US Army.

So I checked both of these and I'm really confused. I-551 is actually a green card. And G-845 is a confirmation of immigrant status.

Correct me if I'm wrong but G-845 is only for permanent residents. So still I need a green card to get it.

I tried to join ask a recruiter group on Facebook however they declined it. Also recruiter who mailed me back wrote that Army regulations prohibit them from assisting me. It explains the fb group situation.

I believe that I-140 A'KA the Green Card through employment should be my way to go. Since it's the most reliable atm. However it is the employer that sponsors it somehow. So even if I was lucky enough to be skilled in something that is on demand and then they choosed me than it could be some kind of long term contract or something. They wouldn't sponsor it if I was able to receive the card and just leave them with nothing.

And as for French Foreign Legion I'm not convinced it is what I want. Anyway thanks for help and advices. I appreciate it a lot.
Kag93   
24 Jan 2018
USA, Canada / Visa and US Army (I live in Poland) [10]

Oh I just found a question about not joining a company that sponsored the green card. It might be possible to get it without working for them if I present myself for work and if the company says they don't have a job right now.

Lucky enough this might be the best possible option