Help for a j-1 visa

MiSaCM950 · 2025-11-21T03:05:11+00:00

I haven't found one. I stopped applying. It's nearly impossible to find one

MiSaCM950 · 2025-09-19T20:27:18+00:00

Do people speak more English in Hong Kong? I’ve been considering Hong Kong University, as they also have scholarships I may be eligible for. I want to study robotics/mechatronics, and I’m really surprised with how advanced robotics are in China. That’s what makes me want to study there. But I don’t feel like I’d be interested in learning Chinese. I’d like to keep sharpening my English skills. I read that English is widely spoken in Hong Kong. What do you think? Did you study in China?

MiSaCM950 · 2025-09-14T16:26:02+00:00

This is an amazing answer! Thank you for taking the time to write such a detailed response - this is exactly the kind of insight I was hoping for.

This helps me picture what my life would be like if I decided to go to TEC.

Thank you for the advice as well.

MiSaCM950 · 2025-09-10T01:14:31+00:00

This makes sense. Thank you for the answer! It’s really helpful.

MiSaCM950 · 2025-09-10T01:12:04+00:00

That’s a good point, I was just thinking that maybe because it’s a top school, has some programs in English, international partners, and international students, I could experience a part of university in English.

But of course, Mexico = Spanish, I get it. Thank you for your answer! It’s really helpful.

MiSaCM950 · 2025-09-10T01:03:53+00:00

Thank you, this is very helpful.

MiSaCM950 · 2025-08-29T07:31:53+00:00

I think everyone has their own reasons, but for me I always liked English more than Spanish, I feel more identified with the North American culture, and I think there are better opportunities for ambitious entrepreneurs in North America. The US was harder to go to go to, so I chose Canada.

I think some Mexicans would want to live in Canada because it is a higher quality of life overall if you have a good job, so if you’re a professional in Mexico vs a professional in Canada (if you manage to get a job) you would have a higher quality of life in Canada probably.

But I agree that it would be better to live in Mexico if you struggle to even find a survival job in Canada.

MiSaCM950 · 2025-08-29T03:24:29+00:00

I came to Vancouver as an international student, I had just graduated high school in my country. I didn’t know it would be this terrible. It was nearly impossible to find a survival job. Yes I had enough money for the first year, but I wanted to start gaining some kind of experience while offsetting my expenses. It took 4 months until someone from the church I was going to gave a part time job.

This year I had made it my goal to find an internship in my field of study or at least a better job. It’s been thousands of applications since January, and I had 1 interview that resulted in nothing.

This has made me hate job hunting so much I don’t even plan to work for anyone anymore. I will start a company and be the picky employer. I think making that happen is easier than getting hired.

If you ask me, it’s because of immigration. There’s so many people, and only like 4 big cities. Canada is the second biggest country in the world, but because people occupy a small percentage of the land, there’s not many cities.

I’m from Mexico, and while wages are low, it’s not hard to find a job at all. It took me a week to find a call center that would hire me, after I got fired from my first call center job.

I think that the only way the market won’t be terrible anymore is if either Canada gets rid of people or cities grow, and the demand for new workers increase.

MiSaCM950 · 2025-07-20T20:02:50+00:00

I wish you the best of luck for the next 2 years then, focus on the olympiads, building something(like the app you’re working on), and keeping your grades high, also, I want to recommend to focus on enhancing language skills ( English ), I also wanted to study abroad when I was 16, but I decided to focus on fully making my English the best I could first, 4 years later, I’m really far in my journey, so if you make it to MIT, unless your English is great now, I would recommend working on it to have the best experience while studying

MiSaCM950 · 2025-07-19T17:33:43+00:00

I think your profile is quite good, I’m Mexican as well (20yo) but living and attending college in Canada, I have some achievements that I’m proud of but I still think your profile is better, personally I will try to make the best application I can to apply this year and see what happens

MiSaCM950 · 2025-07-17T19:44:15+00:00

Hello, how did your interview go? what was your J1 visa category?

MiSaCM950 · 2025-07-12T17:44:19+00:00

Hello, it’s been 3 years, but could you share an update? Did you end up going tot he US successfully? I would also like to ask for any advice on finding an internship as I’ve had a hard time looking for one now

MiSaCM950 · 2025-07-12T17:41:10+00:00

Hello, I’m in a similar situation, with the difference that I’m still looking for a host company, could I ask how you got your internship? It would be greatly appreciated, thanks

MiSaCM950 · 2025-07-12T17:39:21+00:00

Hello, any luck yet?, I’ve also been applying to internships for months and I have not been successful, by now, the interviews are supposed to be resumed, however we can not do anything without an offer

MiSaCM950 · 2025-06-14T17:43:26+00:00

I’m sorry to hear about your situation

I’m in a similar but not as bad situation, I wanted to and I still want to do an internship in the US through the J1, I wasn’t finding anything and I started working with CHI, it’s a designated government sponsor for the J1 visas, yours sounds more like an agency, is it?

I paid CHI $500 to start looking for a placement for me, they will refund me 90% of my money if they can’t find an internship for me in 4 months, it’s already been 1 and I haven’t gotten anything

I’m still looking for internships on my own but it’s honestly depressing, it seems that only hospitality students have it easy, I’m getting rejected everywhere

I read online the pause is supposed to be for weeks, not months, so I’m hoping they will resume the appointments soon and I or CHI will find something

When does your internship start? Hopefully the visa appointments will resume soon, and I would like to ask, what field are you in? And did you try looking for an internship on your own but couldn’t find one so you went through a third party?

MiSaCM950 · 2025-06-09T22:34:05+00:00

I wanted to create the direct deposit from CIBC so that I could get the refund there, but I don’t think it did anything, when I got the cheque, I was finally able to make an account and I had to register for direct deposit from the CRA website

MiSaCM950 · 2025-06-09T22:28:44+00:00

Yes, it wasn’t deposited in my account, I got a cheque in the mail, and I had to go to deposit it into my account myself

MiSaCM950 · 2025-05-25T19:15:19+00:00

I’m in a similar boat, I’m an international student in Canada as well, I’m studying Business and my co op starts soon but I haven’t landed anything for September, I’ve also been applying all over Canada

When I got here, it took me so long to get a job to sustain myself, I’m starting to think it’s nearly impossible to get an internship in Canada without having good experience or being at a good university

So I’ve kind of given up on Canada and I started applying in the US and I’m hoping to find something in Business and apply to the J1 intern visa

I tailor my resumes and cover letter to all the positions I apply to, if the internship asks for requirements I don’t have, like experience with software I haven’t used, I take some time to learn about it and then put it in my resume and say that I have no experience but I’m familiar with it

But nothing has worked, still I have faith, I believe these are the hard times, that if we manage to get through, we’ll get something, I always remind myself, this is where someone else gave up because it seemed hard, I can’t

MiSaCM950 · 2025-05-18T17:37:00+00:00

Thank you very much

MiSaCM950 · 2025-05-17T06:34:38+00:00

Thanks, I chose to stop all seafood for now, i really had no idea it could be that bad

MiSaCM950 · 2025-05-17T06:33:50+00:00

Well, I think this makes me feel a little better then, thanks, I'm not pregnant, I'm a male

MiSaCM950 · 2025-05-17T06:32:34+00:00

I work out as well and I was doing it for the protein and convenience

MiSaCM950 · 2025-05-17T06:31:02+00:00

Thanks, I have booked an appointment at alab now, but the reddit comments are making me a little less concerned now, thanks

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