serious question to anybody who live in USA pls help me?

If your parents are doctors, it depends where they studied whether they will be able to take the licensing exams and get a license to practice medicine. Graduates of medical schools in the US, UK, Canada, Australia & New Zealand should be able to qualify to take the exams ("boards'). Most other countries, they will have to go to med school in the US before they can take the exams -- their educational qualifications are not equivalent to US standards. Any medical related job (X-ray technician, nursing, physical therapy, you-name-it) is required to meet specific educational requirements to be eligible to sit for the exams and obtain licenses.

The employment situation is bleak -- over 380,000 per week being laid off, and the unemployment rate is rising faster than at any time in at least 30 years (some economists say 60 years). Lots of well qualified docs coming from Canada as the health system there is falling apart.

Budget: over half your income goes to assorted taxes: Social Security, federal & state income taxes, property taxes, sales taxes and more. Food: minimum $300 per person per month if you cook from scratch and budget carefully. The average family of 4 spends about $1500/month, plus school lunches, lunches at work, etc. Housing: varies widely depending on where you live. A rather ordinary 4 BR house built in the 1950's or 60's can run anywhere from $200,000 - $2 million depending on neighborhood & part of the country.

Crime: beware the neighborhood where you live! Some neighborhoods are horrible, and some places are among the safest in the world.

Every state offers something different. It depends on lots of things. What is currently killing us right now are gas prices. When gas prices go higher, everything else does.

I live in FL and you didn't have a job before, it might be hard to find one unless you have a degree appealing to nursing or education. The economy is in a very bad state now and for someone who is immigrating, things might be even worse.

I am not trying to scare you, but that's the way it is. Everyone seems to be moving to Georgia because seems like things are cheaper there. I have been to KY and if you are not a fan of fast paced cities, then it would be perfect for you. New York is great too. I could go on and on about different states. The best thing you can do is writing down your priorites, what's more important for you and your family, and find a state that can help you fulfill these priorities.

You can also search online and I am sure you'll find sites that compared states.

It might be best to look for a place with a decent population of other people from your country. There will definitely be culture shock when you come here, and this would make it easier. California does have a big economy, so lots of opportunities it can be expensive. I live in the San Francisco area (we have immigrants from all over, so I'm sure there are people from your country) but it is very expensive. However, wages are higher. There is more crime here than most countries, especially the richer ones, but it's not too hard to avoid. There are certain parts of certain cities you would be better off avoiding, but if you do that you will be safe 95% of the time. My wife and I spend $400-$500 on food a month. I don't know if your parents would need to update their medical licenses here.

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What a strange question.

When you say you have a chance to emigrate to the USA, what are your grounds for that, what is your status and what is your profession? You don't seem to know much about the USA, considering you are a would-be immigrant.

As far as your parents are concerned, as they are obviously of working age, they would have to to apply for immigration in their own right. As has already been pointed out, before they can practice as doctors in th USA, they would first have to rass an examination equal to the final exam that a US doctor takes.I will add to that. Each state has its own Board and its own exam. So they would have to pass the board exam in the state they want to immigrate to.AND they would have to travel to the US, to take and pass the exam. BEFORE they can apply to immigrate into the US. Unless they are independently wealthy (as defined by the US) they would have to receive a firm offer of employment before they can apply too. If they should want to move to a different state, they would have to pass that state's board exam or be exempt from it too.

It is not meant to be an easy process. It is meant to ensure that immigrant doctors are at least as well-trained and capable as those trained in US medical colleges. Quite right too.

And they cannot do simple medical jobs, because then they would have no basis for immigration. If that was allowed, people would be flooding in from all over the world.Even if they qualify to practice medicine in a US state that alone will not get them in either. That is the EASY part!

You should be looking on the website of the US Embassy in your country. That is why it exists.It is quite easy to find. Just google for US Embassy and add the name of your capital city.

As far as the crime rates are concerned, I regrat that one of the posters has given a wrong answer.Overall, the US has one of the highest crime rates in the world, and by far the highest in the 'developed' world. You can easily check the crime rates in any state,and in most cities and towns, because they can be found on the internet. so there are places with hardly any crime,and others where musrders are so frequent that they are not even newsworthy anymore. It is up to you to do your own research. I lived in a very nice low crime area of Texas, but I was aware that overall, a Texas resident has a one in four chance of doing jail time. The highest in the USA. It is all relative.

Other questions are subjective. They depend on the individual.

as far as food is concerned, if you are a professional. you won't be too worried what that costs.

If you are planning to live on curry and rice it won't cost you much, but many professional Americans can and do afford to spend thousands a month on food, and I don't know many doctors who can't afford to spend $300 or more A DAY on food if they want to.In fact I know a few that OWN restaurants, and hotels, and motels, and apartment blocks and..the rest!

As has been suggested, you should say here what country you are in, and give more information about your ecucarion and background. Then, you may receive a reply from someone of the same nationality and profession, who can relate from their own experience.

It might help if you tell us where you're living now. If you are looking for a similar climate or a comunity of people with the same ethnic background. What is your educational level and job expirience and what do you hope to do for a living? This is a big nation and there certainly areas I would not choose to live in but the bottom line remains the same, this is still the greatest nation in the world and most of us are very proud of our country. A little research on the internet will help you a lot. Best of luck.

There are really rape and thefts here -- just like everywhere else in the world. I have no idea how employable you are as I have no idea what you do for a living.

Let me suggest that you need to do some massive research before you leap into immigration. You seriously need to figure out what you do for a living and what kind of lifestyle you want to have. Then you can research various cities, suburbs, outlying areas and rural areas to see what matches up with your needs OR if the cultural shock is just going to be too difficult for you and your family.

California has the largest economy.

I live in Ohio. You can get by spending $300 a month on food if you watch your budget.

Your parents would have to pass a medical exam board to practice in the US.

The crime rate is high for an industrialized nation, but it is not that bad. Compared to most developing countries the crime rate is low.

America is really not as bad as some movies make it out to be. if you are afraid of crime-dont move to NY, Detroit, etc.-although these areas do have nice areas- I would be safe and just not move there.

Virginia has job opportunites and there is a diverse (international) population.

About your parents-they will have to redo somethings to be able to practice medicine.

Good Luck! Best wishes!

I don't know what to tell you about where to migrate, but i will re-assure you that i do not think there are that many rape and stealing crimes, at least not where i'm from. IT depends where you live, i suppose. i live in a rural area and everyone knows everyone and i like it just fine.

I wouldn't recommend moving to a state that has both sale tax and income tax, because you lost more of your money that way. In Connecticut, 40% of your money goes to taxes. So if you want to be able to save, states with low taxes have an advantage.

Depending on where you're from, your parents might have to pass certification tests in order to practice medicine. A lot of American students go abroad for medical school because its cheaper and they just have to pass standardized tests to work here with their degrees.