{"id":8525,"date":"2018-05-21T13:30:14","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T12:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/?p=8525"},"modified":"2022-09-12T14:24:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T12:24:51","slug":"architecture-experience-in-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/architecture-experience-in-the-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Architecture experience in the USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u00a0cannot believe this is actually happening! Hi everyone! My name is Matej and I\u00a0would like to share with you my story of making my <strong>American dream<\/strong> come true and my experience with Architect-US getting the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/index.html?program=j1-visa-only#programs\">J1 Visa<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and having an<strong> architecture experience in the USA.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After completing my studies of architecture and urban planning in Slovakia and Italy, I\u00a0decided to pursue my professional career abroad. I\u00a0moved to Paris where I&#8217;ve been living and working for already 2 years, however, I&#8217;ve always wanted to experience the life overseas.<\/p>\n<p>I\u00a0have been to the United States before, whether just on vacation or as a\u00a0part of the Work&amp;Travel Programs. But the idea of having an<strong> architecture experience in the USA<\/strong>\u00a0has been on my mind for quite some time. Of course, I\u00a0knew that it will be a\u00a0long journey to make this dream come true and to find a\u00a0<strong>job opportunity<\/strong> there won&#8217;t be easy especially because of the whole visa situation. I was applying for jobs, but with no feedback&#8230;I realized that I won&#8217;t be able to do that without any help so I did my research on the internet and found out about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/index.html?program=j1-visa-only#home\"><strong>Architect-US<\/strong><\/a>&#8230;Thank God! I\u00a0subscribed immediately and my hunt for a\u00a0dream job has begun. As I\u00a0didn&#8217;t have a\u00a0job offer I\u00a0chose the option that Architect-US will help me to find the best opportunity for me. To be honest it has been a\u00a0long journey, longer than I\u00a0was expecting but as I was told several times, \u201ewhere there is a\u00a0will, there is a\u00a0way\u201c ( It is totally true \ud83d\ude42 ), I\u00a0didn&#8217;t give up and therefore my suitcase is packed and tomorrow I&#8217;m heading to LA.<\/p>\n<p>In my case, the process of getting a\u00a0job took some time but once I\u00a0got the job offer the <strong>J1\u00a0visa process<\/strong> was faster than I\u00a0expected, it took about 4 weeks and I\u00a0received my passport with the visa stamped in it yesterday. Of course like everyone before the <strong>visa interview<\/strong> I\u00a0was nervous and read so many stories on the internet about how complicated it could be, what kind of tricky questions they could ask you at the embassy etc&#8230;That was a\u00a0mistake and I\u00a0was worried too much! The interview went very well, I\u00a0just answered two basic questions and in 2 minutes I\u00a0was standing in front of the embassy with my visa being approved and start my architecture experience in the USA.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to a\u00a0great professional guidance and help of <strong>Emilia Stefanova and the team of Architect-US<\/strong> through the whole process it was a\u00a0pleasant journey and\u00a0 I\u00a0would definitely recommend Architect-US to everyone who is having a\u00a0dream of gaining a\u00a0professional experience in the US. It&#8217;s definitely all worth it!<\/p>\n<p>American dream begins in 3&#8230;2&#8230;1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u00a0cannot believe this is actually happening! Hi everyone! My name is Matej and I\u00a0would like to share with you my story of making my American dream come true and my experience with Architect-US getting the J1 Visa\u00a0and having an architecture experience in the USA. 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