Not Citizen-big problem

[annie78]

Hi guys
Thank you so much for your support.
I need some help
I had big problem with competing in national level.
3 weeks ago I was ready to do Jr USA.I was dreaming to do big show.wanted to do big show and like every other girl wanted to be PRO
but..(
I have been in USA since 2004-5 years.I have green card,pay my bills,use the same gyms like you guys,eat the same food but I had problem with my citizenship
I got my green card 2006.I am like you guys -just I can not vote.I can work any job position.When I come back from Europe I go to the citizen line at the airport ,because I am not noncitizen(all peopel with visa)
I have green card but I have to wait 4 years and 8 months to be citizen(2 more years)
So a week before Jr USA I got an e-mail from NPC that I am not allowed to compet because I am not citizen.
Every national show now give at least one PRO card for female so I can not do a big show for the next 2 years.
I have to do all of the small show which I do not mind,but I feel down.
They told me that I am too hard for small show and need just a little bit to be close to the big stars.
I am not so much motivate any more.I wanted to meet people,to make my name and be fitness model.All of this small show are not cover of any magazine or...
how to push my self to go forward.
just feel down.
i do not think that is fair;green card and citizen-NOT fair
thank you so much

 

[robot]

Don't give up. You look great. I'm sure others will have practical advice from a professional/competitor's perspective but from a bodybuilders perspective just keep going. Your hard work pays off every day when you get out of bed.

 

[lucian]

3 words.....never give up!!! you remember these? be strong, and see what happens. sometimes things happen that we cant control. try and learn some kind of lesson from this. i have no idea what it can be but i know you....you will be back, and you wont give up.


lucian

 

[muscledoc1]

not steal the thread,but today i got mine,i had the the oath-ceremony.you'll get yours too,its not as long as it seems....

 

[Ehren]

Hang in there

Hi, sorry to hear about your problems there.

I'm having the same here in Europe! I was supposed to be able to get my green card (long term) this year and they changed the requirements! Now I have to stay 3 more years to get it. So it's foreigner VISA time again. I have a home here, a company and business license and can't get a green card, can't compete either. It's alright, Im not ready for competition anyway.

We just need to hang in there! It'll be ok.

Though not competing is hard, you can still be a fitness model with great success. Best of luck to you.

 

[BULKING_N]

Mind blowing... Awesome work..

Dont give up Annie.. You look great and will go far. This is just one stumbling block you will over come.

 

[Diesel City]

"Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it."

-Chuck Swindoll

Annie, let the adversity make you better.

 

[gridlock]

Hi guys
Thank you so much for your support.
I need some help
I had big problem with competing in national level.
3 weeks ago I was ready to do Jr USA.I was dreaming to do big show.wanted to do big show and like every other girl wanted to be PRO
but..(
I have been in USA since 2004-5 years.I have green card,pay my bills,use the same gyms like you guys,eat the same food but I had problem with my citizenship
I got my green card 2006.I am like you guys -just I can not vote.I can work any job position.When I come back from Europe I go to the citizen line at the airport ,because I am not noncitizen(all peopel with visa)
I have green card but I have to wait 4 years and 8 months to be citizen(2 more years)
So a week before Jr USA I got an e-mail from NPC that I am not allowed to compet because I am not citizen.
Every national show now give at least one PRO card for female so I can not do a big show for the next 2 years.
I have to do all of the small show which I do not mind,but I feel down.
They told me that I am too hard for small show and need just a little bit to be close to the big stars.
I am not so much motivate any more.I wanted to meet people,to make my name and be fitness model.All of this small show are not cover of any magazine or...
how to push my self to go forward.
just feel down.
i do not think that is fair;green card and citizen-NOT fair
thank you so much

always think about the end goal. you'll hit problems along the way with anything you do but it just makes it more worth it when you achieve it.

I have a friend who wanted to compete at a pro level but sadly lost his leg in a motorcycle accident. but he came back with such determination that he ended up on the same stage as dexter jackson, chris cormier, and loads of others. he never did make it pro in the end but he was guest posing everywhere to the point that he was so well known in the circuit in the UK that it was a satisfying enough feeling for him.

 

[Sassy]

For whatever reason they have put the rules in place.... don't let that stop you. This is your dream, don't give up!!! You should keep going for your citizenship! Then everything else will fall into place. If you need some help or support just ask CSlim, she just got her citizenship.