Good morning guys, thank you very much for all the replies since it really helps to have a platform of support and I may find somethin9that work or a combination.
I will go over all of them tonight after work again, but no time now to reply individually.
Baas Kobus although my back got re injured or just worse due to the kind of physical work I do especially repetition like lifting heavy aluminum covers or lids on train cars, shoveling a bit, cranking open and close gran hoppers or so it's still just a normal job requirement and not the company I'm working for faul.
I will never be able to live with myself (you know me very well) to pull a stunt by saying I got injured at work.
In any case; although we have some sort of workmans compensation it's different to that of SA. Maybe relevant to TCN contract workers where you will get stabilized and then either continue work or your contract end.
Some people are just genetically strong or just physically strong and healthy.
I got endurance and can work nonstop without breaks for crazy hours but sadly my body give up....old injuries.
My boss asked what happened and I told him that my back must have been injured so many times in my career as medic hauling patients out of awkward positions, wrecks, mountains and so on but always somehow recovered. Now it's just not recovering anymore....
Xpat I have phoned a very successful emigration lawyer and was advised to think it over before I pay over any money and start the process. 1; my late dad which I never met had different names to me and I have no paperwork to proofe he was indeed my dad since when I was adopted my names got changed from Ronald Eybers to Thomas Mc Sherry. My dad never married my late mom and his name was Noal Johnson. I know very little about him, not even the state he resided and died.
2: I have this flag on me which the HS officers said will never go away because I have worked in countries of conflict and all the questions they asked every time come back to indicate that I was a mercenary which I never was. I got asked so many questions about my ware abouts and that happens every time I enter
The officer said that it can happen that upon reviewing they may even want me to leave the country. Maybe they have noted by now that I am walking a straight loyal and patriotic and honest path for the US which is a country I love.
I dont want to put usd 8k down on a lawyer's table if I dont have a guarantee to be successful, that's a couple of months wages which I dont want to risk especially on an estimated 3 year process if you are nothing special - skilled qualified person. I am on older guy working with my hands and driving semis when I'm in luck, nothing special about that other than ordinary.
My head is just spinning for now, I'm in a bit of a panic and a bad spot since I want to be here. Made it through the night so off to work and hope somehow hold on and be productive.
Cheers guys
