so I was told by the service company, whom I paid a fee for a period of 4 years, about 3 years ago.
State Department doc´s will arrive in about 8 weeks.

My questions are:
I know Seatlle as I have been there a few times for a longer period. That´s the city I want to move to for the time being.

Would it be best to go there again for one week close to the req. interview with the embassy and get an employment offer?

Does anyone know a good source for rental apartment listings?

Are there good job agencies which I should contact first to see what kind of work/pay I can get?

Would apreciate any input / advise very much!!

Employment as a...

Magician?
Tax attorney?
Professional basketball player? (Oh wait...)
IT guru?

If you can find a job in a week, splendid. Many can't in the current economy.

http://marketplace.nwsource.com/rentals/?from=pin

Almost impossible to answer. http://marketplace.nwsource.com/jobs/?from=pin

Good luck.

Thank you Gardyloo for the links above.

Well, I will be looking for work in Project Management (Telcom. / Marketing / Branding).
My art work will continue during spare-time, as I am not famous enough to live an artists live fulltime.
I am very excited and will certainly become a "full scale" miles hunter! In europe that doesn´t work that well.

Would advise networking right away - i.e. Linked-in etc

Are there any companies that either have a Branch office in Seattle or your locale? Call them and set up an informational interview -

When I emmigrated to the USA, I wanted to live in San Francisco or Seattle - after discovering how much it would cost to rent a rabbit-hutch in Bellevue, we settled in beautiful Portland - the City of Roses - My Mother-in-law lives in Kent and commutes to Issaquah every day - no thanks
Find out more about the environs as well - lastly Good Luck

Thanky for the advise.
Had a look at rental prices in Portland and was shocked! What I would pay for a 1 br. apt. in Seattle, I could get a 2-3 br. apt. in Portland.
As I have been given a very low CN, the whole thing might go faster than anticipated, which req. me to act a lot faster than planned.
Fine for me, the faster I get out of where I am right now, the better!!

I'd use craigslist over the local paper. The paper just has apartments in large buildings. A more common scenario in Seattle is finding roommates and renting a house.

"When I emmigrated to the USA, I wanted to live in San Francisco or Seattle - after discovering how much it would cost to rent a rabbit-hutch in Bellevue, we settled in beautiful Portland - the City of Roses - My Mother-in-law lives in Kent and commutes to Issaquah every day - no thanks"

I drove through Portland in off rush hour traffic and how people do that is beyond me. It cleared up, literally, right when I crossed the border. I'll take Seattle with Washington's no income tax policy any day. In terms of what your mother in law does, that's her own choice. There are plenty of ways to live in this city without going through that foolishness. If she can afford Kent, she can afford something in Issaquah.

[QUOTE=thegeneral;9657211]I drove through Portland in off rush hour traffic and how people do that is beyond me. It cleared up, literally, right when I crossed the border. I'll take Seattle with Washington's no income tax policy any day.QUOTE]

But OR has no sales tax. One of the reasons traffic cleared up is because of excellent city planning on the OR side of the Columbia. Light rail and zones that cut the suburbs off.

Good luck on the green card, SwissCircle. Though it is beyond me why anyone would want to move to the USA.

Thanks. Well, it just happens that I do like the US, despite certain political decisions, TSA and other not so good inventions related to "fighting terrorism". I think if I have nothing to hide, obey the law I do not have much to fear. I also felt kind of "home" each time I went to Seattle in the past.

I have nothing of substance to add except best wishes to you. The U.S. is still seen as a land of opportunity to many.