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H1B Visa 2013 Cap Count, Fees, News Updates, Deadlines, FAQs

April 9, 2012
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Updated date : May 14th, 2012 Many of you have lots of questions related to H1B visa 2013. Would like to address all of these questions, including news updates on this page. It is an evolving page and have constant updates like cap count, USCIS news releases. What is H1B visa 2013 ?   Some of [...]

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H1B Visa 2013 filing Fee ? Should you pay for H1B cost ?

April 1, 2012
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With H1B Visa filing for fiscal year(FY) 2013 set to start tomorrow, some of you might be wondering with questions like : Should I pay for H1B fee ? Will the H1B sponsor pay for the H1B visa application filing fee ? What cost can I bear ? What are the laws that govern the [...]

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H1B visa 2013 Predictions ? Lottery ? Data Analysis

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As most of you know, in general, USCIS accepts H1B visa petitions for the next fiscal year beginning April 1st of previous year. Last year USICS did a press release on March 18th, 2011, indicating that it would accept H1B visas for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 starting April 1st. As of today, we do not [...]

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L1A Blanket Visa Stamping Chennai 2012 – Pink Slip – Success

March 7, 2012
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One of our readers, Karthikeya,  have shared his L1A Blanket Visa stamping experience and important tip to learn from his experience.  Please review. Thanks to Karthikeya for sharing his experience.  If you would like to share any experiences, please email to redbus2us (at) gmail (dot) com L1A Blank Visa Stamping Experience Chennai 2012 I went [...]

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Plan/ Schedule to apply H1B visa FY 2013

February 8, 2012
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If you are planning to work in America on H1B visa, it is very important that you plan the process as it could get hectic at the eleventh hour. If you currently work for a company and the same company is sponsoring your H1B visa, your immigration attorney would be behind you with proper planning [...]

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H1B Stamping 221(g) Query – Successful Visa stamping Experience Chennai 2011

August 2, 2011
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One of my good friends Sri attended H1B visa interview in Chennai and initially got 221(g) query and later got H1B visa stamped in his passport after submitting necessary documents. Congratulations to him on getting visa ! He was kind enough to take time and share his experience with our readers. Thanks to Sri for [...]

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Sample 221(g) H1B visa Denial/Refusal letter from US Consulate India

May 24, 2011
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Some of you might be curious to see how a H1B visa denial letter would look like, if H1B visa have been refused for an applicant. Below is a sample denial letter received from US consulate after the applicant submitted documents for given 221(g) query. Check out the H1B visa 221(g) tracker for more info [...]

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H1B Visa Petition Processing Steps at USCIS Service Center – Adjudication info

April 6, 2011
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Many of the H1B visa petitioners ( employers) and the employees are curious about what exactly happens at the USCIS service center after a H1B visa application is submitted. Let me share with you the high level process on USCIS’s side as mentioned by them. Steps at USCIS Service Center after Submitting H1B Petition : [...]

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When can H1B visa 2012 Petition be Rejected ? USCIS Guidelines

April 2, 2011
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USCIS gives a set of guidelines to petitioners explaining the steps to be followed by them to avoid rejections or issuance of RFE ( request for evidence). USCIS keeps adding new guidelines or modifying existing ones.  Below is the list of those guidelines. It is very important for employers and employees to know these rules [...]

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Drop Box submission Process for 221(g) query – H1B – Is there a Box ? Hyderabad

March 23, 2011
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As I got a 221(g) query for H1B Visa stamping at Chennai, they gave me a blue form with list of documents to submit. My original perception about drop box was that there would be a drop box and you just drop off your documents packet in that box…Guess what ?  There is nothing as [...]

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