Almost after one year of initial proposal of Startup Visa act of 2010 & EB6 Visa, the bill was re-introduced as ‘Startup Visa Act 2011’ on March 14th, 2011, adding some new terms to include H1B visa holders and also more options. Summary of the Startup Visa Act 2011 Bill: Main aim of the bill …
Some of you, who grew up in Asia and countries like India, Thailand might be used to bargaining before you buy something or hire something….It could be as simple as bargaining the rate for taxi or auto rickshaw…Also, it could be in instances like buying stuff on the street…sometimes, it could be like buying stuff …
As I previously shared about my frustrations of filling DS-160 form for H1B visa stamping and how to avoid them…I would like continue to share some of my insights from my H1B visa stamping experience, including the visa interview. Background : I was going for H1B visa renewal stamping (5th year on H1B visa). My …
USCIS published a rule for H1B filings in late December, 2010, Read this article “ H1B Employer to register before filing “. It has moved from “Notice of Public rule Making (NPRM) to next step. It is published in the federal register and will be open for public comments for the next 60 days. i.e. …
Couple of our readers, Ramakanth, Devansh Sharma, were gracious to share their experiences preparing documentation for Visitor Visa(B2) for their parents to visit USA, including visa interview questions. Thanks to them for taking time to share his experience with our readers. If you have any experience as well, please send it to redbus2us(at)gmail.com Visitor Visa (B2) for …
Some of you might be curious to see how a rejection letter would look like, if you were not selected in H1B lottery. A good friend of mine sent me a copy of the same to share with our readers. If you look closely, USCIS says that they returned the associated fees to the petitioner. …
One of our blog readers, Vijay Vasu, had an appointment for H1B visa stamping on February 11th, 2011 at Chennai US consulate office, India. He was gracious enough to take time and share his experience with us. Thank to Vijay for sharing his experience. You can share it as well, send your experience to redbus2us(at) …
When I used to live in India, I never called anyone and scheduled appointments to meet them for getting stuff done like auto repair, car oil changes, visiting doctor, haircut, looking at new apartment, travel guidance, meet insurance agent, dentist appointment, etc. In my experience, things work different in America. Let me share some of …
I have filled quite a few forms related to various kinds of visa stamping over the years, but every time I try to fill one, there is some sort of frustration due to factors like searching for old info and session timing out, forcing me to re-fill everything. Imagine you are filling in some info …
I was talking to my friend yesterday about parking tickets in our area, as a segue he explained his experience dealing with disability parking, when he had an injury and was unable to walk without crutches. Let me share his experience and the key point to take away from his experience. Injured Leg, Not able …