Satheesh Kumar Ilu 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 …
There has been quite a bit of news coverage in the past one week about the scam related to Tri-Valley University, which is based out of Pleasanton in San Francisco Bay Area, since ICE conducted a raid on its premises and at Ruby Hill on Jan 19th, 2011. Let me summarize in few sentences and …
I never had a car, when I was studying in India…After I graduated from MS and got my first job in US, l really wanted to buy a fancy new car… but unfortunately I could not, my plans to study MBA killed my new car thought….Anyways, I bought a used car and have been using …
Paying tolls is something everyone are familiar with…it is no different in America, they also have unattended automatic tolls in US… If you live in an area with too many tolls, you may own one of these devices like EZ -Pass, I-Pass, etc to pay the tolls automatically…If you are traveling or visiting your friends …
Credit card payments can be very tricky…you can end up paying lot of late fee, if you miss the actual deadline. I am not a big fan of auto payments for credit cards, so I have a reminder on my calendar to pay credit cards on a certain day of the month…occasionally, I tend to …
Studying for a Master’s degree in the US is a dream for many. Unfortunately, there are some requirements that US schools have to be eligible to apply for a Graduate school program. Many students, whose bachelor’s degree is three years in their home country, end up in a tough situation and unsure, how their future …
By Guest Author Getting funding can be a big deal for international students as it helps them focus on education without any financial concerns. Typically, you can get funding by proper planning in second semester, but if you are proactive, you might get it in first semester. Mradul is one of those proactive guys, who took …
One of the most discussed topic or asked question among professionals working on H1B visa, Students planning to apply for job, International professionals seeking employment in US is “Green Card “…Questions like: ” Does your company sponsor Green Card/ do PERM Processing ?” “How many PERM applications did your Company get approved ?” “Are there …