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Satheesh Kumar Ilu

Satheesh Kumar Ilu, commonly known as Kumar, is the founder of RedBus2US.com. He is an Immigration and Study Abroad expert. He holds an MS from the University of Houston–Clear Lake and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He studied, lived, and worked in the U.S. and Singapore for nearly two decades, and has traveled to over 25 countries.

Life as H1B holder vs. GC or Citizen – USA vs. India

Last Updated : May 26, 2019 | by Satheesh Kumar Ilu
Life as H1B vs Green Card and US Citizen vs India

If you are working as a H1B holder in US, you have lot of limitations in terms of your freedom to work or do any business. You do not get many benefits as the Green card holders or US Citizens. It might be frustrating at times to be on H1B. Let me share my very …

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Categories Return to India 48 Comments

Work related Politics, Promotions – Manager, Lead – USA vs. India ?

Last Updated : May 26, 2019 | by Satheesh Kumar Ilu
Work related Politics Promotions – Manager, Lead – USA vs India

I have a good friend who used to work for a good company. He came to US through them, worked here for over 2 years for them and then quit. He quit the company almost after 5 years… when I asked him the reason to quit, it was not money or anything else….it was just …

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Categories Return to India 29 Comments

Work Culture, Ethics, Time at work, Importance – India vs. America

Last Updated : May 26, 2019 | by Satheesh Kumar Ilu
Work Culture in US vs India Move back to India or US

Work occupies most of our life, if you think about it…officially you are supposed to work for 8 hrs to be considered full time. But, people work differently in different countries depending on the culture. If you are planning on settling in a country, this is something very serious to think about.  Let me share …

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Categories Return to India 186 Comments

Change Majors in MS after admission and Arrival to US? ECE to CS?

Last Updated : December 30, 2018 | by Satheesh Kumar Ilu
Change Majors in MS after admission and Arrival to US

The way it works in India and maybe few other countries is, once you take up a Major (or Branch) in Bachelors, it is very hard to change that Major.  You do not see many schools encouraging changing of majors unless you are in a flexible top notch school. Unlike, in America it works differently…Let …

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Categories Application Info 38 Comments

Series: Settle in US or India? Life in USA vs. India? Move back?

Last Updated : May 26, 2019 | by Satheesh Kumar Ilu
life in usa vs life in india

If you were to ask any Indian or international living in US, this is probably the most thought or discussed question: “Should I settle in US or go back to home country?”  There are similar thoughts for people in India or any other country too. I lived in India and US for quite some time, …

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Categories Return to India 266 Comments

Why Meet new people in America from Various Cultures and Countries ?

Last Updated : December 30, 2018 | by Satheesh Kumar Ilu
Why Meet new people in America from Various Cultures and Countries

I was out last night for a Brazilian Birthday party.  All the people were new to me and they were all Brazilian…I met this group through  my American friend and unfortunately, he could not make it last night…It was an interesting experience…It was amazing to meet new people, get to know their cultures…. Half of …

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Categories Living in US 2 Comments

Where to buy Cheap Air tickets as Student in US? Discounts?

Last Updated : May 25, 2019 | by Satheesh Kumar Ilu

I remember looking for deals as a student where to buy tickets and asking people and school officials where to buy air tickets for cheap. I did not know initially know where to buy and usually would just go to websites like priceline.com, orbitz.com, kayak.com to buy tickets.  But, there is another website that I …

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Categories Student Life 2 Comments

USCIS News: H1B and L1 $2000 Fee increase effective from Aug 14th 2010

Last Updated : May 25, 2019 | by Satheesh Kumar Ilu

Updated : September,  2015  USCIS had a conference call today to discuss the implementation of the H1B and L1 Fee increase by $2000. As most of you know, president Obama signed the fee increase into law last week Friday. The public law 111-230 signed by president will be in effect immediately. Read H1B and L1 …

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Categories H1B Visa 34 Comments

Transfer Universities – How Credits transfer work in MS or MBA in USA

Last Updated : December 30, 2018 | by Satheesh Kumar Ilu
University Transfer in US - How many credits will transfer

Some of you might be in a situation, where you realized that the school you got in was not the best fit or not convenient because of family living else where and would like to transfer to another school. I started my MBA at one school and transferred to other school; in the process I …

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Categories Student Life 5 Comments

How to meet new people or make friends circle in US in a New Place?

Last Updated : December 30, 2018 | by Satheesh Kumar Ilu
How to make friends in America as International

I had a very hard time to make new friends or find someone who share the same interests when I moved to new location after MS. Often, most of us are in the same situation when you relocate to a new location in America for either job or education. If you are a consultant on …

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Categories Living in US 62 Comments
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