The Mini Hiatus

Reflection

First of all, I want to sincerely apologize for being absent from the blog for such a long time. Looking at the comments and questions, I notice that several people were expecting replies from me, but I wasn’t available. I had been pretty engaged in the blog until Fall last year and had been wanting …

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Immigrant vs Immigrant

It is often said that your journey defines who you are. Journey for a typical H-1B immigrant is: Apply for H-1B Change job(s) until you land at your dream company Apply for green card, or return to home country when the time is up Continue to apply for H-1 extensions until green card arrives After …

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For The Movie Maniac

First the disclosure – I am a movie maniac. I love to watch both Bollywood and Hollywood films whenever I am not on this blog 🙂 There are so many viewing options available that at times it confuses me where to go. Theater 1. I usually go to Costco to buy AMC or Century Theaters …

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Change of Status (COS) – F1, H1B, L1, H4, L2, F2 – FAQs – All you need to Know !

Change of Status COS FAQs

What is Change of Status (COS) ? When a non-immigrant or an international student/ worker enters US, that alien is given a visa category. This is mentioned in the I-94 that is issued at PoE (Port of Entry). Immigration laws allow the alien/ international student/ worker to move from one visa category to another, with …

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