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 to take a break for …
5 H1B, H4 Visa Interview Experiences February 2017 – India, KSA
It is interesting to hear from one of our readers, who shares his experience here, how he copied all the visa experiences on our blog and read them few times to prepare himself for interview…Thanks a lot to our readers Pradeep, Sanjana, H Man, WantedH1B and Flint for taking time to write and sharing their experiences with us. You can …
5 Ways to Get Yourself Hurt in H1B Race – What NOT to do !
Thanks to our guest author Pattam Onnu for taking time to write this article and share his experiences. You can share yours here 1) Missing the deadline for the H1B Lottery : Usually, USCIS starts accepting new H1b visa petitions starting in April, and USCIS in theory continues the accept petitions until the cap is reached. However, in the last …
US Port of Entry Experiences – Tracker
With the new Trump administration in US in 2017, there are so many rumors floating around internationals circles and media on what is happening at US Port of Entry. I see many people sharing info on article H1Bs Deported at POE from 2010 …Some claim X % of their employees are denied entry, some say there are more secondary inspections, some say …
H1B Bill 130K Wage – Confusion – What’s Reality ? New H1B Visa Bill Summary ?
Recent speculations by media and news websites, solely based on “ Leaked Executive Order on H1B, L1 Visas by Trump’s Administration” and the recent H1B Bill “High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017“ introduced in house by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, have been blown out of proportion and creating confusion and anxiety in many current and prospective H1B visa holders. Due …
Trump’s Leaked Executive Order Draft Summary – H1B, L1 Visas, 130K Wage ?
There has been so much confusion and chaos in the lives of many internationals living in US either on Green card or any other visa status with the recent executive order signed by President Trump on temporary ban on internationals from certain countries and certain background. This executive order signed matched word to word on the set of leaked Executive orders …
US Tax Filing 2017 – Updates, Deadline, Rates, e-Filing for H1B,L1, H4, L2
We have looked at topics on how foreigners like H1B, H4, L1 are classified for Taxation in US , including FAQs like Why File, Penalty. In this article we will look at some important tax dates, the tax rates and related numbers that you may need to prepare your 2016 income tax return. These are the applicable numbers for the tax …
3 H1B, H4 Visa Stamping Experiences – 2017 – India
To add to other visa dropbox experiences of 2017 we just published, we have our great readers, Praveen, Karthik, Anonymous, who have taken time to write their experiences as well. Thanks to them for taking time and sharing ! You can share yours as well here ———————————————- H1B Visa Stamping Experience by Karthik ———————————————- Background Info : Thanks a lot …
4 H1B Visa Dropbox (Interview Waiver Program) Experiences 2017 – India
To kick off 2017 visa experiences, few of our readers shared their experiences in January 2017. Thanks a lot to our readers – Sai, Anonymous (USA – H1b applicant), Shashank, Rakesh – for taking time to write and share their experiences. You can share yours as well here ———————————————- H1B Dropbox Experience by Sai ———————————————- I would like to share my visa experience so …
US Port of Entry (POE) Abu Dhabi Experience for Parents – Key Lesson
If you have your parents traveling to US for the first time, it can be quite overwhelming for them with immigration process and layover at airports. Some things can go wrong as well. Below is one such experience that is shared by one of our readers to help everyone. Thanks to Pattam for taking time to share the experience of …