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 …
There have been many speculations by many of our readers, that there is a rejected list, second list, etc…Finally, all the speculations come to end….USCIS released a press note earlier today indicating that they have returned all the H1B petitions that were not selected in H1B 2017 Lottery process. We’ll quickly review on what it means …
So finally you have got your visa, and are almost ready to land in U.S. or have already landed. Feeling excited?? I am sure you are. But in-between you might be bit concerned about one of three basic need of life from food (Roti), clothes (Kapda), and House (Makaan). For food, there are plenty of …
In the last article, we have covered the tax classification of resident vs non-resident alien, filing status info. In this article, we will cover how H1B visa holder would file taxes for H4 spouse and dependent children, including benefits and other FAQs. What are the various tax benefits that a H1B visa holder claim? In …
In our previous article on taxes, we discussed on how not filing taxes and returns can be evil and many FAQs on Filing Taxes as International. In this article, we will discuss more around how foreigners are classified for tax purposes and what the filing status would be and some benefits around same, including forms that …
Once H1B Visa Lottery process is complete, you wait for your lottery results or final decision. While everyone hope to get a H1B Receipt Case number , it is impossible to get it for everyone and depending on the number of filings either some or many end up getting reject notices, if they were not selected in …
There’s a saying that “two things are certain in life, death and taxes”. Well it is true, and some people do think that is a necessary evil. Though they may not be evil till we realize their importance. If you are filing Taxes as Dependent on H4 or other visa by applying ITIN Number, many …
Below is an experience shared by one of our anonymous readers suggesting to beware of the websites like H1Bullet.com, where the user was cheated. Thanks to the user for sharing the experience. You can share yours here . We always recommend not to use any online services that do false promises like beating H1B lottery, …
Recently I had the opportunity to take Air India’s (AI) non-stop San Francisco to New Delhi flight (AI-173, AI-174). I was little prejudiced against AI and it wasn’t my first choice. Still I took it, as it was a last minute trip and I didn’t have many options left. Here is my unprejudiced review for …
As we all know that H4 visa holders are not eligible to have a Social Security Number (SSN), but for filing U.S. tax returns and claiming them dependent on H1 visa holders, they do require a unique identification number, which is called Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). On H4 visa, me and my daughter (18 months) …