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) …
Now comes the exciting part of traveling with baby to US on long flight. Before you read the below, you may read Traveling to US with Baby – How to Pack, Select Flights, Seats How to Dress up when traveling with Infant to US on Long flight ? Wear easy comfortable clothes in layers with …
Travelling with child may sound nightmare to many especially alone, well it is bit tricky but not impossible. Due to my work commitments which I didn’t want to break, I could not travel with my husband so came two weeks later with my 6 months old daughter. After a year, we also had our family …
Many of you, who are still waiting for receipts for FY 2017 must be wondering, do I still stand a chance to get H1B receipt. Let me cover the reality first and some of the exceptions or outliers shared by users in the last couple of years, when we had lottery. What’s the Reality of …
Who doesn’t love to save money? When we come to new country like America, as an Immigrant or on H1B Visa, that is totally new place, we obviously don’t know much about the place and how we can save money. We only know what we learn from others or explore ourselves. If you are from …
It is crazy to even think of the number of comments, questions, answers and troll on our H1B Visa 2017 page, we have hit over 10,000 comments…It is something that clearly shows the anxiety and frustration of many waiting for their H1B 2017 receipts. Would like to quickly summarize for everyone’s benefit on the anticipated …
Last week, Ruchika wrote about Life on H4 Visa and What it taught her. This week, she is sharing her experience on adjusting to US life during her first few months. Thanks to Ruchika for sharing her experiences ! Her expereince is a reality that is unspoken or shared less with friends and family back home. …
As anticipated in the our previous article on reality about H1B receipts and Lottery results, USCIS issued a news alert today indicating that they have completed data entry of the all the H1B FY 2017 cap subject petitions. Lets me summarize the news alert and what to expect. Summary of USCIS News – Data Entry …
Many of you, who applied H1B petition for FY 2017 are going through a very tough time…many waiting for the lottery results, some waiting for the actual decision, some very nervous looking at the celebration from others saying their case is picked, some making up their own theories that ‘game is over for premium processing …
If you are used to working back in home country, once you are in US on H4 visa you cannot work immediately… Life as a H4 Visa Holder can be really tough until you fall under H4 EAD Rule to work. Ruchika has shared her experience on how she has seen the brighter side of …