In general, H4 Visa holders, who are dependents of H1B visa holders, cannot work in the US. But that changed with the H4 Visa EAD rule that was effective from May 26, 2015. H4 EAD (Employment Authorization Document) essentially gives H4 visa holders the ability to work in the US if they qualify based on certain …
Earlier this week on Feb 16th, 2015 there was a federal judge who issued a temporary injunction against recent Nov 2014 Executive Action on Immigration by President Obama. There has been some confusion around this temporary injunction and our most awaited H4 Visa EAD rule that is at its last step. Let me clarify that …
One of our readers, Amit, was in a very interesting situation, where an employer filed H1B visa for him 3 years ago, got it approved, but never gave the approval notice ( I-797) to him. Amit’s new company applied for a H1B Visa transfer after 3 years, which was cap exempt, and got it approved. …
The passport office used to be a place of big mess with long lines and tedious process. It is amazing how the system has changed after Passport Seva Kendra(PSK) operations have been outsourced to TCS. Private organizations outsourcing totally defines quality of service and incomparable. Couple years ago, I shared my experience of process at …
The process to apply for Indian Passport for a new born baby is easier than you think. It is pretty much similar to the Indian passport renewal/ re-issue in India. The process is straightforward and there is NO need to pay to an agent or anyone for this. I did everything on my own, without …
Hello Blog Readers ! Happy New Year 2015 ! It has been an amazing year for us at the blog. Quick summary : We had about 30% increase in our readers. We have about 9800 questions and 8000 answers asked in our Q & A Platform. Many great contributions from the community. We also enhanced …
With so much of discussion among attorneys, bloggers, press, etc. around the Obama executive action on immigration and its impact to internationals, it could be very confusing. The goal of this article is to summarize the key points as outlined by President Obama on the below topics H4 Visa holders EAD employment Options F1 Visa …
The way we consume content on various device is changing…We all want responsive website that create best user experience to read content on mobile and tablet devices. We have embarked our first step for beautiful mobile design by adopting a new responsive design. Typography is something of great importance and we had serif fonts, which …
Many of you, when you travel to a new country might wonder, if you can drink tap water in that country or not. If you from Asia, many do not suggest to drink tap water directly and they suggest to use a water filter or some purification mechanism. But, when you go to developed countries …
by Emily Neumann, Attorney at Law Around October 1st each year, I start receiving calls from individuals in L1 visa status who had been sponsored for an H1B visa with a different employer. They usually want to know if they can keep working for the L1 employer even though they have an H-1B approval. I …