I have a good friend who used to work for a good company. He came to US through them, worked here for over 2 years for them and then quit. He quit the company almost after 5 years… when I asked him the reason to quit, it was not money or anything else….it was just …
Work occupies most of our life, if you think about it…officially you are supposed to work for 8 hrs to be considered full time. But, people work differently in different countries depending on the culture. If you are planning on settling in a country, this is something very serious to think about. Let me share …
The way it works in India and maybe few other countries is, once you take up a Major (or Branch) in Bachelors, it is very hard to change that Major. You do not see many schools encouraging changing of majors unless you are in a flexible top notch school. Unlike, in America it works differently…Let …
If you were to ask any Indian or international living in US, this is probably the most thought or discussed question: “Should I settle in US or go back to home country?” There are similar thoughts for people in India or any other country too. I lived in India and US for quite some time, …
I was out last night for a Brazilian Birthday party. All the people were new to me and they were all Brazilian…I met this group through my American friend and unfortunately, he could not make it last night…It was an interesting experience…It was amazing to meet new people, get to know their cultures…. Half of …
I remember looking for deals as a student where to buy tickets and asking people and school officials where to buy air tickets for cheap. I did not know initially know where to buy and usually would just go to websites like priceline.com, orbitz.com, kayak.com to buy tickets. But, there is another website that I …
On Aug 13 2010, President Obama signed Border Security Bill into law. Besides bunch of other things, this law increases the fees that need to be paid by certain H1/L1 petitioners. Following President Obama’s signature, USCIS released details on the new fee structure: – The new fees will be applicable on any H1 or L1 …
Updated : September, 2015 USCIS had a conference call today to discuss the implementation of the H1B and L1 Fee increase by $2000. As most of you know, president Obama signed the fee increase into law last week Friday. The public law 111-230 signed by president will be in effect immediately. Read H1B and L1 …
Some of you might be in a situation, where you realized that the school you got in was not the best fit or not convenient because of family living else where and would like to transfer to another school. I started my MBA at one school and transferred to other school; in the process I …
I had a very hard time to make new friends or find someone who share the same interests when I moved to new location after MS. Often, most of us are in the same situation when you relocate to a new location in America for either job or education. If you are a consultant on …