Clearly there is a huge demand for them everywhere? Why not sell them for 1+ Crores - there will definitely be plenty willing to pay that price. Would be a source of revenue for USA and eliminate the lottery by cost. Indians are spending 50L+ on coyotes to bring them from Mexico even, showing a mar...Read more
Given the state of the market, and the EB-2 backlog just aggravating each day with no sign of forward movement, how many of you with PD in 2016 or later are thinking of going back to school for PhD to get a a number of publications and citations? Even the market is changing and seems to favor those ...Read more
I was laid off on the 24th of April, and will be given my last check on May 1. I’m also paid severance for 2 months. Is the severance pay paid monthly in general? Is the day 1 of grace period calculated from last severance pay check I received ? Is that true? Just trying to see if they can delay my ...Read more
Anyone worked with them for EB-1a application how was your experience?. Please share
Anyone got their h1b (renewed) visa stamped in Calgary, Canada recently? How was the process compared to getting stamped in India? And how long did it take? #workvisa #h1b
I was on F1 previously and worked using OPT and STEM OPT. With no luck in H1B lottery for 4 years, I left my job and converted to H4 visa and applied for an EAD in Sep 2023. My application went to Vermont SC. It’s been over 7 months with no update. I recently received an offer and they are ok to wa...Read more
How was the experience ? Was it interview or dropbox? #h1b
Hi everyone, I am currently working for company A who filed for my H1B and it got picked in this year’s draw. Now I got cleared interview for my dream company B , way higher comp and better work. Now I enquired about H1B premium processing and my company said if I want to pay for it I can opt for it...Read more
I have my Dropbox appointment next month. For some reason while booking I was asked to book two different appointments, OFC and Consular. I am not sure if there was some mistake in the ds160. I have booked all my travels. Can I still use the first date to drop off my passport? Do I need to change my...Read more
Currently unemployed and H4 EAD is expiring on May 9th 2024. I have sent the renewal application which is in transit. I94 is valid till Dec 2026. How auto extension will work in this case ? Is it based of application filing date or getting receipt number back. Please suggest.
Scenario I will be soon in : My H1B is maxing out and and PERM is pending less than 6 months . What are my options to stay in USA and work ? Can I go for DAY 1 CPT? Any other options ? #workvisa #h1b #perm
Has anyone have experience to share about Mobsquad that seems to relocate you to canada and get you a PR while contracting with your US company. What percentage of salary do they take? Is it genuine? I didn't find s lot of info online so wanted to see if they are just scam. #mobsquad
hi I have an approved b2 visa. my recent role got impacted and hence I shifted to b2 from h1.and it is approved. I got 2 offers from company A and company B Company A filed for my h1 and it got approved today. I’m more inclined to join company B which is ready for filing by next week. Can we file...Read more
I received RFE back in February, and the attorney submitted the documents a few days ago. Today, the status changed to "Premium processing stopped." I'm concerned if it's another RFE. Has anyone else experienced this??#h1b #rfe #workvisa [Update] : Status was updated to Approved.
I have 5 patents from my previous companies. The citation count is at 4 total. I’m working on building my profile for EB-1A. There are services that claim to increase citation count of my work. Are they legitimate? Is there any value add by gaining citation this way.
5 Years ago I switched jobs right after a green card approval because a bunch of my coworkers got laid off. Pretty soon I’m applying for naturalization… will this job change become an issue? I’m like more American than most Americans and not Indian. (Have dressed up as GI Joe for 2 halloweens in my...Read more
I wanted to know the current timeline for I-140 processing in current market conditions. After getting PWR approved, how long it takes to complete PERM and then I-140. I heard PERM is taking long time these days. #workvisa #h1b
Does it make sense to marry my boyfriend overseas and start the immigration process as husband and wife or do the K1 and do the 90 day visa? Is one faster than the other?
Any job other than senior or staff swe or researcher can easily be done by American citizens. Especially don’t understand how non tech roles at faang have H1B holders.
Suggest some cap exempt h1b employers for Software Engineering jobs. Preferred location:- Washington, California, Texas I found one such in University of Washington. I’m currently on L1b and Amazon filed my h1b COS petition. It’ll take 3-4 months. TC :- $300k #workvisa #h1b
Hello Blind, I've got my priority date 3/3/23 and I was hoping to get my perm processing completed by now looking at the processing timeline and updates on the website. I'm yet to receive any updates from my case handler so just wondering if anyone with similar priority date has already got an updat...Read more