H1B Visa Transfer – Changing Employers
H-1B transfer is the process of having a new employer sponsoring for your H-1B visa so that you could work for that employer. An employer can petition for an H-1B transfer to the USCIS on…
July 2012
Sample H-1B Client Letter
If you work as a contractor and currently working for a client (consulting job), the client letter is a very important document in your checklist to carry to the U.S. Consulate for your visa stamping….
Top 10 Myths about H-1B visa.
I graduated in May 2010 and my Optional Practical Training started on June 2nd2010. My Employer filed my petition for H-1B to USCIS early April 2011 and my OPT was expiring June 2nd 2011. I…
Employment based Green Cards and Wait Times
Green card defines your permanent resident status at the United States. The green card officially grants immigration benefits to the holders, among which include the permission to reside in the United States and have the…
Top 10 US Metropolitan Areas where H1-Bs are in High Demand
New York metropolitan area (NY-NJ-PA) stands Number One, in demand for H1-Bs for the 2010 – 2011 year according to the research done by Brookings Institution. There was a request for 52,921 H1-Bs workers from…
Green Card Update: 55,000 green cards for foreign graduates
The current green card lottery system would end soon and all those 55,000 green cards will be reallocated to hi-tech skilled workers with graduate degrees. This would be very good news to the foreign nationals…
221g and Administrative Processing – Useful Tips
A various number of factors play a role during the H1-B visa interview, which might lead to a person having his/her visa approved or rejected. During the Interview, the decision is made based on how…
H1-B Cap Reached and OPT Expiring – What are the options?
USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) accepts H1-B Visa Petitions starting April 1st of every year. 65,000 visas are approved every year in the general category and 20,000 for advanced degree exemption category. There…
H-1B Visa Stamping in Canada – Step by Step Guide
Thousands of people living in the U.S., day to day plan to change their non-immigrant visa status (F1 to H-1B) or to extend their status (H-1B Extension). An alternative to have the non-immigrant visa stamped…
H1-B Interview – A Cake Walk with Perfect Documentation
“Your visa is approved! You will receive it in 7 days” This is what everyone who would attend the H1-B Interview like to hear. In India, we do have 5 consulates where we could appear…