According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), “they have the authority and the responsibility over the admission of travelers to the U.S. Under the automatic revalidation provision of…
OPT (Optional Practical Training) is the 12 month period given to a graduate, by the USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) to work for at most one full year on F-1 student visa. Once…
One of our blog visitors have written to us about his H-1B visa stamping experience he had recently in India. Here is Srini’s experience in his own words. I have divided his experience into sub-categories,…
ITIN is the abbreviation for Individual Taxpayer Identification Number. This is a nine-digit tax processing number, issued by the IRS (Internal Revenue Service). IRS issues ITIN to those who are not eligible to obtain Social…
The procedure on how to deal with a lost travel document – be it your passport, or your I-94 card or your H1-B visa papers – is quite well documented. The few most important things…
I have faced a situation where I had to always carry my passport during the initial days of my stay in the United States. I used to be very careful and diligent while carrying my…
H-1B Visa Extension is the process of re-validating your visa at the United States, given you are on the same visa status as stamped on your passport. H-1B Visa status is granted for up to…
When a person who is working on H-1B status is willing to change jobs, the candidate needs to apply for an H-1B Transfer. A new H-1B petition needs to be filed by the new employer…
According to startuphire, “Software Engineer” is the most common title for the startup jobs according to 2011 statistics. Here are the top locations where the startup jobs are by industry and job titles. Courtesy: startuphire.com
EB2 and EB3 Priority Dates : USCIS has released its November Edition of Visa Bulletin. The Employment based green card category figures still look almost the same as last month’s. The EB2 priority dates for…