F1 Visa
F1 Visa Administrative Processing – Approved Then Shocking News
Are you stuck in F1 Visa Administrative Processing? It’s difficult to deal with Administrative Processing for sure. Let me give some examples of how others have dealt the F1 Visa Administrative Processing and what you can do about it. Remember this: Administrative Processing can happen even after the F1 Visa is approved (see below). What’s Covered…
Read MoreH4 to F1 Visa Interview – Documents Required for the Stamping
Are you converting from H4 to F1 Visa by Consular Processing? Then, besides planning for where to attend the visa interview, you would be gathering the document for H4 to F1 Visa Interview. Here is a generic list for H4 to F1 Visa interview documents and you may need additional documents depending on your family, personal history and previous…
Read MoreH4 to F1 Visa Interview Experience, Questions and Answers
Are you ready to be taken on a roller-coaster ride with this H4 to F1 Visa Visa Interview experience? US Visa interviews are a nervous, nerve-racking and nail-biting experience for the person attending the interview and family members living through it. For every interview, there’s a story and journey behind it. For H4 to F1 Visa…
Read MoreA Comparison Chart – CPT vs OPT vs STEM OPT
So, do you want to know the difference between CPT, OPT and STEM OPT? Let’s start with the acronyms, OPT and STEM first, Ok? CPT – Curricular Practical Training OPT – Optional Practical Training STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. EAD – Employment Authorization Document (it looks like more a credit card) OPT and…
Read MoreH4 to F1 Visa Interview – 9 Risk Factors to Consider Before Stamping
Why would anyone want to change from their legal status in the US from H4 to F1 Visa? I can think for following reasons for converting from H4 to F1 Visa, either by Change of Status or Visa Stamping. Work Authorization – CPT, OPT and STEM OPT Mandatory Internship as part of the degree requirements…
Read MoreBreaking News: USCIS Says that STEM OPT Students Can Work At Clients Sites, But Conditions Apply
USCIS announced today that F1 Visa students on STEM OPT can work at the third party client site but with conditions. The Background: The USCIS updated the website with the language that restricted F1 students on STEM OPT from working at the client location. Combining that with the Accrual of Unlawful presence memo, made F1 students…
Read MoreWhat Happens Next for STEM OPT, H1B Visa Under the Unlawful Presence Memo
You should have heard about two Memo from USCIS in the past few months that’s been discussed and looked through the lens – The Memo for Accrual of Unlawful Presence for F, J and M Visa holders went into effect on August 9, 2018, and third-party placement of STEM OPT workers. The third party work site…
Read More7 Years of My Life After F1 Was Rejected 3 Times in 2011 and The Struggle is Real
Getting F-1 student visa would take you on a path to the U.SA. But, what happens if you don’t get the US visa? Have you wondered what happens to those who did not get that visa? There will be shadow thought that linger for years to come – What if I got my F1 Visa,…
Read MoreMistakes in DS-160 Visa Application Form. How to Make Changes in DS-160?
Applicants applying for the US visa are required to submit the DS-160 online application form. For first time applicants, it may take over two hours to complete and submit the information. It’s possible you may not have all the required information with you at the time of filling the form. And it’s possible for applicants…
Read MoreHere’s Why F1 Visa Approvals in India Declined by 27%
You have your I-20 from few universities. And you are getting ready for F1 visa interview. But, you have one pending decision from your Dream school. Then your phone rings! It’s your skeptical uncle. Your parents look-up to him for his advice. You convinced your parents against his advice to study in the USA. Your uncle…
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