Visa to USA – F1, H1B, H4.
I have been reading Happy Schools ever since I got my US consulate appointment date for F1 Visa Interview. And would love to share my F1 Student Visa interview experience in Jeddah- Saudi Arabia Vo: Hello, Good Morning! How are you? (smiling) Me: I’m good and what about you? (Smiling) VO: Ok, So you…
How long can you afford to wait in 221(g)? As per this experience, F1 Visa Administrative Processing times is just 30 days. And there are several articles linked at end of the article about 221(g) and most of them got the Visa in less than 60 days and there are exceptions as well. F1 Visa…
Book Review : Visa Solutions for International Students, Scholars, and Sponsors: What You Need to Know I received a Review Copy of this book from one of the contributors to this book Tahmina Watson – Seattle Based Immigration attorney. She had informed me about a chapter she will be contributing to the book. After the…
Re-posting an email reeived about OPT Employment reporting. Students should know the importance of reporting the employment details to your school DSO while on OPT. // As my initial OPT completes on May 2013 I applied for 17 months OPT EXTENSION and mailed the reporting details to my school as change in my employer. And…
I have attended a visa interview for H1b in Ireland in December 2012. The VO kept my passport and told me that he was looking for W2’s to be sent from the employer. He dint mention that my case is in administrative processing. Now after a month I received an email saying that my case…
Sania reached out to me and expressed her interest to write for HSB about her experience of studying in USA as a Canadian Citizen. I added her as an Author and this is her first article – F1 Visa for Canadian Students. Around October 2011, I had been discussing with my parents my interest in…
Here’s my (Anand Nagarajan) experience at the Chennai Consulate on the 16th. My interview is for MS in Public Health after MBBS, was very pleasant and lasted probably 2 minutes. I’m a doctor, and I’ve just finished MBBS and applied to a masters program in Public Health in several universities across the USA. My interview…
USCIS recently published a document that contains a checklist of items for potential fraud indicators in H1B visa application. Sample of the document is displayed above in the image. You can see a list of items for potential H1B fraud indicator. This document was published after prolonged lawsuit by American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”), regarding…
I got my H1B visa approved today, Jan 15, 2013 in MUMBAI. So just wanted to share my H1B Visa interview at Mumbai experience with you. First appointment at OFC was on Jan 10, 2013 at 10 AM. Reached OFC at 9:40 AM. Outside the building there was a security person who checked my OFC…
Now, you can check US Visa status online. U.S. Department of State’s new system, CEAC Status Check can be used to check your immigrant and non-immigrant USA visa application . Using CEAC Status check tool, USA visa applicants can verify and check their visa status 24/7. This will be helpful for F! students who got…