Visa to USA – F1, H1B, H4.
An F-1 to H-1B visa transfer process is an easy one provided you have a job and an employer who is willing to apply for your H-1B visa. Three years back, one of my friends had applied for an F-1 to H-1B transfer just 2 days before October 1 and he got his H-1B visa. However,…
Read about the New H-1B Memo 2010 that was passed on January 8, 2010. Find out if you are affected. Its time – April 2009 H-1B Visa season is almost here. What is an H-1B Visa? U.S. businesses use the H-1B visa program to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical…
Due to recession in the U.S., many companies are laying off their workers. Some employees employed in U.S. companies under H-1B visa are also affected. Nagesh is one such H-1B worker and he had posted the following comment in the post, H-1B Visa Questions and Answers. Nagesh Asks Hi, I have a situation. I was…
Are you ready to attend H1B Visa stamping interview? The documents listed here are for your reference and refer to U.S. embassy’s website for documents and procedures specific to your country for H1B Visa. You can schedule the H1B Visa interview after H1B visa petition is approved. Before H1B Stamping Interview Complete DS-160 Visa Application Form…
I was thinking about writing on H-1B Visa transfer and changing jobs to different fields using H-1B Visa article for long time. Good thing, though, that Jenna had asked some questions about applying for H-1B visa in jobs in different fields, instead of different areas of study. This question was asked in the comments section of the…
It’s time to write about the H-1B visa interview. I was planning to write about the interview process and interview questions for sometime now. But, majority of them with H-1B approval for 2009 and 2009 fiscal year will appear for H-1B visa interviews after mid September. Key to getting H-1B visa is to know what…
If you are searching for keys and answers to H-1B visa questions, here you will find a few details about H-1B visa approval notice and related documents. For couple of articles related to H-1B visa, I’m seeing quite few comments about H-1B visa for 2008 applications was selected in lottery. For long time H-1B visa status…
USCIS uses the form I-797 to announce results and decision for a petition submitted for processing. It can be H1B, H1B1 or I-40, etc. Let’s use an H1B Visa as an example in this article. An H-1B visa approval notice form is called an I-797. It has 4 different types – I797, I797A, I797B and I797C….
Here’s wht you need to know about 17 Months OPT Extension for STEM Graduates. Complete coverage of STEM OPT when it was announced and implemented back in 2008. Students graduating with a Master’s degree have 12 months of Optional Practical Training (OPT) period to find a job, and then apply for an H1B Visa. So…
What are the first 3 letters (EAC, WAC, LIN, SRC) of H-1B receipt numbers mean? Question 1: I have applied for my H-1B visa this March through a consultant. But when I asked them on June 2, 2008, they told me that still a few more days are required to publish the results. Is this true…