Visa to USA – F1, H1B, H4.
The new H1B Visa Lottery Rule titled – Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking To File H-1B Petitions on Behalf of Cap-Subject Aliens was fast-tracked and published as a final rule in Jan 2019. Fast-Tracked for Implementation: Rule Proposed – Dec 3, 2018 Final Rule Published – Jan 31, 2019 Rule Effective Date – April 1, 2018…
Removing H4 EAD – Rule Making Process – Latest Updates with Timeline H4 EAD Rule was proposed back in February 2012. I have tacked each and every update since then to the effective date on May 26, 2015. I was standing at Observation Desk of Empire State Building when the I-765 form was published by…
Are you looking for a long list of F1 Visa Interview Questions? Is a list of questions good enough to get the F1 Visa Issued? You need to know how to answer them. Right? And you need to make sure your answers would convince the Visa Officer. You have come to the right place. Not…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Here is a comment from a reader. His passport doesn’t have a Surname ( or Family Name). Got FNU in US Visa. I understand that last name is very important in the U.S.A. I don’t have a surname in my passport. Surname field is blank. My given name is Nived XXXXX. So wherever I had to…
Do you want to know how to Complete DS-160 visa application form if your Last Name in your passport is Empty (or blank)? Here’s one reader’s experience (& lessons learned). Before we look at the readers’ experience, I can’t stress the importance of having a Surname in your Passport if you are planning to live…