Do you need a TSA locks for your suitcase when you travel to America? Does TSA locks help theft during international air travel? Where does this TSA lock help you? When you boards the flight to the U.S., your baggage are checked-in and during the transit, when they have to change their flights, baggage from the…
A statement of purpose (SOP) or college admission essay plays an important role in the graduate school admission process. It indirectly speaks about you – who you are, what have you accomplished, how you will contribute to the development of the university, and many more. An SOP must be crafted to explain some important questions…
I have a created list of things to carry to the USA for students (F1, J1 and M Visa) who are traveling for the first time. I have been here in the United States for over 13 years, and had traveled several times from the U.S. to India and from India back here. Not to…
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…
Do you have I-20 visas from more than one U.S. university and are still confused on which university to attend? You are not alone, almost every student planning to attend the Fall 2008 semester is in the same situation. University selection is a tough process. Most students spend considerable time selecting universities when they apply…
If you follow the steps listed below for preparing for GRE exams, I’m sure doing so can improve your GRE Score. Step 1 – GRE Practice There are lots of free GRE Exam practice tests available online. Take one of the tests without any distractions and check your scores in the GRE Exam Verbal and…
During job and internship search, a resumé plays a very important role. As such, well-written resumés will get anyone a high number of job interviews. Then rest is up to you to get the job. That’s why resumés play a major role in the job search process. A friend of mine submitted his resumé in…
Most universities in the U.S. offer M.S. or master’s degree programs in biotechnology, while some offer professional science master’s (PSM) in biotechnology. Do you want to know which program is right for you? Master’s in Biotechnology MS in biotechnology is offered by most universities in the U.S. Most of these graduate programs will require students to…
It’s expected that about 150,000 H-1B Visa petitions will be filed for the 2008 – 2009 fiscal year, where there are only 20,000 visas for advanced degree holders, while from the remaining 65,000 visas, 1,400 H-1B visa numbers are exclusively available for Chileans, while 5,400 are set aside for Singaporean nationals. Companies that are planning to move…
I have answered some frequently asked questions (FAQs) on international student taxes in previous articles. International students with F1 visas who entered the United States on or before December 31 of the last year should file income taxes in the U.S.A. in the following year. Let’s say you came on Dec 25, 2015. You would file tax…