Last week, I realized a far more important problem that’s common and prevalent among prospective international students from India applying to study abroad. What problem is that? Lack of skills to communicate effectively via an email. This is not the first time I’m highlighting this issue here in the blog – Read this New Graduates…
The first impression is the Best. When it comes to asking for help with a stranger or even requesting for a job interview, first impression counts. We use as primary for to reach out to strangers these days. Do you ever consider what the other person will think about you based on your email style and language,…
Nandhini (Happy Schools Reader) wrote a comment about her American Education and Study Abroad experience at 5 Bitter Facts About Unambitious Students. Her thoughts and comments are something every student should read, understand and follow. So, her comment is edited and published as an article to reach a wider audience. Wow! Loved this article! Many students…
We often hear students attending F1 Visa multiple times after rejections. You will be amazed to see 6 to 7 F1 Visa rejections in a span of 6 months. Most of the applicants don’t realize that they have to make major changes to their profile. If the student’s academic profile is weak with low scores…
What do you do when your Passport with Valid US Visa stamp is lost while you are in the USA? That’s exactly what happened to a couple of students on F1 Visa while they were studying in the USA. Hi, my room got robbed all my educational certificates, passport, SSN, everything are lost. Can anyone…
We have been covering the role of consultancies (aka agents) in U.S. College admission process. So, far we have seen a couple of experiences from readers (who were in India) about admission consultancies. But, wouldn’t it be good to hear from student’s who are studying in the U.S. (Or graduated) about their point of view? Now,…
Are you considering applying for Green Card via EB5 Visa? EB5 Investment via REgional center has increased to $900,000 since late 2019. It looks like several Indians holding H1B Visa and F1 Visa are interested in Green Card via the EB5 Visa route when the investment amount via Regional Center used to be $500,000. I…
Here’s an H1B Visa renewal Dropbox Experience in Chennai with 221(g) (happened in Mid 2017) as shared by an reader. As you read through the experience, you may realize the roller-coaster of emotional ride experienced by this reader. What is Dropbox (aka Visa Interview Waiver)? Frequent travelers to the USA could renew their visas without…
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DHS has published the Rule Making Agenda for 2018. It includes a Notice to Propose a Rule to Remove H4 EAD for certain spouses along with other Immigration related notices. In this case, certain spouses could be everyone with H4 EAD. The updated version of this article is here – H4 EAD Rule To Be Revoked…
I am Rizwana from Udaipur, India. Honestly, with just a month’s preparation using just the IELTS official guide, I was able to get overall band 8 on IELTS. Here’s my score splits: Writing 7.0 Speaking 8.0 Listening 8.5 Reading 9.0 IELTS Speaking Section I scored band 8 in this section. The speaking test was just…