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    • vote EB1 A chances This is what I can submit PhD in Aerospace Engineering 8 recommendation letters, (From cited researchers and US Air Force) Proof of all my journal papers and citations 125. 7 journal papers, 4 first authored 60 paper reviews 2 media coverage member of editorial board of 2 international journ
      Applied Material / Other superfaang
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    • L1a vs H1b I am having offer from a FAANG company which is filing for L1a. I also had offer from another startup, they filed for h1b lottery and luckily my name has come up. Can I apply for L1a and h1b and then decide to enter US on one of them? If not, which visa is recommended? I have heard that green card c
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      Friend received 221g and asked to fill form DS5535 My friend is on H1B visa and works for a service company and his end client is a big bank. He is dropbox eligible but was called for an interview. VO asked him why he visited India only twice in 6 years and issued a 221g and asked to fill and email form DS-5535. Has anyone else had similar experienc
      Fresenius Medical Care / IT Danny1989
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    • vote Green card wait time of 50+ years,India origin? How are these wait times calculated? Do you know of anyone who has Priority Date <2010 and still waiting for Green Card? Aren't these wait times just theoretical and everyone would get Green card in <15 years? TC-450k PD- Mar '2018
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    • link Indians who plan to move their parents to USA/Canada, how do you expect them to manage? I work in Seattle area, and looking forward to have the option of parents moving to USA if and when I get my GC (~10 years) or if I can move to Canada get my PR, and invite them on PR/supervisa. Seen a few posts where other folks are exploring similar options https://www.teamblind.com/post/Move-to-U
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    • vote PhD grads should have cap exempt H1B category Staying for 5 years PhD then 3 years opt only to be forced out of the country is just unreal. Not all qualify for o1 or eb1 Do you agree?
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    • Beaten down stocks What are the beaten down stocks, down 80% or so and still is going down ( Valuation few months ago was crazy) List stocks where the bubble is popped. Do not post again, Like is already posted Zoom Robinhood Pelaton Shopify Affirm Wish I think, Tesla bubble will pop too Microsoft, good etc are do
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      Updates on Meta PERM Issue (New Manager Training, Recruitment, etc) I'm joining as a new grad earlier next year (Jan-Feb 2023). I explicitly asked my recruiter 1) whether the new manager training has been completed and 2) whether PERM-related recruitment is being done. She said YES to both, although she did say that no new PERM cases have been filed yet. Any intern
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    • H1B transfer timeline with Google BAL I recently signed an offer and Google completed the background verification in two days. BAL reached out for documents and questionnaire : 04/14 I filled the questionnaire and submitted documents : 04/14 My application is listed for Premium Processing. There has been no update since 04/14 on my a
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    • Impact of layoff on PERM processing If there is a layoff by employer after PERM application is submitted , will there be any impact on PERM & I-140 approval ? TC: 165K
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    • How early to interview but keep H1B safe I got picked in the H1B lottery with my current company and put all my ongoing interviews on hold. I wanna jump ship ASAP but not jeaporadize my H1B. How early should I start interviewing? I believe I need 3 pay stubs after Oct 1 for the transfer (so thats mid Nov) and some time after for USCIS to p
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    • h1b transfer premium processing - california Receipt date: 18th April I am bit worried about it. It has been 9 calendar days, there is no update. How many days did it take for h1b transfer (California service center) in your case? #h1b #workvisa #uscis TC: 200k
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    • H1B transfer Hi, how long does the H1B transfer take ? Can I travel during the transfer ?
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    • Green Card wait time How long you think I will have to wait for a green card? Priority Date - Feb 2017 CoB- India Category - EB2 #greencard #eb2 #gcbacklog
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    • vote Is this way to get green card illegal ? My girl friend and me have been living together for 2 years. But we gradually find that it won’t work, so we both agree that it’s better for us to separate. She is waiting for 485 approval and my h1b lottery didn’t get selected. Last week, I said that we could get married and I could file 485 immed
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    • Giving less than 2 weeks notice Hello, I will be joining a new job and I am on an H-1B visa. Is it a wise thing to give less than 2 weeks notice at my current job ? Will there be any consequences if the team is left in a bad spot because of my sudden departure? Thanks #h1b #workvisa
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    • H1B amendment change in location I am transferring to SF from Austin and will need an H1B amendment as its a change in location. While the H1B amendment is in progress can I work continue working the original location of the petition i.e Austin for a month or so? I need 30-40 days to relocate to SF but want to initiate the interna
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    • Petition to remove h1b stamping https://www.change.org/p/let-immigrants-visit-home-remove-the-h1b-visa-stamping-requirement
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    • Microsoft green card initiation Hello, when we join microsoft do we need to talk with our managers about pwd, perm, I-140 and green card process? Does it just happens on it's own? Can we do something to speed things up as much as possible? I heard msft runs labor market test (lmt) quarterly but idk if that is true or not. How fa
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    • link Where to get US passport photographs near Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Milpitas ? I tried CVS but they took really bad quality passport size pictures and cannot use this for my immigration application as it will be most likely rejected for not meeting requirements. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/photos.html Can someone suggest any place in the Sa
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    • vote Meta PERM Currently in 3rd Year of H1B, recent offer from Meta SDE/ML. No approved i140 Require PERM, join or not? Blind tax: TC: $300k Yoe: 3 New TC: 400k
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    • USA Green Card vs Canada PR Hi all, I (31M) am privileged enough to have both US Green Card and the Canadian PR, but it is impossible to keep both. It is time to decide for me and my wife (both software engineers at Amazon: SDE III / SDE I) to choose one of the two. We prioritize bringing our parents to live with us and have
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    • L1B tenure based ? Hi Blind Community, I had a random query about L1B VISA, if someone could shed light on this matter. Current scenario: H1 attempts exhausted, working on STEM OPT Current employer might send me to Canada but hasn’t committed anything on L1-B matters. My question is - does working for an employer fo
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    • Friend stuck in Spain My friend who lives in London (on a visa) had to travel to Spain for work. There his passport was stolen. Does he have to return back to India or anyway he can travel back to London? Any other suggestions in this situation?
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    • Didn’t know Indian passport is this powerful Just learned from my Indian colleague that they can have H-1B visa up to 3 years with multiple entries allowed. This is beyond the wettest dream I can ever imagine, since my passport (Cambodia) can only be issued 1 month of single entry H-1B visa, which makes me a true H-1B slave. I’m so jealous o
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    • I 485 stuck after submitting medical rfe Submitted aos I 485 October 2020. Received medical rfe Jan 2022 and mailed i 693 medical rfe back Feb 4th 2022 and never heard anything back. Based in Seattle and field office is Boise Id. Anyone in the same boat? How long does it take you to get gc after sending back medical rfe?#rfe #workvisa Tc
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    • vote Indians: Had you got green card on arrival Let's say US issued you a green card within six months of arrival. What change would it make to your life. TC: 250K
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    • Fiancee is MBBS + MS from India I am currently on H1B and my PERM is not yet approved. Possibly will be filed next month if everything goes fine. I am not sure how long it will get to approve i-140 after the PERM approval. Will the future spouse who would be on H4 can apply for EAD without my i-140 approved? And can they apply fo
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    • RFE on H1B transfer. Is it fine to travel? My current employer filed for my extension last year and I haven’t traveled internationally since and my passport isn’t stamped with valid H1B visa. I am changing my employer and new company has filed for my H1B COE which got an RFE from USCIS. Is it possible to travel to India (I am an Indian citiz
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    • International travel on H1 before starting new job Hi All, I am thinking of taking an international vacation before starting my next job. I have a valid h1b stamp and approved i797 from new employer. Would travel outside be an issue after finishing the current job and before starting the new job? Tc: 240
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    • TLDR for Canadians getting citizenship in the US? I'm going to graduate next year; my gf and I want to eventually move to the US and get dual citizenship. How do we do that? What's the process? I'm assuming that I'll be working on a TN visa as a new grad (but that's just because it's all I know)
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    • H1b stamping in Finland I am an Indian citizen currently in US with an expired H1b stamp and approved 797. I need to travel to Finland for work purposes in June/July. It is almost impossible to get a dropbox appointment in India for that period. Can I get my visa renewal done in Finland? Anything I should be wary about? An
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    • H1B RFE Is an H1B RFE sent electronically or just via mail (to the lawyers)? TC: 190K #workvisa #h1b #rfe
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    • Does Microsoft file H1B transfer using premium processing? Question in the title. It is consular processing. Tc: 130k Yoe:6
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    • vote Green Card problems at Meta I have an offer from Meta and I want to take it. How bad is the GC situation there. My PD is in June 2015. Most of the info online is confusing.. some say its all fine and some say stay away. This post is not about meta but about GC problems at meta#h1b #greencard Current TC 290k Offer TC 320k
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    • vote Taking advantage of WITCH visa and easy application process 🧙‍♀️ I read that low paying consulting companies e.g. WITCH are offering pretty much free visa sponsorships. Would it be okay if I accepted a job offer from them and immediately switch back to a FAANG?
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    • For h1b holders - is I-9 verification before or after start date ? Recruiter is saying it's okay to do before start date. They are flexible with it. They said I can do it after I join as well Curious to know. H1B holders typically should do it before or after joining? From what I know I-9 verification triggers an intimation to the USCIS right?
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    • PERM and I-140 location Suppose I am working at office ABC street in a city and this address is being used for my PERM and I-140. Now while the process is underway or I have gotten the I-140 approved and the company decides to shift office to XYZ street in the same city and shutdown office on ABC street permanently. How w
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    • H1-B transfer in 2 companies I am in a weird situation.. my manager in current company told a month ago indirectly to look outside for other opportunities as they are unhappy with me and want to replace me ..so I immediately went on job search and landed with 2 offers.. Company A is where I wanted to go.. but accepted Company
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    • H1B Visa Stamp Has anyone been in a situation where they had to go for a visa stamping immediately after joining a new job? I have a dropbox appointment on May 27th in India and was hoping to join the new company 2 weeks earlier to that. Would there be any issues in my case when I go for stamping with the new empl
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    • Tatkaal Indian passport at SF consulate Need advice- The Indian consulate website says you need a preapproval for Tatkaal passport issuance ‘in-person’. Is this right ? #workvisa #passport Does anyone have recent experience renewing their passport at SF consulate via Tatkaal?
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    • H1B visa stamp before the current expires can you get yourself stamped with the new i797A approval(h1b extension) before your current h1b visa stamp expires? #h1b #workvisa
      Discover Financial Services / IT gheeroti
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    • Has anyone got H4ead approved through litigation to expedite Who was the lawyer ? And how long did it take to get the card after you filed the litigation? Thnx #h4ead #h4eadprocessingtime #ead
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    • H1B transferring Company B just files LCA on H1B petition and in a meanwhile I get better offer from company C. If I ask company B to stop H1-B transfer and start process with companyC. Can I do that? Is there any issue in that??
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    • vote What’s your visa status in the US? Curious to know for those of us in The US what’s your visa situation like?
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    • How to extend I-94 without stepping outside USA? My H-1B extension is approved but spouse’s H4 is not yet. Our I-94 expiry is in July 2022. How do we extend our I-94 if we don’t plan to travel internationally ? #workvisa #h1b #I-94
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    • Bloomberg green card fees to payback can be HUGE, beware After over a decade at BBG moved to a new company this year. I was aware I had to payback the money they spent processing my green card as I signed that contract but the amount boggled my mind. In my case the cost of i140, eb3 downgrade and 485 filing came to over 20k USD. And I moved with just my E
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    • H1B transfer – Got 2 offer Hello, Got 2 offers from Company A and Company B, Non- IT, Manufacturing. Company A is located in Midwest and offering a technical Manager position – H1B under process but received an RFE for specialty occupation. Base – 115K Company B is a start-up and is located in Bay area, California and offeri
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    • For H1b, by when should the Green Card application start ? Got H1b last year, What is the latest by when the Green Card processing should start? To make sure there are no issues with extending the visa ?
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    • H1b transfer : h4 in India Hi All, I am currently in process of h1b transfer but my spouse is in India. She is on h4 and has got her visa stamped using the current employer. Is it safe to initiate the h1b transfer while she is still in India? Will it create any issue on port of entry if we show the new i797? Thanks 🙏 #h1
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