Any fellow L1ers here that have been advised that they will NOT enter the H1b lottery?

Hi! I’ve started Green Card process at my firm. Both me and my spouse are working on an H1B visa. Can I / Should I be including her on my application as a dependent? If not, then what would be her path to Green Card through my status.

Hi guys, I am in a process of receiving an offer from my current employer’s US Branch. However, the job is gonna be in a different department (M&A) than the one I worked for here (Audit). Would that be an issue with respect to the L1 visa process? Thanks for the advise.

How long should I be on H1b b4 my potential new employer can initiate my transfer?(on opt now).H1 activates on Oct 1st right?Shd I work with current emp for x days before new emp can request transfer?

Does Capgemini file for L1 Visa? If yes, how long the process takes.

Who are the immigration lawyers firms for your organization and how good are they?

Anyone went through the Immigration and H1B transfer process recently? How much time does it usually take after acceptance that the Immigration team reaches out?

Why are some people willing to do anything / obsessed about getting the green card in the U.S.?

When I asked them, they usually say they like American lifestyle. I love lifestyle in France, but I was in France, I was OK if I can't stay. Just trying to understand here so that I can have more empathy.

PwC 🐠: Did you end up signing the green card repayment agreement? Is there a way around it? Feels extremely restrictive, basically looking at 5 - 7 yrs if I want to avoid repayment

For those who came to London thru their firm’s global mobility program, what sort of visa did you get? And was it a route to settlement? (IE did that time count towards getting ILR eventually)?

Best way to cash $2000 in visa gift cards?

Anyone with June non-premium filing had their H1b approved?

Hi Fishes,🐠🐟🐬🦈🐳🐋🐡
Let's hear about your journey, how did you land in US/UK/EU/Canada etc. from India? preferably direct hire with Visa sponsorship.
Pls do share company name & country, Job portals.
Also it would be great to hear some do's and don'ts
Hopefully it will help someone who is/are planning for migration and will help him/her to plan better.
TIA

Off topic:
Any one aware whether global skill strategy visa is still working for intra company transfer?

Asking cuz my org has committed the same however the immigration consultant is saying it would take 42 weeks and GSS visa is scrapped.

How does Visa bonuses work? Does everyone with an average strong rating automatically get the target 8, 10, or 12%, etc. bonus? Do they get more or less for other reasons?
Who gets equity?

Any company is hiring EU citizens and helping with visa? interested in moving to USA. I'm lawyer, cissp, cisa, cipp/e and specialized n data privacy, cybersec ops and risk management with 8+ years exp

After completing 20 years as a Law Enforcement Officer with the Feds and on the way getting a JD and passing the Bar… trying to transition to an Immigration Attorney position… easier said than done!

CFP thinking of taking a few month career break to search for a new position. Need a recharge and to reevaluate, not to mention time to search. Would this be a mistake? Thanks

How difficult is it to get an onsite job with only 2 years of experience?
Tech Stack: .net, javascript

Hi Fishes,
Actively looking for a job switch.
I have been alligned with TCS from past 5.6 years.During my tenure, I worked on SAP R/3 Financial Accounting - GL (General Ledger), Fixed Assets Module, Accounts payable, Accounts Receivable,Roll out projects, and involved with different kind of testing like Regression, Upgrade, End to End testings.
Have an experience in Oracle to SAP data implementation project, Also have knowledge on S4 hana,
Handled multiple role SAP Finance Functional support t

How does your company manage (track) all of the documents related to a merger you are working on? Are you using a matter management software, a spreadsheet, shared file, etc? Keeping up with the moving pieces is killing me with just a spreadsheet.

Has anyone requested for an experience letter from Deloitte for Canada PR? The automated letter doesn’t provide job responsibilities. I requested an exception and they want to know the reason for it.

Anyone have benchmarks for equity offer from Series A startups in a Senior Strategic Finance Manager role? Base salary is market if that helps.

Hi folks, recently got an offer from birlasoft. Wanted to know how’s work culture and what clients available in chennai location?? Any feedback would really help, thank you. Pls advise

what are the learning platforms provided by cgi??

Is it good to chose Mexico as an onsite opportunity? If yes how much package I can ask for 5year of experience so that I can save some

Hello fishes,
Anyone has a clue when will Form-16 be available?
My LWD is near, so just wanted all these docs before I loose access.

One of my junior associates recently resigned and I've been trying to make an exit myself for several months now. The job market has been really competitive but I am getting closer to getting a new job and moving on. The firm culture isn't great and work-life balance is non existent. My physical and mental health have been suffering, so I really don't think I could stay. How did you avoid the guilt trips from Partners/Senior staff trying to get you to stay?

What are some good companies to work for in technology space, especially cloud consulting and architecture. I already know about Microsoft, AWS & Google but asking to see others within technology consulting space.

How safe is databricks as an employer? Going through the hiring process. Also the role says its remote? Any idea if its really fully remote or they are going to ask to relocate eventually?

Hi Fishes,

I have received an email from HR that you have been selected at citi and asking to send few documents like id, salary slip,few other forms that need to filled and scanned. It does not have compensation offered in any of the attached document. Can you help when they will release compensation offered part? What will be the further process? Will they call me and discuss? How does it go in citi?

Chase Sapphire Reserve is not able to book a ticket for me on Air India because the flight is not showing up on their system. The flights shows up everywhere else including on Expedia, which powers Chase’s portal. Anyone had similar experience?

Want to take a 1 week vacation solo between jobs in 2 weeks. Any recommendations? Budget of about 1.5K for flight + hotel / stay accommodation. Based in Chicago.

I’m traveling from the US to London, and then taking the Eurostar to Paris. My wife and I will be doing some shopping there. On our return to London and the US, do we need to declare our purchased goods twice? We are planning to spend slightly more than 1000 euros.

Has anyone requested for an experience letter from Deloitte for Canada PR? The automated letter doesn’t provide job responsibilities. I requested an exception and they want to know the reason for it.

Any updates on the EO to look into H1b after the GC pause?

If in your employee handbook states that if you leave within the first year of your green card, you need to pay back all the expenses, but when the green card was initiated, I did not sign anything, can they hold me to it and ask me to pay?

My firm’s immigration attorney filed G-28 (attorney form) incorrectly for my OPT STEM extension, and G-28 got rejected. Does it jeopardize the rest of my application? I am terribly worried

Has anyone considered the idea of traveling to Mexico to get stamping? For context I am in L1 and extension was approved last month. I need to travel outside to India for personal reason which does not qualify for emergency visa.

Questions ask during the H-1B stamping in india? Would be helpful from folks who’ve interviewed during COVID. Thank you

Anyone who filed PERM in August - September 2020 received approvals?

Anyone know a good degree evaluation service?

Is it worth upgrading I-140 application to premium processing? USCIS received both 485 and 140 in Jan and receipt date says April for both.

Just did biometrics today in NJ. How long should I expect to wait for EAD after this step?

For folks who recently got their EAD, how long from the time of filing your I-485 did you get it?

all - qq I’m currently on an LoA, stuck in India due to personal reasons (on F1 OPT) right now. I have a lot of interest in teaching kids online (coding and such), could I do non contractual job teaching coding online while in India with an indian firm?

Hi! I’ve started Green Card process at my firm. Both me and my spouse are working on an H1B visa. Can I / Should I be including her on my application as a dependent? If not, then what would be her path to Green Card through my status.

Hi guys, I am in a process of receiving an offer from my current employer’s US Branch. However, the job is gonna be in a different department (M&A) than the one I worked for here (Audit). Would that be an issue with respect to the L1 visa process? Thanks for the advise.

Are any Consulting firms hiring H1Bs in US? Came across job postings from OW, Alix but they all mention they don't want any H1Bs. Want to move from Deloitte.

I need you help to work in you country i want know you country and your culture

How long should I be on H1b b4 my potential new employer can initiate my transfer?(on opt now).H1 activates on Oct 1st right?Shd I work with current emp for x days before new emp can request transfer?

Any company file GC on day 1 in NYC or NJ area or east coast. Maxing out in feb 2022 and on bench nothing is started. What I can do ? Please suggest. Skill set AWS/ DevOps/ Infra.