Does anyone know an approximate approval timeline of a marriage based green card if the applicant is born in Dubai and is married to a US citizen?

Has anyone refinanced their student loans on h1b visa? Is common bond the only option?

Anyone in Virtusa got intimation about H1B lottery results?

Is it typical for UK companies not to cover the cost of visa sponsorship and to assume that the international applicant knows that they will have to fund the process themselves without telling them?

Any company (consulting or others) still sponsoring h1b visa or green card for new hires?

I'm a 12 YOE professional working as a full stack dotnet developer on microservices and cloud apps. I have an H1B visa stamped this year. Looking for a sponsor in USA. Can someone refer me please?

Is it standard to get revocation notice for H1B petition from older employee after transfer and approval of the petition with new employer? Has anyone here faced it before or know what does that mean?

My total experience is 6.5 years and my current ctc is 10.6 Lakh and i work in servicenow domain. I have got h1b but stamping is in october. Should I wait until then or is it better to switch. Please provide your valuable suggestions.

Can people on OPT or H1B get Clear membership for airport security? Does anyone know if we can expense it?

What do you all use to file for taxes after switching to h1b?

Hi Fishes,

Could you please help me with with below scenario :
My YOE is 4.3 and ctc is 13 lpa. I am currently nominated for H1B 2023 and my petition is pending with USCIS for approval after lottery. I have heard H1B process could take months to complete. Should I waiting for the H1B or make a swtich? Is it worth waiting for H1B and how much saving one can make per month if traveling to US?

Kindly share your thoughts

IBM Infosys Wipro Amazon TCS Cognizant
Capegemini Accenture PwC KPMG EY

Hey Everyone,

Any idea on how is the Job market for Power Platform (power bi + power apps) technologies in Canada??

My company is trying to retain me by saying they will file for Canada visa. Is it a trap like assuring h1b for usa ?

How long it takes for Canada Visa ? And what are the chances for getting work visa for Canada?

Has anyone faced 221G during USA H1B visa process?

Any possibility to transfer H1B approval from Infosys to new company? It is not yet stamped

I heard Deloitte won't apply Green Card till 2 years after joining. I'm 3 years from H1b max out. 2 years is too late for me. Any possibility to get an earlier start during offer negotiation?

H1B lottery results are out! Let’s update each other here! I’m not sure how much time BAL takes to inform the selected applicants!

Anyone got H1B interview appointment? I am still waiting for the HR to confirm that I can go ahead and take an appointment. What is the process , why to still keep on waiting when I can see the appointments are available now.

BAL is taking its own sweet time to file my H1B transfer. My LCA was approved on Dec 30. They have all the documents needed to file and give me an update every week saying they will be filing it shortly. Any of you folks experiencing the same ?

I am on my second year of STEM OPT. Was not selected in the H1b lottery this year. Have another shot next year (still low chances of getting selected). Could I still be selected, assuming that some companies are going to lay off some workers/withdraw apps? What should be my plan B if I don’t get selected next year?

Is it true Deloitte is not sponsoring H1B visas? I have a friend considering joining as an SC after MBA. However, they are concerned that Deloitte is not sponsoring. Are these fears correct? How does this work from a recruiting perspective? They would be hired as an off-cycle campus hire via PPMD referral, not within the standard pool of campus hires. Thanks!

Which are the cool places to hangout in Bangalore in Weeknd?

First-year tax staff that started end of Q3, and just had my first year-end performance evaluation meeting. Still a blank slate in terms of tax experience, but I honestly do have a slight interest in international tax. Brought it up and I was given some names to find some work opportunities in that area. Besides SALT, any other specialized areas I should try to get some experience in? Also open to any tips and tricks to help tailor my workflow and experiences for the months to come.

Thoughts on $LUNA?

Going to an office to meet the team and see the office after being offered a position. After much thought I think it is best to stay at my current position for now. How do I go about declining an offer/ask for a day to think about it?

Do you see an increase in ER visits during the holidays? If so why? What is the weirdest story that you are willing to share?

What is "Summer Streets" in NYC? Worth doing with the wife?

Ugh, tv bill went up $30 cause promotion is up... called twice and both reps said they can’t offer new joiner promo. even said I was gonna cancel! They couldn’t match! They are getting tough

Has anyone used RAI Global for background checks? I filled it out for a new job and it didn’t ask anything about previous arrests or criminal records? Just kinda filled it out with SSN and basic info and it was going to pull my records. How do I explain my previous misdemeanors?

Best consulting firms for the retail and CPG industries?

Can anyone give an idea what is average hike %age in optum in annual appraisals i have offer from infoedge and optum in infoedge i got to know they offer nearly 20% hike. Anyone working in optum can help here please

Is it advisable to take the Virtusa Dubai opportunity?? What are the pros and cons ?
YOE :7years

Let's post salaries, I'll go first senior 2 ITS 83k big 4

All these announcers do is talk about how Aaron Rodgers is God… it’s worse than Brady.

Any book recommendations for grieving the death of an estranged parent?

I got married and do not have Marriage Certificate yet, so is Marriage Certificate mandatory for getting dependent VISA?

Need help to decide:
UK: 40000gbp
Germany : 63000euro , 5000 relocation bonus.
Currently I have 5yrs of exp and am based in India with having 14lakh package.
Please help! Thanks in advance!

For someone earning 11 LPA fixed in India, is 50K Euros in Germany a good package?

Numbeo says it will be equivalent to my current salary, however tax deduction will be higher. Thoughts?

If I get fired while on OPT without getting my H1-B stamped, is it useless or can it be used in future for some other job?

H1b/ H4 extensions pending and license is expired! DMV says they don’t renew based on receipt…. What can we do?? It can take months, especially for H4!!

Are those of us on H1b/F1 allowed to enroll in community College for any courses? The one near me has a motorcycle training course that waives the skills test for 1/3rd the price of its competitors

Does anybody here relative extended B2 visa due to covid lockdown?

I have approved I-140. Indian nationality so priority date not close to current. If I switch employer, does my employer need to apply for PERM and i140 again as soon as I join, to get H1B extensions?

Is the executive order from June impacting people who had an h1b stamped and moved jobs? Since the h1b would need an amendment if someone changes jobs, would that pose a risk? Any folks who have moved jobs on h1b in the last month or so?

Can H1B holders filed unemployment when serving grace period for 60 days? D provided information in Separate Memorandum?

D fishes anyone who is going through a downgrade from eb2 to eb3 based on recent visa bulletin , have you received the downgrade agreement? Thoughts on that?

Has anyone recently applied and gone through the H1B process at Walmart? or is there anyone in this bowl who is at Walmart currently and had their H1b renewed recently.

I want to move to a different city, will I not be able to with this new rule? :( I'd been planning for a while

Taking a personal loan of 20k or more will it affect perm (GC) process?

What are the chances of a H1b change of employer getting rejected. Moving from a EY to Mastercard. Considering the reputation & size of the two companies it should be smooth right? Just nervous and want everything to go right.

If you receive an RFE on the I485 while it has been pending for 180 days, does your new company attorney respond to the RFE? Assuming you switched companies after it has been pending for 180 days. Anyone experienced anything similar?

Is your H1B petition scanned all messy misaligned? Just want to check if that’s normal or if I should try to get the lawyers to fix. I’m paranoid it might hurt down the line

Filed H1B COE petition today with PP at Vermont center, by when can I expect the result?

Can a company apply for an h1b transfer if I’m not in the country ? Im planning to travel internationally and expecting the h1b transfer process to be initiated the same time…

Ugh the attorney filed my H1B transfer case to the wrong USCIS center and caused 13 days delay 😤😤😤

My firm has applied for my L1A visa. If that gets denied, my plan is to travel to Canada and re enter US immediately on B1/B2 visa (already have valid B1/B2 stamp) so that I'll get time to figure out things here in the US (sell my stuff, handle my bank accts etc). Is it possible for me to reenter US on tourist visa?

I have been trying to exit consulting for a while now. I am gonna get the EAD card for Gc somewhere around mid next year. Should I wait till I get it or should I make a move? Reason I ask is I’m getting very few callbacks and I think it’s coz I’m on a H1.