For Indian citizen who wish to travel with their spouses or kids who are US citizens, do not have OCI’s and wishing to stay more than 30 days in India. I dropped by Indian consultant in DC and received 1 year multiple entry visa (x-visa) for my kids. I didn’t have to provide any reason for emergency other than saying we wished to stay longer than 30 days to spend time with family. No questions asked, provided the money order and applications and recieved the visa in 30 min CONTD...

Girls trip (mid 20s) to Scottsdale in October. Any suggestions?? Like to hike, shop, eat, relax!

I have to travel to Canada to activate my PR. I’m planning to have a long layover between flights. How much time is enough to go through the process of activating PR?

Has someone here moved recently to UK from India? Have some questions on moving around rent, luggage, visa etc. TIA.

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Do you all know if the US b1/b2 visa applications are open? Are the consulates accepting appointments for these?

Are u supposed to tip the luggage carrier/ outside agent the airport? this is the guy who is outside your terminal, he prints ur tick, tags your bag and sends u on ur way. No, right?

Planning to go to Mexico during thanksgiving with husband. No idea where to go. Recommendations? Doesn’t have to be resort / beach.

Anyone went for L1 blanket visa interview in India recently? Experience? Also, it seems L1 blanket is handled only in Chennai but consulate website says only Delhi is open and handling L1 as well not clear if that is only individual or blanket as well. Any insights? TIA

Can a person on H1B in US work in Canada as WFH? Any work authorization needed?

Will basically continue working for US employer but wondering if possible to spend long amounts of time in Canada. (Have tourist visa)

If a person have PepsiCo offer letter along with Canada visa , does PepsiCo allows to accommodate job at PepsiCo Canada?

What is the saving potential for a H1B on-site offer with ctc around 75k USD per annum

Not my ideal exit but I accepted an offer at another Big4 for a 26 percent hike in base.
Ideally I’d exit to industry in Product/Program manager role but I really needed out and this came up so I took it. And Im on H1B so I cant keep interviewing/accept a better offer if it comes up, once the transfer is initiated.
I can’t decide if Im happy or sad. I’m relieved for now.

Anyone travelling from pune to mumbai today?

Is there any way to preserve/sell a Spirit airline reservation credit? Mine expires at the end of the year. Had to cancel over the summer due to extreme delays and uncertainties.

Recently left Deloitte for a startup who will sponsor my H1B, does anyone have any Chicago law firm recommendations ? Currently on OPT, Irish nationality

Any speciality occupation RFE’s on H1B transfer? What was your case result and experience like?

Amex Platinum Users - How does “no preset spending limit” get reported to the credit bureaus? Just got approved and 6 months ago my credit was around 580 so this is a huge achievement for me, but I’m also obsessed with maintaining my credit score now. Google has not been helpful; too many answers are no answer. Thank you!

I have an approved I140 from previous employer and current employer hasn’t started GC yet. Been on H1B since 10 years now, so if my new GC doesn’t start before my H1B is up for approval in 2023 cont.

What is something your government could implement to make your work easier/more productive?

Anyone here moved from EY to Accenture? Curious to know how was the shift, pros and cons for each company, any regrets? Waiting for an offer from Accenture but very conflicted on whether I should leave EY. Been there all my career and going to be a big jump.

My Accenture recruiter told me that in order to revise my current offer she would need to reject my current offer first and no need to worry on that part. Is this normal? Please provide genuine feedback.

Chicago announced a $10m grant for looted businesses. Really confused because I thought insurance just gives everyone that’s looted money.

Is the way to train managers changing? I’m familiar with a cohort model where a group of new managers meet in person, and then go through some classes together over a period of 2-6 months. Is there a better or new model that people are using?

Need Help.

So, I recently joined a new company. They have put me to a project which I have no knowledge, no skill there.

I'm new, project is new, no one to give KT.

What I'm a supposed to do?

Thoughts on including certificates like Prosci or SHRM-SCP in an email signature? I don’t like it right after my name, but I’ve seen some other alternatives (like putting the digital badge icons) - what looks the best?

I was planning on going to portfolio school in the fall and have been super excited, but not I’m scared that it’s all going to be online bc of coronavirus. I know no one knows what’s going to happen, but what do you think?

For those of you in your mid-20’s, how often do you go on dates with your significant other? In a serious relationship for the first time since college and trying to gauge what folks consider normal for dating frequency (excluding nights in). Context - we’re 25, dating for 3 months, live 5 mins away from each other, decent WLB

Anyone taken the GD test after having covid recently? I have my test in 10 days and I'm currently recovering from covid.

What are some good gyms in the city? I like to do a mix of cardio and strength, a pool would be nice but not a must.

How difficult is it to get an onsite job with only 2 years of experience?
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For anyone who receives a quarterly bonus or raise in some form, does your employer start to schedule you for less hours when your raise kicks in, or pull you from a future schedule entirely once you receive a bonus; only to put you back on once the hours you would have worked and earned the amount given are passed? Ie; a part time employee getting $200.00 in a quarterly bonus and then not being scheduled a whole week during a bi-weekly pay period where they would have earned more on the clock…?

Looking for a Johnson&Johnson referral. Can anyone please help?🥺

I am pursuing MBA +ACCA, currently a graduate with 6LPA .
What should I do to reach double digits in annual package soon?

Is there a firm that does a lot of consulting work for hospitals in Texas Medical Center (MD Anderson, Texas Children's etc.)?

I have an annual membership to tryexponent for FAANG and tech prep. I don’t need the membership anymore and have about 6-8 months. I can share my creds for $60. The content was extremely helpful, I made it to Amazon. Let me know if anyone’s interested

Do you think consulting is not the right path for core technical people ?

Hi Fam!
Any suggestions on what medical insurance we can buy for parents traveling to the US? I’m looking for reasonably priced ones that offer good coverage! My mum would need a better plan than my dad, since she recently underwent surgery! Also, is insurance better from US or Indian companies? Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

My priority date is end of 2013. My husband is only petition - we filed in oct 2020 when my date became current. If he decides to switch his job right now, will there be a lot of additional paperwork/ rework? Is it not recommended?

Recommendations for a nutritionist with background in Indian diets? Not averse to people consulting from India.

Any companies which do not have 1 year minimum service to take Parental leave?

Any Indian national recently came to US through the London Heathrow airport.

Parents coming from India and have a layover at London airport. Are there any covid restrictions we need to worry about?

They are fully vaccinated and they will have a negative Covid test 12 hours before the start of the journey.

Anyone raising desi kids in the US? What are are some of your fears?

Whats the current processing time for H1B renewal. Is premium processing enabled ?

You know how when you do something bad to someone else you get bad karma w that person? Who decided who was in the wrong? What if you both think you’re right? Who gets the karmic debt?

Currently 31 with 6.5 YOE and single . Should have NW of 250k by end of this year. (No significant assets in India). Considering this money all reminds invested I should have a decent nest egg for retirement. Have an LIC policy that will be worth arnd 50 lakhs when I surrender it (plan down payment for an apartment). Struggling to convince parents this should be enough for me to move back. They think I should move back when I have more financial security. What more should I plan for ?

Would you rather stay in a boring job (good pay, good wlb, boring work) for a year and get your green card or switch to a better company and let the greencard go? The boring job is also does not have a lot of work in the pipeline.

Got approached by 2 desi consultancies for the exact same role and client today! Not sure how do these guys work. Is it even worth considering their offer? I have always worked fulltime in the corporate world

What do you do for fun during the weekends ? Bowling , hiking etc?

Any folks from India on H1-B in Big4 Tech Consulting in the US managed to get NIE in order to visit India and renter the US?

Hello folks! Please share your favorite places to get Indian clothes in the US. Kids, women and men. Thank you so much!!