Got selected in H1B lottery and thinking of changing firms. Will doing so before approval invalidate my H1B application?

Fresh grad, just started work in the US (~1 month in) but want to move back to Dubai due to personal reasons. Will hitting the 6m mark (1y won’t be possible - immigration) be helpful? (Cont)

What's it like working at VISA? Looking at opportunities as a strategy director in the Atlanta office? How are the growth opportunities? Are there major office politics? What is the avg comp for a Director or senior manager role?

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

Anyone know if deloitte allows part time CPT? My full time CPT ends in May and been emailing immigration but no response.

Does Deloitte file premium processing for h1b?

Hi, I’m currently working in Business consulting at EY India. I am keen to practice consulting in the Middle East. Does anyone know which mgmt consulting firms offer visa sponsorships and the best way to reach out to them?
Thanks in advance!

Does anyone know someone from Korea who’s moved here professionally? Have a friend who is considering Aus vs US (v strong profile, but unsure about immigration policies and doesn’t know anyone who’s made the jump before)

Fragomen and BAL updated their NY job posting to be in compliance with NY’s salary law. Is anyone else immensely frustrated by the low salaries in immigration? I like the work, but the comp can suck

How’s Visa in giving promotions? Is it fast like Mastercard? Seems slow to me but I am new so not sure

Hi fellow USI 🐟

Did anyone recently apply for visa extension, how much time did Seyfarth took to complete the process and receiving the approval. End to end starting with initiation to approval.

What is the average time required to get canadain visa after biometric done?

Hello Everyone. I have been promised an on-site opportunity to Europe in Feb 2022. My visa was also set to be processed but then the company stopped with this and started stating that it is pending for approval from client. It’s been more than 6 months now. Can I anybody help me? Is it realistic to wait for this opportunity or should be changing my company as I am currently in this company only for the sake of on-site which was promised to me

Hi Fishes.
Could you pls help me with the below?

My CTC is very low . Approx = YoE (4.5).
I'm currently nominated for H1b 2023 and the process is pending with USCIS approval after lottery. Heard that the H1B process would take months to get completed. Is it worth waiting for the process to get completed or should I make a switch . Kindly pour your suggestions .

Hi mates,

I am working as JAVA Full Stack Developer..
3 years experience in MNC (TCS)
I am living in India
Can anyone help me how can I get work/sponsorship visa.
Countries i think is better which might give good opportunities - USA, UK,Canada.
Or if they can help me by any help for getting into this country,it will be great.

Hello Fishes,


My YOE is 5.3 and I am holding around 24 lpa offer now TCS has started my visa processing for uk.I have an query that, should i stay in tcs and go onsite or go with other companies.

Thanks for your valuable feedback in advance.
Currently i am getting 8 lpa from TCS.

How flexible is Deloitte with the start date because of H1b processing time? I signed the offer mid-may for July 12 because it seemed realistic enough for premium H1b transfer. But the lawyers seem slower than what I was used to and July 12 does not seem likely. Is this going to be a problem?

Anyone filed h1b in regular processing and changed to premium? If so, can you please help with the process and approvals required?

Hi guys .. if we travel from Mumbai to USA via London. .Do we need to apply for transit visa

Working on buying a home. Got great rates with a lender. While signing, noticed that I was marked as a Permanent Resident Alien. I'm on H1B.

If I tell my lender that I'm a non-Permanent Resident Alien, would there be any issues vis a vis rates? or actual approval?

I have 3 more years left on my visa and I have very good credit history over the past 6 years

Does anyone have any idea of a really, really nice and high-end thing to do with a client in the Chicago western suburbs? Something roughly equivalent to Alinea with wine pairing, but in the western suburbs. It needn't center on food and wine; I just used Alinea as an example as to price point and general impression.

Got a Dubai Strategy& Senior Associate interview next week - anyone has tips/recommendations or things I should look out for? Maybe things that are different from the US.

During my job search, I am getting a lot of recruiters asking for me to answer right to represent emails. These particular recruiters follow a same pattern and seem unprofessional. Shall I be aware and not sign these right to represents? Are they a scam? Or is it a cultural thing… can someone advise me, I’m based in the USA

What’s your WFH status? Any update on when you’re headed back to the office?

Help me save the day: have a massive excel file (600k rows) with duplicate records (column a, b and c are duplicate, not a duplicate if a and b are the same though). How can I filter for just these records? If it didn’t crash excel I could concat into one column, Conditional format for duplicates, and sort by color. What’s a work around?

Does anyone have any good mortgage broker recommendations that will help find a way to not pay PMI?

I want to advance in my career, but I have no energy to do anything when I get home, even if it's an early day.

(cont)

Here’s my first question for this group. What’s a good and inexpensive PDF editing tool? Highlighting, annotating, and bookmarking while working from home is a problem for some of us who still like to use paper. My firm won’t purchase “full Adobe” for anyone other than legal assistants and paralegals.

Fell out of love with real estate. The more I'm in this industry, the more I realize most people are looking to make a buck instead of helping their clients.

Any opening for Sr. iOS Developer?

Who all agrees PWC is full of toxic interviewers who just come to satisfy their ego & pass the frustration

Is it same with work culture too ?

What are the current best-regarded agencies (or in-house creative teams) that you feel have the top digital creative talent at the moment? That you’d wanna hire most from?

SO and I moved to Boston from Texas in January and I absolutely hate it here. Looking for suggestions, words of encouragement, anything to change my mind and enjoy it more!

Why is Regina’s Pizza phone always busy?? And why does their online ordering never work??

Typical day for Credit risk business analyst BA4?
How is the work life? Management? Leadership? Office transport, canteen?

Hello everyone,

Need a suggestion.

I got an offer letter a month ago with the 45 percent hike . And I had not resigned yet from current organization. But now I wish to join this company and my notice period is 2 months.
I don't want to abscond.

What can I do in such case?

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

EY fish - can anyone of you please share INSZOOM link? Currently traveling and need to access it. I don’t have access to EY laptop

How much time does it take to get i-140 approved under Regular processing? Firm saying no for applying under premium processing. Giving me an option to self-pay premium processing fee if I want $1410

Have a 2 hour layover in Jeddah from India to the U.S. Anyone know if this is fine .. any idea if they have US immigration at the Jeddah airport during the layover ?

How does H1B visa transfer process work? How long can I work for my current employer after my visa transfer for the new employer is approved?

I have my visa stamped from previous employer, valid until 2024. I recently switched my job and got H1B transfer approved. When I go abroad next time, do I need to get new visa stamped for my current employer?

Hi all! Just got my perm approved woohoo. Filed in December. I know next step is I-140 and adjustment of status. How fast does this go? When will I hold a green card

Has anyone managed to get their first h1b stamping done from a non-home country? Is this advisable if I am not able to find appointments in my home country?

Hello! Sorry I have no idea how this work but I have a cousin that lives in another country and she is an accounting major and very smart. How can pwc offer her an internship/ job? Is that possible?

Anyone know if deloitte allows part time CPT? My full time CPT ends in May and been emailing immigration but no response.

Does Deloitte file premium processing for h1b?

What’s the EB1A wait time for GC?

Hi guys .. if we travel from Mumbai to USA via London. .Do we need to apply for transit visa

EY folks - Did you get your PERM approved recently? If yes, how much time does it takes for PERM application to be filed and approved at EY? Thanks in advance!

H-1B question. Does anyone know if there is any issue with requesting 1098 from an educational institution if we have spent on self education while working full-time on H-1B? I incurred some expenses last year and if having a 1098 will help with tax. Thanks much!

Hello all, I’m on my F1 visa right now. I have two more chances of getting H1 through lottery. After third,Does PwC supports sending me to my LOS in diff country and file me H1 or L1 visa from there?

Has anyone had their LCA location updated so they can work from a different remote work location than their home office city? Did your firm take care of the process for you?

Whyy o why would they issue an RFE on an LCA/H1 amendment? I’m just trying to get to my new client site. What’s really going on with the U.S immigration office