If I apply for 485 after receiving 140 approval (I.e., not concurrently) does the application always go to NBC? I’m ROW for reference. Thanks!

Thoughts on states taxing student loan forgiveness as income ? I admit I don’t know much about tax law but I feel like it shouldn’t be considered income unless they’re sending out checks to everyone. 10k off the balance of my loan shouldn’t be considered income.

Firms hiring in Texas, Iowa or remote? Junior associate with CIPP (US +E), CIPM, and a post-grad fellowship in cybersecurity.

Hello Fishes,

Got an email today to close Tata Mutual Funds as it's restricted entity. Basically I am from Advisory team and not from Audit or Tax department.

Do i really need to close the Tata Mutual fund?

Hello
Any idea when we will receive joining kit after joining in globant and what items do we receive?

Any job openings in your company please refer.
Yoe- 1.3 yrs , tech- Java Spring Boot, serving notice period -30 days left

Looking to book one night at a Marriott property in chicago to celebrate anniversary with my wife - mostly deciding between the Gwen and the Ritz. Which would you choose? (Assume price doesn’t matter)

Does anyone have any advice on requesting data from municipalities (beyond just a foia request)? Working on a startup idea related to infrastructure but will need to get municipalities to give me extracts from their land use databases.

I panicked yesterday and sold all of my holding on SPY and VOO for about 100k yesterday. Waiting for re-entry post elections. Holding TQQQ and SQQQ for now. Should I use the fund to get into options? Good time to venture there?

Need Likes !

Hi Fishes,

Can anyone please shed some light on the work culture at Autodesk India?
Do they have any extra benefits (apart from the CTC) in terms of wellness allowance, WFH set-up cost, wellness being offs or any coupons/goodies that you get.

This is for the communications department.

Best backup plans if you get fired from a Big Law firm within a year or two after graduating? Go to a non-BL firm and then try to lateral back into BL?

Hi All,
I am a software developer with 9 years of experience working in Java based backend technologies. I am looking for WFH opportunities. Any help would be appreciated Thanks

Any tips/scripts on how to negotiate for better salary without turning down what the co is offering?

Can I share my performance rating screenshot to the HR??
HR is asking for CTC approval.

Hi guys, yoe: 18; tech: Java j2ee cloud tech leadership..looking for Director level roles in Hyderabad in product companies. Cctc:55Lpa; What's ideal ctc to look for?

Is it right time to join adp on Feb 2023, by leaving current company.

Anyone at EY notified about H1B results?

Anyone on H1 quit and taken a year off? Planning to transfer to H4, and then start looking after a year. Current H1 is valid for another 2 years. Suggestion/experience welcomed!

How do I know if I have received L1A and L1B? My visa stamp just says L1

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?

New offer. What does this mean?: “Policy is that we don’t consider the green card until someone is at 2.5 years prior to the last extended date on their current visa.”

Guys urgent question - can I open a Vanguard brokerage account as a H1B visa holder ? I have been here for a couple of years now at least. Are there any other restrictions ?

I quit my job and am going back to home country. What is the fastest way to transfer $100k from the US to a country in Asia?

Will EY revoke i140 after approval if I move before 180 days?

First time stamping soon. US consulate website said I need to bring LCA but my colleague who did it said she didn’t. Any experience and thoughts on what to bring? Thanks 🐠

Hi all! Can you find out where your case was transferred to? I see a lot of people say it was transferred to NBC, is that just an assumption folks are making or do people have the ability to find out?

Long-term disability on H1B - Yay or Nay? Lots of online forums say, visa holder will be out of status for major part of LTD and thus it makes no sense to buy

Any tax accountants/attorneys in here? What would happen to the 401k of a foreign worker if they cannot longer maintain an immigration status and have to go back home? What about a ROTH 401k? Assuming they made after-tax contributions, would they still be able to take tax-free distributions if they are non-resident aliens for tax purposes?

Has anyone done their H1B renewal in Canada? What was the process like and how long did it take to get your passport back?

Advice pls. We got our greencard and now my spouse can work. My spouse has been unemployed for more than 2 years. And we noted that it is difficult to get more job interviews and get an offer. My spouse is into programming and has Masters Any suggestion how my spouse can increase chances of getting hired (e.g. get training certifications, apply as trainee, or probably you can refer me to companies who are considerate for immigrants). I noticed he started to feel a little bit depressed about it.

For those who filed I-140 with premium processing how quickly did you hear back ? Anxiously waiting for approval

Recent cases of PERM approved within 5-6 months? Submitted in early June, hope to get approval by EOY.

I have a joke about H1Bs, but it is RFEd

Fishes, Facebook reached out for a interview. I am on h1-b and wanted to understand if they are sponsoring GC amidst everything that is going on with the company? Thinking if I should even try.

Any IT Audit managers at Big 4 moved from London to California or any other global city in the US, is it worth moving if money is the deciding factor? Am a manager in London living just myself who would be happy to live in a shared accomodation.

What is the salary range to expect for an IT Audit manager at Big4 in California.