My company will file the green card for process for me soon and I’m planning on getting married at the end of the year. Is it better to file as single or as married so that my SO will also get their gc too, but will it impact the timeline? I heard the process for Chinese always take so long. (FYI- I’m not Chinese nor Indian. My SO is Chinese) Is it better to file it with my SO or as single? Does it matter?

I can’t do it anymore. My husband never helps around the house. Ever. When we first started dating, he was so much more helpful as I think he was trying to impress me. Now it’s been FOUR YEARS of asking him to contribute more around the house by just picking up after himself and unloading the dishwasher when it’s done and he has time. Last night I finally had it - (Cont…)

My spouse has made it clear to me that they no longer support me working in biglaw and want me to find a job with more reasonable hours. They were supportive early in my career and when we had one child, but our second was born a couple of years ago and all the additional work they put in at home, the lack of family time and lack of couples time is becoming a big strain on our marriage. We are in a high cost of living city so will have to undergo a major lifestyle change if we forego my biglaw..

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 in your suggestions 🙏

For anyone to whom this applies, how have you dealt with the loss of a sibling? I lost my sister almost 20 years ago and have never quite come to grips with it.

Do you see yourself working in the agency world your whole life? What are the cons/pros for anyone in their 50s? I never see my kids anymore since I travel/work late.

Completely torn on how to manage my family’s life during Covid. We’ve been safe since we had a pandemic baby and another on the way. We WFH so don’t actually put ourselves at risk on a day to day basis. But seeing so many friends (with babies) go out and live life is giving severe me FOMO and continuing to lose out on close friendships. Anyone still playing it safe and how are you dealing?

What should i do if my parents fight EVERY day, EVERY moment of their lives. I feel bad by intervening but sometimes my mom needs help. Once its over, i feel terrible and curse myself for being born. My gf is probably talking to some other guy who looks good and probably has a better social status than me. I am usually scared and negative about things. What should i do

How do you convince your partner to not blow up on a wedding?

Ladies, did you change your last name after getting married? I’m worried about the impact it will have on my publications.

got a job offer in Canada.currently based in the US. company has started the work visa process, what are the chances of it getting approved? They said the process takes 4 to 6 weeks. Top 10 tech firm

Random thought... My gay male context plus the pandemic has amplified the "this isn't worth it" view of my unbalanced work life balance. I am never going to have kids and don't need to keep grinding for the next promotion etc. like my head of household peers with children. Do you feel the non-traditional household / income demands that LGBTQIA+ we live with are making you more easily say "enough is enough" with work as the valuation of our time has increased during the pandemic? 🤔

My sister wants me to pay for my father's hospitalization and related costs

My parents planned a trip to the US and never told me. My sister helped then plan. In the US, my father fell sick and had to be hospitalized. They did have travel insurance but there were still a lot of out of pocket expenses and other expenses related to rescheduling tickets, etc.

My sister contacted me once she got the bills and told me "as their son" I should be paying for everything.

Have corporate Amex (Green card). A) Can I upgrade to a corporate gold or platinum card? B) are the yearly expenses worth it?

Told my SO I'm only ok with them hanging out with a questionable individual in a group setting but I secretly wish this person was completely cut out. They're the definition of a hot mess that has burned bridges with all mutual friends. No boundaries. I don't believe there's cheating but I am very uncomfortable with the person (zero trust) and my SO's naivete who was also defensive. We talked it out but now I feel like I have my hand ready on a rip cord for our relationship after this red flag.

I am currently interviewing at a startup started in 2016 as Senior UX Designer at Santa Clara, CA onsite location. The HR has sent immigration paperwork (I-129) by their company lawyer and wants me to submit all documents including my current company's H1B filed petition so that they can start the H1 B transfer process if I am selected. There is still 1 more round to go with CEO/CTO I am afraid that they will look at my current salary and will low ball me
Current TC:$92k YOE: 4
Expected:$120k

Anyone in California familiar with SB 9 and 10. Curious if you lot split a single family home that is currently zone multi-family as when I was reading the bill it said it was for single family. Just wondering if anyone might have any insights from their research. Thanks!

Daycare recommendation in Ashburn for a 2 year old?

Deeply afraid of being married to someone like the girl in sex/life on Netflix

Little story I wanted to share. I’ve never been close to one of my siblings and haven’t put effort to change that. Eg., never initiated conversations. In the past few years I’ve felt convicted to try to be more loving. I didn’t feel I liked her, but recognized my responsibility by being cold, even though it was subconscious and not quite intentional. So anyway, I’ve been trying, with much prayer. Recently she reached out asking me for something major and I started to feel bitter. *Continued

Hi Fishes, Is it possible to process h1b as cap exempt if I had worked on USA in h1b status for few months and if the visa is expired now, once I join a new employer.

Hi Fishes....How much time does it take yo get laptop in LTI from joinng date ??

Is there much of a difference between trying a 5 figure case vs a 6/7 figure case? In regards to preparation, work-up, etc?

New to the U.S., is the Healthcare Industry (via HIPAA), the only industry in the U.S. that legally mandates having a designated Privacy Officer? So for example, although GLBA has obvious privacy requirements, unlike with healthcare, financial institutions in the U.S. are not mandated by law to have a designated Privacy Officer?

How much hike % this year

Hello All,

About 6 months ago I began a paid internship as an electrical engineer. They recently gave me a notice that my internship ends at the end of August. I asked if there's something they could do to hire me on permanently. They tell me to apply to jobs on the website. I was told that internships only go for 1 year. Other interns are there that haven't been told this. Mind you I am a female where the others are males.

What are your thoughts?

Any one given ETL_SQL_Test for EY ..
Please help me
@EY

Hi All

I joined IBM on 29th Sept 22
Now they are asking me to work from pffice 5 days a week.

At the time of interview they didn't tell me about WFO thing.

Can I leave IBM now?
If I resigned now,what will be the notice period?

I’m a personal/commercial producer with about 2 years of experience. If you are a producer, curious to know what your compensation is like? New vs renewals? Book size? Do you service too or only sell? Thanks in advance!

Suppose my hypothetical AssociateOP, LLP firm had a revenue dip in April and May, but we got things back up and running again and made bank in 2020, so our revenue and profit was about the same as in 2019. Would a "sorry there was a pandemic, no bonuses this year even if you made hours" fly with associates or should the firm be honest about its numbers?

There are 12 weeks until Christmas… Anyone down for a challenge or some support and a kick in the butt?? Let me know!

Didn’t get upgraded to comfort+ when I should have. Got 15K miles for myself and 15K for my sister traveling with me. Did I accept a lowball offer?

Does anyone work in Internal Audit, and if yes, can you share some information about the team structure and functions? I am planning to get into Internal Audit and would like to know about the nature of work.
Thank you

Let’s talk about Muslim representation in the media. Good, bad, getting better, getting worse?

Jummah Mubarak Fam ☪️💚

I've been out for 7 years and have hooked up with a lot of guys. But never been in a relationship and never really cared to be in one. But everyone I know (gay or straight) is getting into serious relationships and/or engaged.

What's wrong with me? Why is it that I don't even try to date (banging is great I guess)?

Any tips on how to transition to entertainment law? Like skills to build? CLEs to take? How to become more appealing to entertainment firms and companies?
For context, I'm currently working in plaintiff side employment.

Would anyone know of any companies actively recruiting for remote positions with a soon-ish start date?

I'm nearing my 5th month of being laid off and haven't had any luck after the 100+ applications I've submitted.

Panic is starting to set in as I'll no longer be able to financially support myself in the very near future :(

US attorney confreres, you are smart, well educated, thoughtful people. Please can you answer this one simple question from me, a humble English lawyer:

Why in the hell are your contracts always like that?!

Question about credit scores and MBA loans. (FYI I know this is not mathematically the best option but want to do it to remove mental burden of student loans). Planning on paying off the balance of my MBA loans, ~100K, at the end of the summer once I can save a little more. I have offers to refinance which would give me a free $1,000 and slightly lower interest rate. Would refinancing now and then paying off the “newer debt” in 3 months negatively impact my credit score?

Why does Deloitte use two different immigration companies? Bal and seyfarth

Any recommendations for moving companies from NYC --> London?

Fishies ! Has anyone been to Canada for visa stamping recently ? I’m worried about “admin processing” delays as I don’t have any friends in Canada to stay with if I’m stuck waiting for my passport..

Okay to change jobs and reapply for H1 transfer within the same year? Got an RFE the last time - does this make the latest application higher risk?

People selected in H1-B Lottery for FY2021, how long does it take to receive I797-C receipt notice which you need to get Cap-Gap extension?

Is a new H4 EAD eligible for automatic work authorization if h1 and h4 are approved along with a new i94. Category of this h4 is c(26) which falls under the automatic validity as per uscis nov’21 rule. I am moving from L2ead to h4 ead.

Anyone else last day is this Friday if they don’t hear back from USCIS?

What’s your plan?

[Seeking for advice] My ex and I dated for a few months and after hearing that my visa is expiring, he offered to marry me on paper for 30k. We had fights about it. I didn’t take it because I thought it’d affect our relationship negatively. He broke up with me 2 months later for various reasons and said it’s a decision for his own good, that he didn’t feel he’s getting much out of this, that he’s an entrepreneur needing to travel and be away some time and I seem to be pulling him back (cont)

Hi - has deloitte filed eb1c for anyone here...did he or she had to wait for the enrollment period for the same

I140 got approved and waiting to get H1b extended for another 3 years. Current H1b visa expires in Sept. Do I have to wait until extension processed and approved before leaving for another job?

Case status just changed to “New Card is Being Produced”!!! 🥳🎉

Law firm just received Green card PWD result, and are saying I should be able to attain the wage within 2 compensation cycles. Anyone had this experience? They also won’t tell me the numbers

I haven’t been updating my address with USCIS. Will this affect my GC application?

Are there still companies that sponsor green card on day 1 for manager level positions? Heard amazon and apple do sometimes but curious to see if their competitors do and any restrictions that come with that

Anybody looked into the Golden Visa residency program for Portugal? Seriously considering it and would love to connect with people who have gone thru it.

What happens if you are let go after the aos i 485 interview (case approved), and its been more than 180 days since i 485 was received by uscis?? Thank you!!!

All,
I am planning to get visa stamping with my current employer in about 2 weeks. I have an offer with a different employer and they will PP H1-B transfer. Should I push appointment until the H1-B transfer is completed and then stamp? TIA

Want to go home. Go back to China. Want to stay with my parents. Feeling so tired.

extension filed and received the receipt number but when going in uscis site it says the receipt number is wrong. What does this mean ?

hey guys - planing our soft landing for Canada PR in Toronto this September.
I have an approved I797 but without a valid stamp on my passport. has anyone had experience travelling back to US (contd.)