Working in the US

Cheshta
Sharma

I followed my passion and learnt skills on the way….

Taking control of how you want to spend the rest 30-40 years of your working life and then lead a happy and successful retired life, is something that I would like to suggest to everyone, irrespective of your career stage. Although, one should start preparing for the career well ahead of time, but i...


Alice
Gruber

Applying for Legal Permanent Residence in the Us and Understanding the Visa Bulletin

The US Visa Bulletin comes out monthly and you can sign up for it to be emailed to you (see the very bottom of the bulletin for how to do that).  It is also available at this link - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin.html It can be very confusing to understa...


Alice
Gruber

USCIS Policy Updates

On June 9, 2021, USCIS issued three new policy updates as follows: 1) clarification of expedited processing; 2) improve requests for RFE’s and NOID’s; and 3) increase the validity of initial and renewal EAD’s.  This 3rd policy update is likely to be of most help to foreign nationals, as many ...


Suzane
Ramos da Silva

When is the right time to get the waiver for the 212e rule (Two-Year Home Country Physical Presence Requirement)

I have decided to write about this, because when I needed my waiver, I had some problems that other people didn’t, and most of the people even didn’t know about them. Most of the people with a J1 Visa will get the 212e rule in their DS2019 and/or Visa stamp. It is based on the skills/area/fie...


Suzane
Ramos da Silva

The infinite road to Green card!

I would like to tell my journey to get the green card, so I can help as many people as possible, not just to understand the whole process but also to keep their minds sane during the long wait. When I first started, I had no idea how the whole process works. So, first you need to figure out which...


Shu Chin
Ma

J1 visa and home residency requirement

Does the word “home residency requirement” cause an unsettling tingle down your spine, and cause you to utter a muffled curse each time you hear it? Does it put an annoying stumbling block on your future plans and career development within the U.S.? 


Isaiah
Hankel

5 Reasons PhDs Are Valued More Than Other Job Candidates

The idea that getting a PhD is going to hurt your chances of getting a non-academic job is a misconception. In fact, most PhDs go on to get non-academic jobs and most get paid more than non-PhDs in the same position.


Brendan
Delaney

The National Interest Waiver: A whole new ballgame?

On December 28th, 2016 the Administrative Appeals Office issued a decision in Matter of DHANASAR that has changed the landscape for National Interest Waiver cases.  This is of major importance as the National Interest Waiver is one of only two self-sponsored applications and many postdocs, scie...


Alice
Gruber

US Diversity Visa Lottery – An Easy Green Card, But One That Requires Careful Reading and a Bit of Luck

Even foreign nationals with hard science or advanced degrees can vouch that obtaining a US nonimmigrant working visa and legal permanent residence, also known as the green card, is getting harder and harder. Most foreign nationals who wish to live and work in the US must have either an employer who ...


Reshma
Parmar

Who is 'Kazarian' and what does he have to do with my EB1?

This article assumes that you have read my prior blog entries, and know the basic EB1 Green Card requirements and terms.On August 18, 2010, the USCIS issued a Policy Memo that permits the application of a very stringent standard to EB1 cases (EB1A Extraordinary Alien and EB1B Outstanding Researcher ...