Archive for February, 2009
11 Consultants Arrested in H-1B Fraud
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested 11 consultants on February 11, 2009 in an operation carried out by all levels of government. These consultants are accused of suspected visa and mail fraud. Vision Systems Group Inc., a New Jersey consulting company with a branch office in Coon Rapids, Iowa has also been accused [...]
Email From an Indian IT Consulting Firm
This post is a follow up from my previous post titled “The Truth About Indian IT Consulting Firms Revealed“. In that post I wrote about the tactics that Indian IT consulting firms employ to recruit and place international students in IT jobs. In this post I am going to share an email from an IT [...]
Companies that Hire International Students & Sponsor H1B
Update: We’ve launched a free, searchable database of companies that have sponsored H-1B visas in the recent past. Click here to check it out. I’ve been wanting for quite a while to compile a list of US companies that hire international students. I have heard many times how international students interview for jobs (sometimes three [...]
Saint Cloud State University – A Popular Destination for Students From Nepal
Saint Cloud State University (SCSU) in Saint Cloud, Minnesota has proved to be a very popular destination for students from Nepal who come to the USA for their higher education. The university has been admitting in excess of 50 students from Nepal every semester for the last few years. A number of factors are responsible [...]
List of Most Popular Colleges
US News & World Report has released a list of most popular colleges in the US. The determining factor in this ranking was the percentage of admitted students that actually enrolled at the school. This measure is called yield. A school with a high yield means that the school is usually a first choice for [...]
Record Number of International Students Come to the United States
I’ve often been asked the question, “Is it difficult to get a student visa to the US after the 9/11 attacks?” Many international students are under the misguided conception that the US government has cut down on issuing student visas. This could not be further from the truth. In fact, there has never been a [...]