All Entries Tagged With: "OPT"
H1B Visa – How to Apply for 2011
Do you want a H1B visa in 2011 to work in the United States? Well, so does Ram, Sham, Tom, Dick and Harry and every other aspiring IT techie brandishing a Bachelor’s degree from IIT and MIT alike. By the way, if you don’t know what those acronyms mean, then you have no business googling [...]
U.S. Supreme Court May Decide on OPT STEM Extension
The Programmers Guild and other opponents of the H-1B visa have turned to the US Supreme Court to hear their case against the OPT STEM extension. In a petition filed on November 13, the programmers guild has asked the Supreme Court to get involved after their petitions were rejected by two lower courts in New [...]
Give Yourself 5 Months to Find a Job Before Your OPT Starts
Everyone knows that the US economy is in the pits and it is extremely difficult for anyone to find a job. Companies are laying off their workers by the thousands and those that are not have gone on a firing freeze. I was talking to a friend the other day who is responsible for interviewing [...]
The Truth About Indian IT Consulting Firms Revealed
“Hello Sunny. This is Yuvraj calling with Indian IT Company. I am calling you today regarding an excellent job opportunity in the IT industry. Do you have to few minutes to talk?” These are the first few lines that you’ll hear when any recruiter from an Indian IT consulting firm calls you to make an [...]
The Secret to How International Students Can Work Legally in the United States
It is a condition of the F1 visa that international students cannot accept employment while they are on a student visa in the United States. However, it is quite expensive for international students to study in the USA and it is not always possible for their parents to cover the full costs of education and [...]