Tomorrow is the day

Tomorrow is finally the day for H1-B application submission. For our fellow applicant-readers, good luck! In these 2 years, applying for H1-B work visa has become a luck issue due to the limited quota and overflowing amount of applicants.

Little tips : 

• Make sure your application arrives early and on-time! There's a chance if your application on-time, but definitely none if it is late. Because all the spaces will be taken as many planning to submit as early as possible on the first day!
  

E-3 Work Visa for Australian

The E3 Work Visas was first introduced to Australian in May 11 of 2005.  It was created by the US Congress when negotiating on the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA).

There is an annual quota of 10,500 E-3 Visas, and the unique feature of the E-3 Visas is that the spouses of the visa holders may work in the United States without many restrictions. The visas issued to spouses and children of E-3 Visa holders are not subjected into the annual E-3 quota, and they do not necessarily have to be Australian citizens as the actual E-3 visa holders have to be. 

Unlike H1-B visas, E-3 Visas do not allow holders to apply for permanent residency (Green Card) in the United States while working under their E-3 status. But, it has its superior character over H1-B visa too. E-3 has a special feature that allows holders to renew their visas indefinitely, whereas H1-B holders can only  hold their visas for up to 6 years. 

The application process for E-3 visas is somewhat similar to applying for H1-B visas. 

For our fellow Australian readers, the E-3 work visa might be another good option for you if you would love to stay in the United States, and do not want to compete with applicants from the rest of the world. 

Did you know?

4 more days to go for our fellow H1-B applicants...good lucK!

Nevertheless, did you know... there are several kinds of other US work visa other than H1-B?

Besides H1-B, there are also H1-B1 for Singaporean; E3 for Australian, TN for Canadian or Mexican. People from these countries, if they are interested in working America. They do not necessarily have to go through the same chaos as people from other countries have to go through. These other work visas are somewhat similar to H1-B because they are all work visa, and they are specially for Skilled Workers. However, each of them has its own unique feature that the others do not have. 

5 more days to go...

5 more days until April 1st, which is a big day for our fellow H1-B Visa applicants. 

Maybe it is time to think about what is the next step for you, and start to make plans for yourself base on your best and worst case scenarios.  Best is of course getting the H1-B Visa. But, what if you don't? What can you do at this point to continue your residence in the United States? Many choose to go back to school, and some who are disappointed with the result might choose to go back to their home country. 

So, what is the dilemma here? Personally, I think the major issue here is $$MONEY$$. Money speaks for you. Going back to school needs lots of money, and not many of us  can afford to go back to school after acknowledging the fact that you did not get the visa. And, this is probably why many of the lost hope applicants choose to go home instead. 

H1-B Work Visa

For those who have found a job after graduated from college, the big moment is approaching in 6 days - submitting your H1-B Visa application on April 1st! I am sure lots of you have heard about the chaos from last year (2007)'s application process. On the first day that the USCIS (US Citizen and Immigration Services) started to take in applications, the number of applicants was actually doubled the actual quota. In 2007, the quota for H1-B Visa was 65,000, but 150,ooo applications were received on April 1st, 2007. It was surely a horrible news for the hopeful applicants, wanting to work in the U.S. 

Let's hope for the best for this year's applicants. Best of Luck.

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Hi All!

Welcome to my new blog. I just want to share with all of you regarding my experience with being an international student. I am creating this website not to create anger or to throw frustration at the U.S. government. Rather, this is my testing ground to understand how we can connect together as International students; whether you are a freshman, alumni, became a U.S. citizen or even planning to come over the U.S. to study, and become a resource for us. 

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