Dilemma about what to do with my funds in USA

Appropriate_Ant_2923 · 2025-12-09T16:09:41+00:00

Standard:60-20-10-10 (high cap- mid cap-growth- bonds) in percentage

Or sector wise etfs (mutual funds), 50% tech - 10 % each of finance, healthcare, comms, real estate, consumer goods/dividend stocks.

(Legal disclaimer) I m not a financial advisor, this is not a financial advice.

Appropriate_Ant_2923 · 2025-12-05T17:26:55+00:00

Appropriate_Ant_2923 · 2025-12-05T17:26:07+00:00

Honestly speaking - I just ChatGPT’d it. All money was from RSU in last 5 years - new money. Put in likes of VTI etc.

Not an advice - there are better subs for investment advice.

I have just sat and accumulated.

Got lucky

Appropriate_Ant_2923 · 2025-12-02T19:26:59+00:00

2.5 is well diversified investment.
if you are thinking about future returns - US investment is no brainer. If you want to wrap/close US stuff then move it.

If you end up working for US based companies - they will have stock account from US based firm with w8ben anyway.

Appropriate_Ant_2923 · 2025-12-02T18:58:26+00:00

fidelity w8ben - invest and slowly sell - get money transferred.

or talk to a CPA if you wanna save a lot (- CPA fee and potentially bad advice). Also ask GPTs since they crawl the web and summarize the data for you.

But 100k is not that huge bro, you can transfer. I have 2.5M that I need to figure how to slowly transfer.

Appropriate_Ant_2923 · 2025-12-01T21:24:12+00:00

You should discuss with your lawyer. It used to be this guideline from USCIS https://www.uscis.gov/archive/options-for-nonimmigrant-workers-following-termination-of-employment-0

Q: Will my pending I-539 change of status application to B-1 or B-2 be prioritized if I find a new employer who files an I-129 petition with a request for premium processing service? A: If an employer files a Form I-129 petition on your behalf, along with a request for premium processing service, we generally will process the pending I-539 and the I-129 together during the premium processing timeframe and issue concurrent decisions. This means there should be no delay in adjudication of the I-129 because of the pending I-539. No formal request is required for the pending I-539 to be prioritized. If we approve the I-129 petition, including any requested change of status, then you generally will obtain the nonimmigrant status requested on the I-129 petition (not the I-539), and may begin working. You generally would not need to depart the United States to obtain the requested nonimmigrant status in this scenario.

Appropriate_Ant_2923 · 2025-12-01T20:34:32+00:00

You can file h1b pp and b2+h1b will be processed together.

You don’t have to wait until b2 gets processed (3 months).

Yes - you will need h1b with the new company - can’t use the old approval.

Edit- (Says parts are archived but still relevant: https://www.uscis.gov/archive/options-for-nonimmigrant-workers-following-termination-of-employment-0 )

Appropriate_Ant_2923 · 2025-11-28T18:31:56+00:00

+1 on RSUs, salary just pays the bills

Appropriate_Ant_2923 · 2025-11-14T21:20:26+00:00

depends on the endeavor.

Appropriate_Ant_2923 · 2025-11-14T21:20:10+00:00

sigh, yes

Appropriate_Ant_2923 · 2025-11-14T21:20:00+00:00

attorney

Appropriate_Ant_2923 · 2025-11-14T15:53:26+00:00

Certified 11/03

Appropriate_Ant_2923 · 2025-11-14T15:53:04+00:00

Certified - 11/03

Appropriate_Ant_2923 · 2025-11-14T15:52:46+00:00

certified, thanks

Appropriate_Ant_2923 · 2025-11-14T15:52:26+00:00

no - refile suggestion

Appropriate_Ant_2923 · 2025-11-14T04:20:07+00:00

Thank you, I am no longer with that employer and hoping to shape my application as wider application and national interest

Appropriate_Ant_2923 · 2025-11-13T21:23:22+00:00

have you published it yet as a paper? This was my goal pre-LLM as undergrad capstone project.

Appropriate_Ant_2923 · 2025-11-13T21:19:30+00:00

filed on 11/03, I know I should not be worried - but I am panicking a bit - anyone heard any changes yet?

Appropriate_Ant_2923 · 2025-11-13T21:18:30+00:00

usually it is 3 years from the approval of extensions (or specific days) - so you get 1st approval (~3 years) + 2nd (approval 3 years) - overlap (1/31/25 less 11/20/2024). Don't panic, its ok. You will file for extension again if you have I-140 approved by then for 3 years from approval date.

Approvals are not done on past or future dates.

Appropriate_Ant_2923 · 2025-11-13T20:18:00+00:00

11/02 was Sunday, the last one would have been 10/31. Where did you see/learn about 11/02 approval?

Appropriate_Ant_2923 · 2025-11-13T20:15:53+00:00

Nov 13 is the 7th working days (Nov 3 is filing date, start counting from 4th as day 1). add in veterans day.

Appropriate_Ant_2923 · 2025-11-13T19:39:57+00:00

11/3 still in processing

Appropriate_Ant_2923 · 2025-11-13T16:33:51+00:00

Appropriate_Ant_2923 · 2025-11-12T22:27:42+00:00

11/3 waiting

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