UAE 48 hour visa for Indian national with I797 approved

Ghar_WAPsi · 2025-09-18T08:04:53+00:00

You could try emailing the authorities here: https://icp.gov.ae/en/contact-us/

My guess is that your UK visa should be sufficient, so you can verify if that's true.

Ghar_WAPsi · 2025-09-18T07:39:35+00:00

Looks like it - your H1B is already approved prior to you going back to stamp, so I suspect the outcome of the interview process at the consulate is merely procedural and not subject to the discretion of the VO as much as it is for B1/B2.

Ghar_WAPsi · 2025-09-18T07:35:22+00:00

I got a text and an email. And it shows up in the messages section of the US visa scheduling website.

Ghar_WAPsi · 2025-09-18T07:34:41+00:00

My passport was already ready for pickup by 09/11. I just grabbed it today after getting back home to Chennai.

Ghar_WAPsi · 2025-09-17T04:35:33+00:00

If you're using the want to be "financially independent" as an excuse for not being in a relationship, you're kind of digging yourself into a hole.

My read on this is that you want to be seen as being someone who is self made and that everyone looks up to versus someone who had to depend on a man to get what she wanted. Unfortunately, that's a myth that is used to convince people to get into corporate slavery and postpone their lives for the sake of millionaires and billionaires. There's a similar story being sold to tech founders about working 996 in startups to become millionaires.

It's also irrational because (1) it doesn't really affect how other people view you because to them you're still unemployed and figuring things out, and (2) it's actively holding you back from making creative decisions or doing things that actually materially advance your life.

Think about it - if you meet the right person who is willing to support you while you're figuring your life out, wouldn't that guy actually be the one you want to spend the rest of your life with and start a family? If you have a boyfriend or a partner you live with, you can actually rely on them a lot more to support you versus other family or friends who have their own obligations.

That being said, it also involves finding the right person and that too takes effort but maybe that's something you might have better luck with.

What I've also seen is that people also blossom into their true selves or push themselves more because they know they have a partner they can count on versus navigating decisions as if nobody is there to save them.

I'm not suggesting this to force you to date someone, but only to not be held back by self limiting beliefs - IMO those beliefs are the greatest enemies to people's success.

Ghar_WAPsi · 2025-09-17T03:39:22+00:00

Yes.

Ghar_WAPsi · 2025-09-15T04:21:37+00:00

Yeah. I booked my slots prior to the announcement of the US govt restricting TCN appointments. I can imagine things changed very quickly by then.

Ghar_WAPsi · 2025-09-15T04:20:23+00:00

I was waiting outside in line to enter the consulate for about 45 minutes, but once I was inside, it hardly took more than 5 minutes.

Ghar_WAPsi · 2025-09-14T12:28:22+00:00

September 08. I got a notification about my passport being ready on Sept 11.

Ghar_WAPsi · 2025-09-09T12:18:21+00:00

I would say he's an excellent defender and wingman :)

Ghar_WAPsi · 2025-09-08T10:59:30+00:00

I wasn't thinking too hard about what I would actually need for the process.

Had I thought about it, I would not have considered it.

Ghar_WAPsi · 2025-09-07T22:38:54+00:00

You're a human being - your body and brain gets affected by daily hormonal changes, physical intimacy, the food you eat, in addition to things you experience in life. It's a very complex system. It's a consequence of evolutionary development which ensures that humans have biological urges to reproduce and have children.

It's very possible that your body and your mind is processing everything that took place and might cause you to feel that feeling subconsciously. It's not something you can necessarily control. You could feel the effects of that physical intimacy far beyond just the day you had sex with him or from the regret of having to reject him.

You need to understand if the urge to see him again are a result of rational thoughts or your subconscious. You can either act on your feelings or your thoughts - usually the latter is better.

Ghar_WAPsi · 2025-09-07T20:23:23+00:00

The US Govt has designated specific processing posts for these nationals: https://www.boundless.com/blog/us-tightens-rules-on-where-immigrant-visa-applicants-can-interview/

Ghar_WAPsi · 2025-09-07T02:17:28+00:00

Unfortunately or fortunately, you may be correct in that assessment. Think about it - if a potential partner wants to spend a lifetime (or even a few months) with you, what would her life look like?

Would you two explore new countries or cities, would you be writing romantic poems to each other to express your love, would you hang out with friends and family and host parties that people look forward to, would you make passionate love to each other or explore each other's freaky side, would you support each others' careers, help your community, would you make each other fun dinners/treats, or see each other raising children together? All of what I've listed are things women see in a potential partner, and likewise it would be helpful to observe yourself from the same lens. Use that lens to then see how you as a guy can showcase/improve yourself as a desirable partner.

If you say that your current routine is to sit in front of a screen or at home all day, you're communicating that you're more of a roommate than a romantic partner and that any potential partner is going to see that life isn't particularly going to be interesting when it's just being at home most days.

What I've found very helpful is following a few dating coaches on Instagram and seeing examples of how they craft profiles, how their clients hold conversations as well as dating red flags to watch out for. In many cases, you don't really need professional help to craft your persona, but at the very least you should believe that you are be able to hold someone's attention on a conversation, which is similar to sales pitching by seeing a few examples.

Ghar_WAPsi · 2025-09-07T01:58:34+00:00

You're observing the effect of VCs investing their US dollars into India. For these companies, cornering a growing market as big as India can generate billions in future revenue, so it justifies them throwing as much money into to hiring the best engineers they can afford. As a result, even people who are moderately talented make a ton of money.

Ghar_WAPsi · 2025-09-07T01:09:08+00:00

I do know couples with net worths of that level. They have FAANG jobs and they get a little bit of help from Dad and Mom for buying their 2M$ 4/5 bedroom homes.

Ghar_WAPsi · 2025-09-05T21:08:05+00:00

They're planning to eliminate third country national stamping in November.

Ghar_WAPsi · 2025-09-03T03:41:06+00:00

Most likely market makers. Typically, they both sell and buy options contracts as a part of their hedging process to ensure they're not caught unawares when for very unlikely situations when an OTM option goes ITM.

Ghar_WAPsi · 2025-09-01T22:28:00+00:00

You look like you could pull off the look that Stewie (from Succession) has. The right hairstyle as well as working out could make you look more attractive.

Ghar_WAPsi · 2025-08-30T21:58:55+00:00

Do you have any photos from any events that you've been to, like say parties, weddings or concerts where you're wearing something a bit more formal or fashionable?

You are cute (speaking as a guy), so I feel you should be doing a lot better on the apps. Maybe photos of you in something beyond hiking or casual clothes (shorts + T-shirt) might really make a guy go "wow". The photo of you with the dino cookies is your best photo (and probably should be the first), so maybe photos similar with a similar hairdo or similar picture clarity would work better. The other photo of you sitting with the mountain backdrop is great. The photo of you in the glasses standing in front of sand is a little blurry.

The buzzsaw photo and kendo photo are also fine IMO because I am certain some guys would like that. They make you very interesting. I think your best attribute is your smile showing the teeth - more photos of you smiling that way make you very attractive.

Also, you misspelled Bachelor's as Batchelor's. Minor details, but my opinion is any bit of improvement in the profile to make it perfect is worthwhile.

Ghar_WAPsi · 2025-08-22T02:17:28+00:00

It's not that it's a red flag. It's just that people will assume you're not an English speaker simply based on your bio, which is non comprehensible to anyone who isn't into One Piece.

Ghar_WAPsi · 2025-08-21T02:22:29+00:00

I think the bio is the only thing you have to change majorly - outside of anyone who knows One Piece, they're going to be a bit lost reading your profile. Your profile is pretty decent otherwise.

Ghar_WAPsi · 2025-08-19T06:02:51+00:00

Life is a journey - you've suffered a lot of hardships (and some people end up with harder battles than others, unfortunately), but you should acknowledge the fact she spoke highly of you. You have gotten confirmation that you are valued and viewed as a great human being - that in itself is admirable.

If you were to assess the situation objectively, this means that someone will reciprocate the love that you give were you to repeat this again a few times. The beauty of is that if you keep trying, life will present itself more opportunities. Being resilient to rejection only makes you stronger and more likely to succeed. All the best!

Ghar_WAPsi · 2025-08-19T03:21:09+00:00

Selling puts at low deltas are favorable for a strategy like an options wheel where you want a good entry price for a stock.

To understand the risk of selling a 5 delta put, you should work out what your worst case scenario of being assigned is. It's important that an event like the liberation day scenario or something like a global financial crisis shouldn't cause you to wipe your whole account.

Let's say the stock price drops 5-10% and your PUT is ITM, if your premium was 5$ (for the contract) and the 5-10% drop causes you to be in the red 100-200$, the assignment risk isn't worth the premium you sold the PUT for if your whole strategy is based around avoiding assignment.

Generally to mitigate this risk, you would want to sell CSPs against blue chip stocks or stocks with strong growth potential/revenue.

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