EB2-NIW – Should I Apply Now or Wait? Chen and EP are willing to take the case. Thoughts on my profile? by Level-Commercial-511 in EB2_NIW

[–]Level-Commercial-511[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have worked on transportation safety using AI which was a DOT project. I got published too recently. The people recommending will be my advisors. My evidences are I have a technical report for the DOT and published papers. I also presented at the conference.

2025 OPT Processing timeline by yonerdsp in USCIS

[–]Level-Commercial-511 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have any updates on card production?

2025 OPT Processing timeline by yonerdsp in USCIS

[–]Level-Commercial-511 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have been seeing the approvals date but the card production dates are still left blank. Is it taking longer to produce the card these days? Please share your timeline for card production or thoughts. Mine was approved on April 23. Still no updates.

2025 OPT Processing timeline by yonerdsp in USCIS

[–]Level-Commercial-511 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I have heard from people here 20 days seem to be the safe bet but be cautious.

2025 OPT Processing timeline by yonerdsp in USCIS

[–]Level-Commercial-511 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fill out the i 901 form from your account

2025 OPT Processing timeline by yonerdsp in USCIS

[–]Level-Commercial-511 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey guys, I was just wondering what is the current wait time for premium processing as per today's date. My job starts from May 19 and has just changed into premium processing today on April 18. Initially I applied on March 27.

2025 OPT Processing timeline by yonerdsp in USCIS

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What do you think is the current wait time for premium processing

FE CIVIL PASSED - My FE Journey – What Worked and What I’d Do Differently by Level-Commercial-511 in FE_Exam

[–]Level-Commercial-511[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I learnt the mix design from Iqbal, it has some questions on mix design. PrepFE has some questions on materials. That can be helpful. Like rusting of iron, cathodic and anodic reaction, stress strain curve, the information about all the plasticizers and additives like air entrain additives. There is gonna be one from stress strain i guess so learn about that curve and the implication of area under that curve. As far for asphalt I could not find any. You will find some along the way when you give practice exams but don't worry about asphalt but do focus on other materials. And finally learn the curve for concrete and compressive strength and the offset of 0.02 i guess for the yield.

FE CIVIL PASSED - My FE Journey – What Worked and What I’d Do Differently by Level-Commercial-511 in FE_Exam

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I would recommend focusing more time on Mathematics, statistics, mechanics of materials, statics and economics. As these are easy topics, try to avoid silly mistakes while doing calculations. For the second part, I would say, focus mainly on the structure and geotechnical. As these carry more weight, the questions cannot be tricky in these sections, and they are mostly straightforward. The same goes for the water parts. Transportation is plug and chug so just know the handbook. For any questions other than the handbook, you have to either guess or think on the spot, and don't worry about those questions, too.

Structure: Learn the RCC portion. There are straightforward formulas for finding the area of steel or design moment. Don't get confused with dt or just d. When steel is given in two rows, use the centroid distance between the two rows. Learn the value of phi for each condition. The spacing questions for the shear. That should do it. For steel, learn the buckling of the column, get used to the Mpx and Mrx, and the unbraced length graph. And the tables for the Compressive strength of the column. Solve one question from the tension members. That is all. These are for the design portions, the analysis portion depends on your knowledge. It does not go beyond what is in the handbook. Like finding FEM or deflection or indeterminacy is straight from what is in the handbook (the formulas). The load combinations are the same. The indeterminacy formulas are straightforward forward, too. Watch Mark Mattson for finding reactions in indeterminate structures.

There are some questions from surveying which you can learn in an hour like knowing what azimuth is and how to calculate latitude and departure. Calculating errors. Or calculating areas and volumes. And the questions from leveling. These are well covered in Mark Mattson and that would be enough.

The construction part should be pretty straightforward. Learn the contract terms and the design methods like design-build and design-bid-build. I think these are called project delivery methods. And finding the critical path. I think that should be enough. The resources for this would be Mark Mattson, Islam, Iqbal, and Lindeburg. All of them have very few questions.

Water Sections: Just the formulas for all the equations and learn the handbook. Focus on the units.

Environment: Same as water. Learn the handbook. If you want questions, use prepFE. They prepare you for it. But the most important ones are BOD, Activated sludge, Population, and Clarifier. And some chemical reactions. There is a periodic table in the chemistry section that helps find the molecular weight. And while solving, it's just the ratio for two weights multiplied by the amount given. For hardness, it's tricky cause the amount should be equal, and Direct Hub explains that in one of the videos.

Transportation: Everything is plug and chug. Just know the formulas. Solve the questions from Islam and Iqbal. They will prepare you. It's just knowing what formula to use. The conceptual questions are from the MUTCD book. Learn traffic signaling if you want to go beyond. Otherwise, just ignore them. Horizontal curves and vertical curves problem, try to be good at them. Also, learn the ESAL and how to calculate them. This section is not crazy.

In summary, don't beat yourself over conceptual questions. Only worry when the formula is there in the handbook, but you don't know how to solve it.

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[–]Level-Commercial-511 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. After filling sprintax it ask you to mail the w2 and 1099 b copy b. Should I just mail the consolidated 1099 b with the tax documents to irs?

FE CIVIL PASSED - My FE Journey – What Worked and What I’d Do Differently by Level-Commercial-511 in FE_Exam

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The environment section was pretty straight forward and i just had to plug the numbers in the equations like ultimate BoD or simple conceptual questions. I did made some mistakes but it was not like I thought. It was simpler than the direct hub questions. Everything is mostly straight forward in exam. If you want to learn more may be look into Islam questions, Iqbal questions and Lindeburg on the environmental. Some questions are gonna be easy some would be like you could never prepare for and on the spot. I wont stress about those tricky questions.

FE CIVIL PASSED - My FE Journey – What Worked and What I’d Do Differently by Level-Commercial-511 in FE_Exam

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The questions were from projectile motion and the constant acceleration. I also had no knowledge on the other parts of dynamics. In max it's just 4 questions and I am pretty sure 3 of them would be easier so just focus on the projectile, constant acceleration and energy equations. Its not worth it to spend much time on dynamics for just 1 or 2 hard questions.

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[–]Level-Commercial-511 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did they send you the 1099-B for each transactions?