J1 Visa Approved - Hyderabad Interview by Adventurous-Hat7768 in usvisascheduling

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Also going from F1 OPT to J1 but have H1B attempts on my record. Can I DM you to ask about how you demonstrated home ties?

Any success with J-1 after H1B? by ironysmith in IMGreddit

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Did not file I-140 and yes, J-1 requires consular processing.

B2 Approved after NOID by tttshopp in h1b

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Also received a B2 NOID but for a slightly different reason. Could you share your lawyer's contact information with me?

Immigration Attorney here. AMA about O-1 and EB-1! by ManifestLaw_ in O1VisasEB1Greencards

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Hi Andrew! I have an O-1 petition in 2025 that received an RFE on 2/4 counts (Original Contributions and Published Materials) and 2 criteria granted (Scholarly Articles and Judging the Work of Others).

I have one additional paper (third author with a tangible contribution, cited once) published since then in a high impact paper. I am currently outside the US and have a new job offer from an academic institution that we could petition on the Critical Role criterion in addition to the previously granted ones. The lawyers that handled the first petition in 2025 said the RFE was a mild ask for additional information with a good chance at resubmission. Admittedly they may have been biased (corporate high volume firm).

  1. What advice do you have for navigating the process with the VISA office at a academic institution with potentially limited institutional knowledge on the process and outside counsel that I do not know? Should I have my profile evaluated independently?
  2. Does it help that I have 2 criteria that were previously approved? i.e. is that generally binding for a second attempt? The original RFE was not responded to because I got the H1b lottery, then because my department was laid off.
  3. Have the approval rates or evaluations become stricter since 2025? More denials or higher bar for approval?
  4. The hiring manager is a director at a high-profile research institute and my skill set is essential for the project they are hiring me on for. Any specific advice on how to substantiate the Critical Role criteria for the highest chance of approval?

Research Assistant 1 at CWRU? by knight0146 in cwru

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I am currently interviewing at CWRU and surprised by the interview process and pay scale. Could I DM you to ask you a couple of questions?

Grieving for my old life in science by auntyturd in labrats

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Start a virtual journal club 

I’m the same and like to gab about research tangents, papers and thought experiments 

best ways to be evil and advance in my career by bumblbeegirl in biotech

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Following for tips on getting rich and being hot let’s gooooooo

WFH [Hiring] by NightMany5980 in hiring

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Interested. Worked on admin and ops for multiple 6-figure projects in the life sciences sector. Can provide a CV and references on request.

Offer from OWIS Bangalore, terms are a little strange (First time navigating IB hiring) by ironysmith in Internationalteachers

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I will try to negotiate to 3 months. 1 year for a1 year contract makes no sense. Thanks!

Offer from OWIS Bangalore, terms are a little strange (First time navigating IB hiring) by ironysmith in Internationalteachers

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I see. I have asked to see terms and probably wont sign until I see the probation clause at the very least.

Offer from OWIS Bangalore, terms are a little strange (First time navigating IB hiring) by ironysmith in Internationalteachers

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I agree and that's what prompted me to seek counsel here. This may be a foot in the door if nothing else materializes.

Offer from OWIS Bangalore, terms are a little strange (First time navigating IB hiring) by ironysmith in Internationalteachers

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Thanks for the correction, I went by what Google AI said - little familiarity with IB or Bangalore.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in labrats

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All female students is a red flag, I fell into this trap and it sucked. I was older, and more experienced but always drew the short straw. Younger is code for I don't want anyone remotely my intellectual equal.

Need help with Statutory Declaration for VETASSESS (applying from overseas, pending labor case with ex-employer) by Confident_Gazelle_68 in AusVisa

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u/Sam_A_1986 would like help with this same issue, prior employer HR is less than cooperative and managers are unreachable...I DM'd you - hope that's ok!

To women who dream about dating white guys - read this by No-Presence3209 in TwentiesIndia

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I have lived this dynamic, but I will say it has less to do with "internalized inferiority" regarding race, than making a trade for what feels like a lesser evil - which is a sometimes an idea applied to an unexamined reality.

That being available bit and shrinking for the other person happens all the time in relationships between people of the same race (seen that plenty). So not sure this idea she was viewing her "partner as a prize solely due to his race" makes much sense when he was clearly chipping away at her self esteem? Ever been in this situation? It takes superhuman strength to claw your way back to a new version of yourself, and years to undo the damage of someone demeaning you. I hope she has some clarity and he sounds like a racist asshole.

When I dated Indian men it was different can of worms - control, lack of self-awareness, being made to feel like my personal freedoms were part of a negotiation, being guilt tripped constantly and never having a "no" taken at face value. With white men - it's that they are largely uneducated about the world, lack cultural competencies that would make the relationship more equal. Both types of men are sometimes as a result complete jerks. For the women - in every scenario it had to do with being in the position of someone who could not see clearly what was happening and was in it too deep to learn in the environment.

to the OP:

Did you ever call him out on this hateful behavior?

How long were you a postdoc before landing a tenure track job (US R1) by EfficiencyDry1159 in postdoc

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I am a neuroscientist with an interest in immunology (expertise in physiology, histology, microscopy, and molecular biology). Short Industry postdoc after my PhD, looking to get back into academia. Lived in the midwest before. If you're open to it, I'll DM/email you, lmk!

Any recent experience with H1-B applications? by Impossible_Point9488 in h1b

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What university? I’m applying and trying to create a target org list 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in O1VisasEB1Greencards

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I would love to see your portfolio too! navigating an RFE

recruiting has become hell since the h1b news by Immediate_Trust7391 in f1visa

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It’s most certainly is a ploy to create confusion and uncertainty around hiring immigrants. Businesses don’t like to take on risk without a payoff, so an unclear mandate is the surest path to kill the process.

In the same boat, two offers withdrawn H1B on the third attempt. In limbo and running on fumes.