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Visa and green card answers from members who did it, referrals from people inside US companies, roommates, city circles. Real people, real help, no noise.

🇮🇳 Built for H-1B, GC & students
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35curated guides
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A place where questions get answered.

Every channel has people who were in your position last year. Every guide links the official source. Nobody is selling you anything inside.

Visa & green card, without guesswork

H-1B transfers, the 60-day grace period, PERM and priority dates, EB-2 NIW, OPT rules. Dedicated channels plus a guide hub that links USCIS, not forum rumours.

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Referrals from people inside

Members at Amazon, Microsoft, Google, banks, hospitals and startups refer members. Post the exact role and job ID, get a warm introduction instead of job-board silence.

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A city, not just a chat

Bay Area, Seattle, Dallas, Austin, New Jersey, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Boston. Roommates, sublets, cricket, Diwali, and the dentist who speaks Telugu.

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Guides, curated by the team.

Official sources first, then the best explainers. None of it is legal advice, all of it is what members wish they had known on day one.

GC
Visa Bulletin, read properly

Which column matters for India, and what “Dates for Filing” actually unlocks.

travel.state.gov
H1
Transfers, amendments and the grace period

Attorney walkthrough of what changed in 2025, and the traps in consulting roles.

Video · 2025
F1
OPT and STEM OPT unemployment days

How the 90 and 150 days are counted, and what resets them.

ICE SEVP · Video
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FBAR and FATCA for Indian accounts

The $10,000 threshold, NRE and NRO accounts, and the penalties for missing it.

FinCEN · IRS
CR
Building a US credit score from zero

Secured cards, utilisation, and a realistic path to 700 in the first year.

Video · Experian
60
The 60-day layoff playbook

Day-by-day checklist from termination letter to new petition, including backup filings.

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