Scholarship for USA

New Jersey Consulting Company Fined for H1B Violations

shumon — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:43:50 +0000

The Department of Labor (DOL) has cited Peri Software Solutions, a software consulting company in New Jersey for violation of labor and H1B laws, as reported by DOL on February 18. An investigation by the Department of Labor found that Peri Software had withheld over $1.4 million in back wages that are owned to its’ employees. [...]

Average SAT Subject Test Scores for 2009

shumon — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:01:11 +0000

High school students can take the SAT Subject Tests to demonstrate their proficiency in the areas of Mathematics, Science, History and Social Studies, Languages and English. Students can take one or more of the 20 SAT Subject tests that are offered in these areas. Some colleges ask that applicants take at least three SAT Subject [...]

Learn How to File your Taxes for Free

shumon — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:25:29 +0000

International students studying in the US have to file taxes every year along with other American tax filers. However, international students have very little yearly income as they can only work 20 hours a week, that too if they are lucky to find on campus jobs. So its helpful to be able to file your [...]

Average SAT Reasoning Scores for 2009

shumon — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:12:40 +0000

The College Board has released the average SAT scores for the graduating class of 2009. The average SAT scores for 2009 for the reasoning test are not much different from the average SAT score of 2008. Critical reading and writing average SAT score dropped by a point. The average score for Mathematics remained the same. [...]

The Neufeld Memo - Additional Documents Required for H1B 2011

shumon — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:38:46 +0000

In January USCIS released a document called the Neufeld Memo that lays down additional documentary requirements for H1B visa applications. Starting fiscal year 2011 H1B visa applications not accompanied by these documents will not be approved. The memo has been introduced to primarily stem the flow of H1B applications from consulting companies. With the Neufeld [...]

The Neufeld Memo: Stricter H1B Law Enforcement for Contractors

shumon — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:27:00 +0000

In January, 2011 a memo called the Neufeld Memo was distributed among personnel that process H1B visa application at USCIS centers in the U.S. The memo lays down basic guidelines on how to process H1B visa application in 2011, particularly those H1B visa applications that pertain to contractors. These are not new rules, but merely [...]

H1B Visa - How to Apply for 2011

Scholarship for USA — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:52:00 +0000

Do you want a H1B visa in 2011 to work in the United States? Well, so does Ram, Sham, Tom, Dick and Harry and every other aspiring IT techie brandishing a Bachelor’s degree from IIT and MIT alike. By the way, if you don’t know what those acronyms mean, then you have no business googling [...]

Tax Guidelines for International Students and H1B Workers

Scholarship for USA — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:17:52 +0000

Its that time of the year when people all over the U.S are filing their taxes. International students and H1B workers are no exception. They must also file taxes along with over 130 million Americans. However, the guidelines on filing taxes for international students and H1B workers are a little different than the rest of [...]

List of Accredited Universities - Is your institution accredited?

Scholarship for USA — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:57:24 +0000

There are many, many colleges and universities in the United States. There are four year colleges, two year colleges, community colleges, state colleges, the Ivy League colleges, liberal arts colleges, online colleges and so on and so forth. With such a wide range of choices, it can be a little mind boggling for the aspiring [...]

US Colleges that Accept IELTS

Scholarship for USA — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:52:45 +0000

Gone are the days when TOEFL was the only English language test accepted by US colleges. The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is now recognized by over 2500 US colleges and universities including all of the Ivy League schools and the California State University graduate school system. Because the IELTS is also accepted by [...]