A blog about experiences navigating adulthood
After seeing challenges and expenses arise when relatives and friends passed away without a Trust or Will, I decided to save my loved ones the paperwork, time, and mental effort while grieving by creating a Trust and Will. I did this to ensure my family and loved ones know how to distribute things when I…
I recently did interviews for Data Scientist and Data Science Leadership roles. I dedicated two months to preparing, given this was the first time interviewing in 8.5 years. To prepare, I needed to refresh on Statistics and Probability, SQL, analytical, behavioral, execution interviews, etc. Below are the ways I prepared for the different types of…
This is the last blog as part of my U.S. immigration series. This blog will cover my transition from green card to U.S. citizenship. I will share what U.S. citizenship is, the benefits, my timeline, rules, and regulations, etc. There are various ways to get U.S. citizenship, including the Diversity Visa lottery, employment-based green card…
In my last blog, I shared my journey to gain U.S. citizenship through Naturalization. In this blog, I will share the three (3) things I did after obtaining my Naturalization certificate. Congratulations on this important milestone if you have recently become a U.S. citizen! The steps I took as soon as I naturalized were : …
I am currently on a green card, so this is the last blog as part of my U.S. immigration series. Once I get U.S. citizenship, I will add another blog about the naturalization process. I will share how I obtained an employment-based green card in this blog. I will explain a green card, how to…
This is the fourth blog as part of my U.S. Immigration journey series. In this blog, I will share about the H-1B Visa, i.e., what H-1B Visa is, its benefits, obtaining the H-1B Visa, the H-1B Visa quota and cap system, transferring the H-1B Visa, renewing and extending the H-1B Visa, etc. According to DOL,…
Welcome to blog #3 for my U.S. Immigration journey series. For this blog, I will share how I obtained the Optional Practical Training (OPT) work authorization. I will include what OPT is, how I obtained the OPT, eligibility for OPT, rules and regulations pertaining to OPT, OPT tips, OPT jobs, staying in the U.S. after…
This is the second blog as part of my U.S. immigration journey series. The scope of this blog is Curricular Practical Training (CPT), where I will cover what CPT is, how CPT works, CPT rules and regulations, etc. I will also share how I got CPT for my technology and analytics internships at Goldman Sachs…
To pursue college in the US, I needed to get a scholarship because, on my own, l could not afford to pay expensive US college fees. I was fortunate to get a full tuition scholarship thanks to the United States Achievers Program (USAP). The program assisted me with college applications, paid for my SAT fees, covered my…
This is my first blog in my six (6) part US immigration journey series. In the blog post about my journey to the US, I shared my reasons for coming to America and how I did it. In this blog post, I will share details about the I-20 document, i.e., how I obtained it, its…
