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Top 5 Thanksgiving Travel Mistakes Immigrants Make and How to Avoid
Travel during Thanksgiving poses special immigration risks: pending applications may be abandoned without Advance Parole, consulate closures (Nov. 27–28, 2025)…
How Holiday Gifts and Cross-Border Transfers Shape U.S. Tax Filing
In 2025, foreign gifts often trigger reporting: givers file Form 709 for gifts above $18,000; recipients file Form 3520 for…
F-1 Thanksgiving Travel: Essential Docs and Reentry Tips
For Thanksgiving 2025, F-1 students should confirm passport validity, F-1 visa stamp, and an I-20 travel signature (one year standard,…
Timing for Extending or Changing Visa Status at Thanksgiving 2025
USCIS closures around Thanksgiving (Nov. 27, 2025) will delay processing and mail; filings must be received before authorization ends. File…
Birth Certificates May Not Prove Citizenship as SSA Reforms Loom
An executive order from January 20, 2025 would deny automatic citizenship to U.S.-born children of noncitizen, non-LPR parents born after…
H-1B to Green Card: A Step-by-Step Employer-Sponsored Path
PERM processing now averages about 499 days (April 2025), stretching H-1B-to-Green-Card timelines. Employers start PERM earlier to preserve H-1B time.…
Navigating F-1 to H-1B: Tax Residency and Payroll Traps
October 1 H-1B start dates change tax residency and payroll: FICA exemption ends, Social Security and Medicare withholding must start,…
Cross-Border Dividend Taxation: India vs. United States for Investors
Cross-border dividend income can be taxed in both India and the U.S., but the U.S.–India treaty caps source withholding at…