I didn't know if I had my visa on the spot, and this is the US embassy in Tokyo.

Wow, that's fast! I guess I shouldn't be THAT worried about the time taking too long. Thanks! Also, a forumer from Japan/Malaysian from Japan. It must be awesome to have lived in so many places!

That's even faster than I thought! Thanks for the heads up on the extended screening, I hope SDSU sends me my I-20 by mid-June to allow ample time for visa processing and the probable extended screening.

Hey anyone going U-Wisconsin Madison?

yeah it's pretty quick. I'm just saying give it two weeks JUST IN CASE shit happens, but if you fulfill everything you need with no issues, you'll get it fast. lol I'm Malaysian and I lived in Japan for five years and have been in the US for almost four years now. graduating in May and going to start a new job.

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I don't think so there are any here in this thread, but there's a sizeable Malaysian community in University of Wisconsin, Madison.

That's nice! Oh, I assume you've got the green light for the OPT. Congratulations! I'm getting rather nervous about me, four years from now. I'm pretty sure that it's not that hard to get an OPT, but it would probably be hard to get an employer to sponsor for my H1-B Visa (and subsequently, a green card). I don't intend on returning to Malaysia and working here.

no I haven't gotten my OPT approval yet, since I just mailed the packet off today. it's not hard to get OPT, no, but it allows you only 3 months of unemployment. if you have no job, you have to leave after those 3 months. H1-B visa you'll have to go for a large company (which is very difficult to get more so than a small company, but a small company might not be able to sponsor the kind of money for H1-B) ... and the green card/us citizenship takes five years on a work visa. Your student years do not count.

Looks like I won't be seeing myself as a certified American (on paper) until at least 10 years or so from now!

If I'm not mistaken, F-1 visa holders are required to return to their home country within 60 days upon graduation. Unless, of course, I pursue a graduate program or I get approved for OPT. It seems that in the game design/animation industry (which I'm pursuing), there are more employment options from startup companies than big companies (which, as you pointed out, is much more difficult to get). Hopefully the job market clears by the time I graduate. LOL!

If you;re in a research university, it's not hard to do research as your OPT.

Yes that is correct.
It's definitely easier to get jobs with startup companies ... but the risk is that they cannot sponsor your work status. MORE difficult (borderline impossible) to get jobs with big companies, but they would definitely be able to sponsor your work status. Oh such is life.

I gave the industry two years to clear up and it didn't. I'm lucky as hell to have even landed the job

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well why do you need to know if anybody's going there? to start up a new kampung, izzit?

I don't need to know, just want to know, and there's already a huge kampung there

In any case, just to meet some new friends

lol I suggest you get there and make them.

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hey. its ok to be the first one its a reputable school. u wont regret

yes it is

I was wondering if anybody had experience with big job+internship searching sites based in the US like monster.com? Any feedback on how effective it is in reaching out to people?Is this popular in m'sia too?

The idea is that:
Employers basically can actively search you up and you can also actively search them up as well for jobs,internships and even part time work.I'm more used to the idea of sites just gathering job postings into a huge database.Apparently any employer in the world can look you up if you let them.

I'm a little skeptical about this since the idea is still relatively "new" to me since I've never heard of anybody landing a job or internship among my friends this way(not yet at least) where the employer actually hired you from a websearch.

I just started by putting up my resume.I'm going to try and strengthen my profile over the coming weeks before I try mass applying for jobs .

try www.speedwing.org they had sent a couple of them this season. not too sure which field though.

Still thinking of going in for a 2011 intake? Yes, people will tell you it's a little late and timing is a little tight to make an application, but apparently not for these schools. Check this list out, and you'll be surpirsed you may still be in time for it.

http://www.nacacnet.org/PublicationsResour...veyResults.aspx

Hey guys, my F-1 visa has been approved. I've received an email from USTravelDocs saying that "Your Document is ready for pickup.".

Do I have to pick it up at the embassy, or at the Aramex courier office? (Where the Embassy instructed me to drop off my passport)

Or will they courier it back to my home?

I'm a little unsure as "Your Document is ready for pickup." is all they wrote in the email. A little uncertainty.. would appreciate it if you guys would help me clear this up.

Edit: Welp, just found out the answer on http://www.ustraveldocs.com/my/my-niv-passporttrack.asp . But I still think that "Your Document is ready for pickup." is a little too shady a description considering that they're dealing with important documents here..



This post has been edited by latias93: Jun 6 2011, 04:24 PM

Hi guys, I've just graduated from KTAR with the twinning program with Campbell University in North Carolina. I was majored in Information System Engineering. Currently I'm looking an opportunity to pursue for a master degree. As stated above, I have obtained both advance diploma and bachelor degree with the twinning program offered in TARC associate with Campbell U. Just doubting whether bachelor cert that I've obtained from this program is considered as an American Degree? Do you guys think that this cert could be used for master degree application? And btw, can u guys suggest me some famous U that offering majors in postgraduate Information Tech? Or maybe Comp Sci?Haha, I don't really think that it is possible for me to get in to the famous U's like MIT or Yale or Harvard as my CGPA is not the most outstanding 1 (3.75), but maybe some U that isn't requiring that excellence? Haha, I know that Comp Sci and I.T are different but seems like most U are offering comp. sci instead of I.T majors, so will it be difficult if I'm applying for comp. science courses?