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Forum: USA
Jul 1st 2010, 4:15 pm
Replies: 71
Views: 6,431
Posted By MidnightLight

Re: Driving in Cali

I heard that the DMV *might* require you to produce written authorization from the rental company to use its car for the test. If that's the case, I doubt that the major (national) rental companies...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jun 6th 2010, 3:23 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 2,078
Posted By MidnightLight

Re: Returning the I-94W

Agreed. In fact, my experience has been that US Embassies often don't even accept I-94/I-94W submissions. They prefer that you communicate directly with CBP.

You may also want to try...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jun 5th 2010, 4:43 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 2,078
Posted By MidnightLight

Re: Returning the I-94W

Well, to be fair, what they probably meant is that you need to ensure that the I-94 is turned in to the CBP via the airline (if you're leaving by air).
Forum: USA
Jun 2nd 2010, 4:44 am
Replies: 35
Views: 47,534
Posted By MidnightLight

Re: Has anybody 'moved' their ebay account from the UK to the US

PayPal requires that you close your existing account and re-open a new one in the other country. They don't allow you to simply switch your account's registered country, apparently due to legal...
Forum: USA
Jun 1st 2010, 10:59 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 2,355
Posted By MidnightLight

Re: Bank Account

You generally don't need an SSN to open a checking account. Virtually all banks and credit unions will ask, but just tell them you don't have one (yet) and ask if other documents (probably your...
Forum: USA
Jun 1st 2010, 10:38 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,029
Posted By MidnightLight

Re: Bay Area Expertise Needed

Depending on exactly where in SJ you'll be working, you may want to look at the Rivermark area in northern Santa Clara. It's a good neighborhood with lots of rather new developments (including...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jun 1st 2010, 4:07 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 2,389
Posted By MidnightLight

Re: VWP and travel "habits" to the USA

I believe it's ok to subsequently adjust/change your status as long as you did not originally intend to immigrate at the time you applied for your J-1 visa.
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
May 30th 2010, 7:15 am
Replies: 7
Views: 801
Posted By MidnightLight

Re: Question. Also, any prospective/current f-1s?

Congrats! I received my own F-1 visa for college some years back, and at that time I just naively thought it was another routine bureaucratic process, completely oblivious to all the potential...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
May 29th 2010, 10:22 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 3,190
Posted By MidnightLight

Re: VWP,H1B & job search

Agreed. No doubt, one's mileage may certainly vary. I definitely didn't intend to give the impression that the job market is equally rosy in other industries, or even elsewhere within the high-tech...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
May 29th 2010, 5:38 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 3,190
Posted By MidnightLight

Re: VWP,H1B & job search

Hi Ian, I assume that your advice only applies to employment-related contracts, correct? I opened a few bank accounts and signed an apartment lease while on a VWP visit, prior to returning home to...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
May 29th 2010, 5:36 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 3,190
Posted By MidnightLight

Re: VWP,H1B & job search

Long time lurker here, just registered to give my two cents' on this topic if the OP is still interested.

I actually happened to have just done pretty much what the OP described. I entered the US...
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