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Our visa to green card journey
(A shorter version was originally posted on Mastodon here:) San Francisco as seen from Crissy Field. This is one of my favorite places in the place I now get to call my forever home. In September 2018, my wife and I arrived in the United States to build our new lives. After 7 and a half years of paperwork, visa…
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Interview Waiver Experience for H1-B1 Visa
I've learned a few new things since I last posted about how other Singaporeans can apply for, and receive, the H1-B1 visa. In renewing my visa in Singapore this September, I opted for the new-ish interview waiver process (available since 2021). Although I have never had a rejection, going to the US embassy is always a…
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Five Frames in Camp Mather with my Yashica 124G and Portra 160
One of the more unique things about Bay Area life is that many Bay Area cities have their own 'cabin in the woods' programs in the summer. San Francisco has Camp Mather, Oakland has Feather River Camp, Berkeley has two camps at Tuolumne River and at Echo Lake, San Jose has one near Groveland. Camping in the Sierras is…
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How to get a H1-B1 Visa for Singaporeans
An updated, updated guide to the H1-B1 visa process for Singaporeans. Singaporean citizens (and Chileans) are eligible for the H1-B1, a unique work visa of the US that was negotiated as part of a free trade agreement in 2004. There are 5400 visas set aside for Singaporeans, and 1400 for Chile. From what I know about…
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