F-1 Visa – Just Nut (NutriZoe)

H1B 100k fee update: The Phone Call From Hyderabad at 2 a.m.

H1B 100k Fee Update (November 2026): What Indian F-1 and OPT Students Should Know Before Panicking

H1B 100k fee update for November 2026: the $100000 H1B fee court ruling, the extension to 2027, whether H1B fee F1 students pay it, and how H1B fee change of status works.

Aradhana Sharma November 2, 2026

US master's education loan backup plan for Indian families weighing visa refusal, delayed US work, and repayment, discussed by Aradhana Sharma on NutriZoe.

Beyond the Visa

Before Borrowing for a US Master’s, I Would Ask What Happens if the Plan Changes

Prasad Varma’s questions reached me through a WhatsApp community. The discussion began with the kind of warning that travels quickly among students planning a US master’s: a frightening visa number,…

Aradhana Sharma October 13, 2026

Indian graduate on OPT frowning at a pay document in a sunlit apartment, tax and refund icons floating beside her

NRI Tax Guides

FICA Withheld on OPT? How to Get It Back

Open your W-2. Look at box 4 and box 6. If you are an F-1 student on authorized OPT and still a nonresident alien for US tax purposes, those boxes…

Aradhana Sharma September 11, 2026

NRI Tax Guides

Substantial Presence Test Calculator

Your visa status can change which days count for US tax residency. Start with the day count, then check the exceptions. Get that count wrong and you file the wrong…

Aradhana Sharma September 10, 2026