Coltraneis a traindiedrunsthroughSouthBayuptothecityandviceversa.
SogoingfrommountainViewtoSanFrancisco?
Sothen I didtwointernshipswithmyCanadianvisainCanadawithmyCanadiandepartment, actuallyAndyeah, itwasn't hardtogetit.
ItwasreallyAndthen, onmythirdyearofuniversity, I actuallywenttoGermanyonexchange.
So I hadtoget a Germanstudentvisa, whichalsowasnotreally a bigproblem.
That's wherethe U.
S.
Comesintoplace.
I didmythirdinternship, a softdrinkhereinSanFrancisco.
Sotheirvisasfor a littlemorecomplicatedmybanksisgettingquite.
Thisisbasicallyaboutscythe.
Sothen I wenttotheUnitedStatesforaninternshipforthefirsttime, andthat's howmyvisajourneywithusstarts.
Ifyou'recomintotheUSonaninternshiplike I didforthefirsttime, youusuallytendtogetthe G onetypeofVisa J onevisais a traineevisa, whichmeansthatyougototheUnitedStatestotrain a certainskillon, thenideallycomebacktothecountrywhereyoucamefromfromwithbacknewlydevelopedknowledgethatyougotintheUnitedStatesandtogetthe G onevisausuallyhavetohave a companysponsoryouforthatvisa.
I gotapprovedforthevisaand I didn't chewingfriendshipsthere, Somyvisawaseightmonthslong.
I justdiscoveredthatAmazonnowhas a physicalbookstories, andit's myfavoriteplaceonEarth.
It's such a greatbookstore.
Allthebookshavetheratingonthemaswellasprice, andallofthemareactuallyrun, covered, facing, whichhonestlymakessuch a hugedifference.
It's such a greatexperiencetocomeintothebookstoreandthenseethecoverofthebooksrightawaysothatyoucanfeelifyouwanttoread a bookornot, asopposedtofeelinglikeyouneedtotakeitouton, actuallyreadwhatit's about.
It's justitseemslikesuch a simplechange, buttrustmemakestheexperiencesomuchbetter.
Bytheway, thisbookisfreakingbomb.
I justreadit, anditwasthemostfascinatingreadofalltimes.
Subaru.
Good, highly, highly, highly.
Thesecondtimearound, when I cametotheUSagainforaninternship.
I wasalsocommononthe J onevisabecauseagain I was a trainingandinfringeonthatwaswithAirbnbintheprocesswasalsoverystraightforwardbecauseagainthecompanyhasdoneitbefore.
I havedonetheprocessbefore.
Sobothofthepartieswerefamiliarwithhowtofacilitatethisvisasituationwhen I was a graduateand I decidedthat I'm goingtogobacktotheStatestoworkherefulltime.
Andthat's whereagain I hadtobeinvolvedindecidingwhatkindofvisajournals I willhavetogothroughhereintheStateswhenpeoplecomehereforwork, usuallygetan H one b typeofvisawhichisstillintensevisa, whichmeansthatifyouwanttoimmigratetotheStates, youcanworries.
Forinstance, J wannaTriniVisahasnononimmigrantintent, whichmeansthatyoucannotpotentiallytransferredthegayonestatustobringCabotwith H one B isthatyouhavetoapplyforan H onebabiesinAprilonatthetimeof a vacation, youhavetohaveallyourdocumentsreadyandyouhavetohaveyour I didn't.
I have a computerscienceminorand I havetostayinuniversityforce.
Andthat's forlonger.
Whichmeantthat I wasgraduatedinAugustinsteadofMay.
However, thereissomethingthatyoucandointhatscenario.
Youofficiallybylaw, areallowedtogoon a traininthe U.
SobasicallywhatmeandmycompanydecidedtodoiswedecidedThioapplyforthe J onevisafor 12 monthssothatwhilehome J J oneVisahaven't alreadygraduatedand I havemydiploma, I wouldbeableThioapplyforthe H oneyearthenextyearroundGotthe J onemusicfor 12 monthsagainTheintentoflifewherethe h one b visathemaxfollowingAprilSohaven't alreadybeenworkingatthecompanyforabout I guess, twomonths.
It's blackFriday, bytheway.
Sothisistheperfecttimetodosometalking.
Anotherbig, big, bigcabinwith H one B isthatevenifyouwerecompletelyillegible.
Evenifallyourdocumentslookgreaton, youshouldbegetting a visa.
BZisactually a water.
Whatthatmeansisthatifyouonlyhave a bachelor's degree, youactuallyonlyhaveabout a 30% chanceofgettingthatvisa.
I made a commentabouthaving a bachelorsdegreebecauseactually, whenyouhave a master's degreeorPhD, yourchancesareslightlyhigher.
I'm notexactlysurewhatyourtensesarebecause I didn't gothroughthatclasses.
I wentthroughtheregularfullofpeoplewiththeoffhigher.
I wasactuallyveryworriedbecause, basically, if I wouldn't havegottenthe J onevisa, I wouldhavetofigureouthowelse I canstayinthecountry.
I receivedmynoticeinaboutJuly, andwhathappensafterwardsisyouhavetoleavethecountryandagainscheduleaninterviewattheUSConsulate, andyoucandoitat 1/3 partycountrysoyoudon't actuallyhavetobeinyourhomecountrytodothat.
So I decidedtoschedulemyinterviewinSpain.
I decidedtokilltwobirdswithonestonegothereonvacationandgothroughmyvisainterview, andsomethingunexpectedactuallyhappens.
I amnowonmywaytocheckout, awayandawayis a suitcasecompanyorrather, actuallytheirtravelcompany.
When I wenttomyinterviewinMadrid, I basicallyhavebeengivenmypassportbackandhavebeentoldthatmycaseisputunderadministrativeclassesinadministrativeprocessingmeansthattheywanttoreviewyourdocumentsfurther.
It's notreally a complicatedprocedure, andthereisnothingtobereallyworriedabout.
Wasjustkindofstucktherewithoutknowingitwasverystressful, however, inaboutfiveweeks, actuallywasinBelgiumatthetimebecause I decided, okay, I'm alreadyandyoumightaswellgovisitmyhighschoolfriendinBelgium.
Sowhat?
I wasinBelgium.
I receivedthisemailfromtheconsulatesayingthatyourcasehasbeenapproved.
Wesendyourpassport, thefirstflightbacktoSpain.
I flyin.
I saidmypassport.
Andthen I hadtowaitforabout a weektogetmypassword.
Basically, withmyvisaapprovalintotal, itwasaboutsixweeksinsteadoftwothat I expectedtobethere.
Andobviouslyitwas a stressfultime.
However, I wasextremely, extremelyhappythateverythingendedwell.
Andthenassoonas I gotmypassport, I bookedmyflighttogobacktotheStates.
I wasprettydonewithbeingonvacationinSpain.
Thisis a supercute 20thstylehereinSanFrancisco.
I justgot a Sothen I gotbacktothe U.
S.
Withthenewlyminted H one B visa, whichisagain a workvisa.
Sorightnow I'm onthisvisaand I'm happythat I don't havetogothroughVisahurdlesagainanytime.
Supersupersoon.
Thisismyjourneyoff.
How I wasgoingthroughallthevisadocumentsandhurdlestogetheretothe U.
S.
Andsomethingthatyoucanlearnfrommycaseisthatwheneveryouinterviewwith a companyhere, I wouldreallymakesurethattheyactuallycansupportyouthrowedwhateverimmigrationthingsthatyouhavetogothrough, thattheycansponsoryou, thattheywillbetheretoguideyouthroughtheprocess.
Because, youknow, thereis a lotofcasesoneyouhavenotbeenvocalabout, youhaven't Yougot a visawheretheyhaven't askedyou.