Travel FAQs
Flight details The flight is VERY long and tiring--bring some aspirin and Visine with you--you'll need them. Some ear-plugs, an eye-mask, ...

Processes and procedures
If you are looking at an H-1B visa as your ticket to America, make sure that you have your paperwork in ...

H1B visa holder's rights
The visa holder has the right to retain passport and travel documents. The employer does not have the right to ...

The H-1B race
With H-1B quotas expiring earlier each year, employees and consultants are finding their targets more difficult to reach. For employees there ...

The Ampersand experience
Ampersand Corporation is a company that helps businesses in building and deploying eSolutions. With offices in America and India, the organisation ...

H-1B opens Pandora's Box
As the US government contemplates hiking H-1B visa quotas, the debate on the pros and cons of H-1B visas looks like ...

If visas were horses
HI-B visa holders don't always strike gold! After the mad scramble to get into the USA, H1-B visa holders find that ...

H1B visas in demand by Indian IT professionals
February 15, 2001 Bangalore: The demand for H1B visas, temporary work visas for technically trained foreign nationals issued by the US ...

Breakthrough ruling for immigrant professionals
April 25, 2001 SAN FRANCISCO: Foreign technology workers who can prove they are working in the US under illegal, harsh contracts ...


Japan
Tips
Learn as much Japanese as you can before you come. Anything you learn will make your stay here easier. Very ...

Important Numbers
In a foreign country you are bound to feel lost, but now there are many associations that can help you. Here ...

Shopping
If you wear fairly large sized clothes/shoes, you'd better bring all you'll need with you. Large-sized goods in Japan are scarce, ...

Japanese culture
There are many reactions and attitudes that Japanese will give off--many of them the typical westerner would ordinarily not pick up ...

Japanese manners and etiquette
Here's a word about good manners while living in Japan. Up to now, unless you've been living in a cave, you ...

Banking and Finance
Banks In Japan, bank interest is exceptionally poor -- less than 0.5% on any account. If you do set up such ...

Apartment, Utilities, and Phone
Apartment This sign is "Fudousan", or Real-Estate Agent. Japan is a country about the size of California (and 80% of that ...

Diplomatic Representations in Japan
Embassy of India 2-2-11, Kudan Minami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo - 102, Japan Tel: 81-3-326 22391 to 2397 Fax: 81-3-323- 44866 Email: indemjp@gol.com ...

Diplomatic Representations in India
Embassy of Japan 50G Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi - 110021 Tel; 011-687 6581/82/64 Fax: 011-6885587 Consulate General of Japan No. 1, ...

Factfile
Country - Japan Location - East Sea/Sea of Japan Time - IST (+) 3 ½ hours Capital - Tokyo Languages - ...