Letter to My Employees

I have been running the companies for over 4 years now.  We have grown from zero employees to a very nice size company in this short time.

You are my employees, but more than that, most of you have become close friends of mine.

Dec 31^st will be my last day of work and I will be taking 2015 off and concentrating on my health.  I have a simple dream of being alive to see my daughter get married and the way I have neglected my health is almost criminal.  I intend to take 2015 off to concentrate on my health and lose 100 pounds.  I have been over-weight my entire life and I do not want to feel like I have been feeling of late.  I currently take 120 units of short term insulin and 120 units of long term insulin per day and I have pretty much maxed out on insulin. 

Before I had Priya, my daughter, I had accepted my mortality and figured I would die before the age of 60 and I had accepted that.  But now that I do have a daughter, I want to help her grow up and stand on her own, before I die.

What does it mean to you?  I will not be coming to the office from 2015 and Upendra will be taking over my duties in the company.  You can call him for anything that you need. 

Thank you for your understanding.

Vijay Madala

Lost Indian Passport and H1B Issues

One of my employees lost his passport and he had a lot of questions regarding his passport and his H1B.  I thought it might be helpful for somebody else out there in the same situation.  So here were the questions from my employee and the answers from our lawyer:

1. I see from this link that I need to report that my Visa is lost 

http://hyderabad.usconsulate.gov/faq-s.html#lost_stolen_ppts_visa

Should I be doing it or not ? When should I be doing it? And if I report will it create will there be any problem in my H1B Visa status? I am worried that I might be called back to India for getting new stamping if I report here ?

A: Optional since you are in the US and you lost your passport/visa in US, not in India.

2. Should I necessarily travel to India to get the stamping done ?

A: No.

3. Will loss of Passport and Visa create any problems in my status?

A: No.

4.  Will I have a remark when i go for stamping to India at anytime , as I have lost my passport and Visa ?

A: No.

5. Can I stay in USA without going to India for next 3 years ?

A: Yes.

6. Can I use my old passport scans and new passport for my H1B extension?

A: Yes. In fact, for your H1B extension, you do NOT need old passport scans. You only need new passport information and valid I-797.

7. If I can stay in USA , can I invite my parents for a visitor B1/B2 visa without any problem with my old passport scans and new passport?

A: Yes, but whether your parents can get the B visa depends on if they can convince the consulate they have strong tie in India.

8. I have no State ID or Driving license , can I apply for new Driving license and State ID with my old passport scans and new passport ?

A: Yes.