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Hi, I recently R2Ied and am looking to purchase the first house in India [actually first home anywhere] and am looking to tap into my 401k account. Following are a few questions: 1. Is it possible to withdraw atleast some of the 401k amount without penalties by claiming harship? 2. Is 100% of 401k ...

[QUOTE=gwldaddu;356846]OP,

You have not abandoned your GC. right?

You have only switched from AOS to CP. Right?[/QUOTE]

Correct.

Hi, I R2Ied in April, '10 and switched to Consular Processing for GC [was on H1B earlier with I-140 & I-485 approval for GC]. There is an urgent need to travel to US for a customer visit and I have been asked by my employer to apply for a B1 visa. Could this lead to complications for B1 visa ...

Thanks for the replies. This is very helpful. I was wondering how social life with office colleagues outside work is these days in India? Do people still get together/interact as much outside work or have professional and personal lives become more segregated over time?

Hi, I will also be working at the Cisco office at the Cessna Business Park in B'lore's ORR shortly. Does anyone know what the public transportation options are since I initially won't have any car or vehicle of my own initially? I hear there maybe some state Govt run buses running periodically. Any ...

Hi, I will be R2Iing in a month's time and will be working for a US-based MNC in B'lore. I wanted to know what kind of interpersonal communication/etiquette's should be observed in the workplace that are specific to India? Are there any basic Do's/Dont's ? Does this vary from city-to-city or state ...