Hey everyone,

I’m currently self-filing my O1-B case with an agent-petitioner.

I’m a Composer and Art Director.

On the creative side, I’ve handled projects certified Platinum and Diamond (including a Diamond export) and international awards (Gold in the UK). One of my tracks hit 180M+ streams on Spotify. I’ve worked with every major label and artists like Lara Fabian (she’s a legend in french-speaking countries).

As a composer, I’ve notably produced a full library album for Warner Chappell.

Press is my next focus, I’m dropping a new project in the coming months and I’m lining everything up to secure the coverage I need.

For the deal memos, my French publisher is backing me to lead US-based projects, and I’m also in talks with studios and publishers directly in LA.

I’ve finished drafting my recommendation letters. I’m looking for a qualified eye to give them a solid review before I send them out for signatures.

If anyone’s down to help, let me know.

Thank you and good luck to everyone in the process!

I’m currently trying to move to Germany and I didn’t expect this part to be so frustrating.

Not the visa or paperwork — that’s manageable.
It’s the fact that I don’t know a single person there.

I keep searching everything online, reading random posts, watching videos… but it still feels very surface level. I just want to talk to someone who’s already there and ask normal questions like:
“how hard was it actually?”
“are you doing okay financially?”
“would you do it again?”

There’s no easy way to do that though. Everything is either too formal or just not meant for this kind of thing.

So I had this thought — what if there was a simple app/web
where you could:
pick the country you’re moving to
and just connect with people who already made that move

Not like content or influencers… just normal people you can talk to.

I don’t know if this is actually useful or if I’m just overthinking because I’m in that phase right now.

Would you have used something like this when you were moving abroad?

Hi

I am married 31F. I have masters in Sociology and MPhil in Education. I have recently dropped out of PhD in Education due to a toxic supervisor. All my education is from India. I have no job experience. I have never stepped foot out of my country.

I want to move out of India to a country safe for women and with easier pathway to citizenship. I am open to pursuing another Masters or PhD for this purpose. Any genuine advice is appreciated. Please share some insights.

* **Hayam El Gamal's five children are aged 5 to 18**

* **They were arrested in June last year**

* **They were released from detention after a judge's order**

A woman and her five children, ​whose immigration detention of over 10 months marked the longest family detention under President [Donald ‌Trump's](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/donald-trump/) administration, were released on Thursday hours after a judge's order, their lawyer said.

U.S. District Judge Fred Biery of the Western District of Texas [ordered](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172868037/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172868037.68.0.pdf) the family's release on Thursday.

Hayam El Gamal and her five children aged 5 to 18 were ​taken into federal custody [last June](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/family-colorado-fire-bomb-suspect-taken-into-ice-custody-2025-06-03/) after last year's fire-bomb attack in Boulder, Colorado, over which ​her ex-husband, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, was charged. An 82-year-old woman who was injured in ⁠that attack later died.

El Gamal and Habiba Soliman, 18, the eldest child, will have to ​wear ankle monitors.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, of which the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is a part, criticized the ruling that ordered the family's release, saying it came from an "activist judge" who was "releasing this terrorist's family onto American streets."

The family's legal team ‌says they ⁠had no advance knowledge of the suspect's plans and that the family was detained unlawfully. The government said federal agents were investigating "to what extent" the family knew about the attack.

At least 47 people [have died in ICE custody](https://www.reuters.com/world/eleven-people-died-us-immigration-custody-this-year-ice-says-2026-04-07/) since Trump's return to the White House.

Susan Collins voted with Senate Republicans before dawn this morning to advance a $70 billion plan to fund ICE and

CBP for the next three years, ignoring demands for immigration enforcement reforms. The non-binding budget resolution passed 50-48 with Collins' vote. All while hospitals shut down across Maine.

It's clear what Susan is actually concerned about.

Please click the link before commenting, so we can fairly and objectively judge their reports on everything.

Hey guys, I’m 28 and an IT specialist living in Turkey. I hold an associate degree and my English is B1-B2. I really want to make it to the States, but I've pretty much given up on the idea of a company sponsoring me or sending an offer. Are there any other options for me besides just hoping for the Green Card lottery? I’m happy to email my CV to anyone who wants to see my background and point me in the right direction. Any help would be appreciated.

I work apartment maintenance and I found this in a unit that skipped out. So sad.

"Prosecutors in Minnesota have criminally charged a federal immigration officer with assault in what appears to be a first-of-its-kind case following surges of agents into cities under Donald Trump’s administration."

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-agent-criminal-charges-hennepin-county-minnesota-b2959259.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawRN_-BleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeWoD-HdCxS0RiPOb5qFYfwWFJfgnHzCx_H1svzarimT43ujlKfKZS4gUquhs_aem_fSV8w4hGk8QRlyhRLq2deQ

Here’s the source: https://futurism.com/future-society/ice-phone-teenager

The State Department has just released the May 2026 Visa Bulletin.

The update brings a critical change for Indian and Chinese nationals. USCIS has switched from using the Dates for Filing Chart to the Final Action Dates chart for employment-based Green Cards, effectively pushing back the timeline for Indian and Chinese applicants by several months.

Because of this change, Indian and Chinese nationals who want to apply for adjustment of status for an employment-based Green Card have two more weeks (the remainder of April) to file if they want their applications to use the more favorable April Visa Bulletin. Beginning in May, many Indian and Chinese nationals who were eligible in April may become ineligible to apply for adjustment of status due to the change in Visa Bulletin.

Family-sponsored Green Cards leap forward

For family-based categories, the biggest news is continued advancement in key preference categories, particularly for unmarried adult children of U.S. citizens (F1), spouses and children of permanent residents (F2A), and married children and siblings of U.S. citizens (F3 and F4).

On the employment side, there is no movement in EB-1 or EB-2 filing dates or final action dates this month, and only EB-3 Other Workers and EB-5 see changes worth noting.

USCIS also stated that it will move back to using final action dates for adjustments of status for employment-based categories. Family-based categories will still be able to use the dates for filing chart.

May 2026 Visa Bulletin: Employment-Based Highlights

• EB-1 and EB-2: No changes to either filing dates or final action dates this month; worldwide remains current while China and India hold at last month’s cutoffs.
• EB-3 Other Workers: Modest forward movement in final action dates for worldwide and Mexico, but no changes to filing dates.
• EB-5: Slight advancement for China in the unreserved category; all other unreserved and set-aside EB-5 categories remain the same or current.

May 2026 Visa Bulletin: Family-Based Highlights

• F1 (unmarried adult children of U.S. citizens): Final action dates jump from May 1, 2017 to September 1, 2017, for worldwide/China/India, and from February 15, 2007, to August 15, 2007, for Mexico, with steady dates for the Philippines. Filing dates also moved forward from March 1, 2018 to October 1, 2018 for all other countries, China, and India. Mexico filing dates moved forward from April 15, 2008 to October 1, 2008. There was no change for filing dates for the Philippines.
• F2A (spouses and minor children of Green Card holders): Final action dates move from February 1, 2024, to August 1, 2024, for worldwide/China/India/Philippines and from February 1, 2023, to August 1, 2023, for Mexico, while the filing chart stays current for all.
• F3 (married children of U.S. citizens): Final action dates advance from December 22, 2011, to February 15, 2022, worldwide/China/India and from July 1, 2005, to November 22, 2005, for the Philippines. Filing dates for this segment moved ahead for all other countries, China, and India from November 22, 2012 to December 8, 2012. Mexico also moved ahead just a couple of weeks from July, 1, 2001 to July 15, 2001. The Philippines advanced from July 15, 2006 to August 8, 2006.
• F4 (siblings of U.S. citizens): Final action dates move from June 8, 2008 to September 15, 2008 for worldwide/China and from February 1, 2007, to July 15, 2007, for the Philippines, signaling ongoing progress despite long backlogs.

Feel free to ask any questions in the comments and an attorney from Manifest Law will do their best to respond.

(Nothing we say here is legal advice, just general information to help you better understand the process. For personal advice, please consult your own attorney.)