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Cross-border Business and Compliance
What does cross-border business mean? Why not just stay domestic? Doing business across the border means, simply put, going international. It could be just one other country than the country of incorporation, or more. Going international not only increases the...
Feedback Types
Broadly, feedbacks are classified as Developmental Appreciative & Positive Performance Coaching Continuous 360-degree More than 1 type of feedback can be used depending on the need. Developmental feedback is used when an employee is expected to gain some new...
Feedback: The Power & The Pitfalls
Why does one need ‘feedback’? Can’t an employee just work right without having to be ‘fed back’ where they’re going wrong or how they can make it better? Companies typically provide a product or a service or a hybrid of these. All these require processes. Most...
L&D and Its impact on Company & Individual
Learning and Development (L&D) plays a pivotal role in the success and sustainability of individuals and organizations alike. Initiatives are taken under the aegis of L&D to empower employees acquire new skills, or stay in sync with the trends of an industry,...
Upgrade to a Video CV (vCV)
We’ve seen in depth how a CV can be created in our earlier article. Since the last decade, slowly yet steadily, e-CV or the Video CV (vCV) is gaining ground rapidly. What goes into the making of a vCV? Think through: Plan the content in as detailed a way as possible....
How to create a successful CV format
The CV introduces you to the professional world. It is the ‘first impression’ that you create, virtually albeit. The expectation that we need to introduce ourselves down to the minutest detail, is passé and an overkill. The recruiter/hiring manager needs to see your...
Points to consider while applying for jobs abroad
In an individual’s pursuit of happiness, financial well-being occupies an important part. With geographical boundaries becoming blurred, particularly in the last 2 decades, searching for jobs and careers in another country is no more a cliché, its par for the course....
How Recruiting became my Second Love after Corporate Immigration
I am a corporate immigration specialist and not a recruiter. It was never my specialty and I never thought I will get into this field. I have a start-up and we were focused on adding more corporate clients to our client list in supporting them with their...
How to Read Different Visas
There are visas which are read in different ways depending on the countries: 1st – These are Straightforward Visas. For example UK, USA visas, where you have a visa validity start (Valid from) and end date (Valid Until) which is self-explanatory. The visa is valid...
Schengen Visa Compliance
Many of us are aware that the short term visit visa (Tourist/Business) which is issued by any of the Schengen countries can be used to travel to other Schengen countries as well. The following countries come under the Schengen Region: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic,...
Can I Reapply if my Visa Application is Rejected?
Many of the applicants have one and the same question when their application is rejected by the consulate. Can I reapply? Or When can I reapply? The answer is, it depends on which category of visa that you had applied and the reason why it got rejected. Most of the...
Importance of complying with Consular Checklist
Consulate requires different documents for different categories of visas. There are some countries where the consulate checklist differs with the jurisdiction. Hence it’s important to ensure to comply by the consular checklist as per the respective jurisdiction....
Importance of Self Supporting Letter with a Personal Visa Application
The common thing that I notice with most of the applicants are the fear of rejection when applying and then anger if the application is rejected. Usually people are more worried/fearful when applying for a visa to US/UK & Europe rather than Asian countries. But...
Facing US Consular interview
Many of us are petrified to go to the US consulate for a visa interview as there are many horror stories about the questions asked and how difficult the whole process is. But that is not the case, as long as you are applying for a genuine reason and are not falsifying...
Personal Interview with Non US Consulates
When you apply for a visa for countries other than the US, their consulates can ask you to visit them in person for an interview. There is no need to worry if you are called for a personal interview as this could be for various reasons. For example it’s mandatory to...
NOC (No Objection Certificate) to the Consulate
NOC is a document which is shared to the consulate by the employer while filing the personal visa application of the employee. The sole purpose of this letter is to provide no objection for the employee’s travel as it’s personal. Some of the consulates do require this...
Address Proof Letter to the Consulate
Address Proof Letter is a document which is submitted to the consulate while filing the visa application. The sole purpose of this letter is to confirm whether the applicant resides in the city, where the application is filed. This usually happens when the passport...
Employment Letter for the Consulate
The Employment letter is a document which is submitted to the consulate while filing the visa application. It is a supporting letter given to the consulate in case they need a letter from the employer. The only purpose of the letter is to show the proof of employment....
HR Letter for the Consulate
The HR letter is a document which is submitted to the consulate while filing the business application which is sponsored by the employer or personal visa application which is self-sponsored. It is a supporting letter given to the consulate in case consulate needs a HR...
Right way to prepare the Invite Letter
The Invite letter is the most important document for the business visa application. You cannot apply for a business visa unless the destination entity (own company branch)/client invites the employee for a purpose which is mostly for a meeting/discussion or anything...
Being Compliant on a Business Visa
In the current scenario, most of the corporates treat business visas like tourist visas and those requests are directly routed through travel agents without any checks or validations. There are also corporate allowing employees to travel on a business visa as a short...
Are you validating the Consulate Cover Letter?
Cover letter is a supporting document provided to the consulate while filing the business visa application. This is slightly different from other letters like HR letter/employment letter. When you are submitting any document to the consulate, do understand it’s...