Contributor Directory
The people behind the guides
Our founder and editorial reviewers, the immigrant professionals who contribute first-person guides, and the featured leaders whose journeys we tell. Each person's relationship with NRI to USA is labeled — being featured never implies employment or endorsement.
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The people who write, review, and stand behind our content.
Deepak Middha
Founder, Author & Editorial Reviewer
Deepak Middha is the founder of NRI to USA and Wealth Building Academy LLC. A Chartered Accountant with more than 17 years in the hedge fund and alternative-investment industry, and a Series 65 holder, he immigrated from India and rebuilt his financial life in the U.S. He is a two-time published financial author and the founder of OptionLeo.
See how we verify identities and approve stories in our editorial methodology.
Guest contributors
Immigrant IT professionals writing about H-1B transfers, layoffs survived, salary negotiation, and the first months in the US — the lived experience search engines can't fake.
Our first guest contributors are being onboarded. Share your story to be among them.
How contributing works
The recruitment pitch and submission form live on our Write for Us page. Here's the editorial detail behind it.
Who may contribute, and on what topics
Immigrant IT and other professionals with a real, lived U.S. visa, career, or relocation experience — H-1B transfers, layoffs, salary negotiation, green card waits, and similar first-90-days topics. See the full topics we're looking for. Finance, tax, and investment guidance is written in-house, not by guest contributors, so we can hold it to a stricter sourcing bar.
Credential expectations
No formal writing credentials, degree, or license is required — a guest piece is a first-person account of your own experience, not professional advice. What we do require: it must be your own original story, and any specific rule, fee, or processing time you cite must hold up against current official sources.
Editorial review process
Every submission is read for fit and accuracy. Factual claims about visa rules, fees, or timelines are checked against current official sources. We may lightly edit for clarity, flow, and house style before publishing under your byline. Roles are labeled consistently across the site — see how we define author, contributor, reviewer, and editor.
Source requirements
Personal narrative doesn't need a citation. Specific factual claims — a fee amount, a processing time, a legal rule — do, and we verify those against official sources (USCIS, Department of State, IRS, or equivalent) before publishing, not just against what you remember.
Conflicts of interest & prohibited promotion
Self-promotional and affiliate links don't belong in the article body — only in your author bio — and all external links are vetted before publishing. If you have a financial or business relationship connected to your topic (for example, you work at an immigration law firm or a financial advisory), disclose it when you submit so we can note it or decline the piece as appropriate. NRI to USA is not affiliated with USCIS, the Department of State, or any other government agency, and being featured never implies employment or endorsement.
Submission process & what happens after
Submit your story through the form on Write for Us. If it's a fit, we'll follow up to finalize your byline, photo, and short bio before publishing, and you'll appear in this Contributor Directory with a dedicated author page. Given volume, we can't personally respond to every submission that isn't a fit.
Author profile & corrections
Published contributors get a permanent author page listing their work. If a reader spots an error in a published article, they can report it through our contact page; we review, correct genuine errors, and note material corrections, per our editorial methodology.
Who can contribute to NRI to USA?
Immigrant IT and other professionals with a real, lived U.S. visa, career, or relocation experience — H-1B transfers, layoffs, salary negotiation, green card waits, and similar first-90-days topics. No formal writing credentials are required; the lived experience is the qualification. Finance, tax, and investment guidance is written in-house, not by guest contributors.
Do I need credentials or a professional license to write a guest article?
No. Guest contributions are first-person accounts of your own experience, not professional advice, so no license or credential is required. If your piece cites specific rules, fees, or processing times, those claims are checked against current official sources before publishing.
What happens after I submit a story?
The editorial team reads every submission for fit and accuracy, checks any factual claims (visa rules, fees, timelines) against current official sources, and may lightly edit for clarity, flow, and house style. If it's a fit, we'll follow up to finalize your byline, photo, and short bio before publishing. Given volume, we can't personally respond to every submission that isn't a fit.
Do contributors get paid, or is this for exposure only?
Guest contributions are unpaid. In exchange, contributors get a named byline, a dedicated author page linking their LinkedIn, and a listing in this Contributor Directory — a portfolio piece, not compensation.
Can I promote my business, course, or services in my article?
No. Self-promotional or affiliate links don't belong in the article body — only in your author bio, and all external links are vetted before publishing. If you have a financial or business relationship connected to your topic (for example, you work at an immigration law firm or financial advisory), disclose it when you submit so we can note it or decline as appropriate.
What if a reader spots an error in a published article?
Report it through our contact page. We review, correct genuine errors, and note material corrections — the same standard we apply across the site, described in our editorial methodology.