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> The H1-B program allows employers to hire foreign employees, at below-market rates However, it's also by far the most attractive visa type for people from ma
by guitarbill 10y ago
> The H1-B program allows employers to hire foreign employees, at below-market rates
However, it's also by far the most attractive visa type for people from many countries. If I'm an e.g. German dev, what other options do I have if I wanted to work in the US long term? L-1?
> Otherwise, the only effect of the H1-B program
Obviously misuse isn't okay, but I'm sure they'd be chilling effects worth thinking about. I've always wondered why there aren't visa swap programs, i.e. if a Dutch and an American citizen wanted to live in the US/Netherlands respectively, why not swap (as long as some basic criteria are met)?
- socmag 10y agoInteresting you picked Dutch/American. Did you know about the DAFT? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAFT https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAFT I don't know about using it to go to the US, but for a Dutch Visa it wasn't so painful.
- guitarbill 10y agohaha, I had no idea. oops. I was picking countries where I know people have complained in the past - British myself
- int_19h 10y agoIf you're a German dev, I doubt you'll come to US to work at Tata. Wouldn't be worthwhile. You might come to work at Google and such, but they wouldn't be affected by raising the bar as this law does, since they already comply with it in practice.
- guitarbill 10y agosure, but it's still the same visa class, right?
- int_19h 10y agoYep. But not all legislation that pertains to it affects all companies that use it equally.