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This was me. Working at big tech firm, $190+ salary, 6 years. Green card applied and approved in 2014. But Indians have to wait at least 5years for a green car

This was me. Working at big tech firm, $190+ salary, 6 years. Green card applied and approved in 2014. But Indians have to wait at least 5years for a green card(EB-2). And this was before the current admin. I’m now in Canada. Permanent Resident (took 8 months), $180k+ salary, big tech company. Going to buy a house in the summer.

lalwanivikas 9y ago
Super happy for you man :-) Same big tech company or other?
sumitgt 9y ago
Actually it's currently looking more like 15 years. People with priority dates in 2009 are just getting in. So if you account for the number (plus consider the fact the people in EB-3 become eligible for EB-2 after a few years), it looking more like 15. The silly thing is, there is bipartisan bill in congress and Senate to fix it (HR 392). But it is stuck is legislative limbo.
- hjlkashd 9y ago
  Yes, this was also a major reason for leaving.
dmode 9y ago
You really need to spill the beans on how to move to Canada and retain that kind of pay. All I hear is that Canadian pay is abysmal.
- hjlkashd 9y ago
  Replied above.
melonhack 9y ago
Whoa. That CDN salary seems unreal. What is your position there?
- hjlkashd 9y ago
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hjlkashd 9y ago
This is my comment. Addressing some of the questions 1. I took a pay cut. I went from 190K+ USD (~250k+ CAD) to 180k CAD (this includes my bonus. My base is lower, say around ~150k CAD). Numbers are fuzzed but close enough to reality. This is a significant drop, but of course it's still a very good salary for Canada. I'm satisfied with my decision. 2. I'm in Marketing, reasonably senior. Couple levels down from the CMO. 3. Same company. Essentially got transferred with a pay cut. This made it easy for the company as well. It helped that I've been here for a longish time and have built relationships within the company. They were very supportive.

lalwanivikas 9y ago

Super happy for you man :-) Same big tech company or other?

sumitgt 9y ago

Actually it's currently looking more like 15 years. People with priority dates in 2009 are just getting in. So if you account for the number (plus consider the fact the people in EB-3 become eligible for EB-2 after a few years), it looking more like 15. The silly thing is, there is bipartisan bill in congress and Senate to fix it (HR 392). But it is stuck is legislative limbo.

hjlkashd 9y ago
Yes, this was also a major reason for leaving.

dmode 9y ago

You really need to spill the beans on how to move to Canada and retain that kind of pay. All I hear is that Canadian pay is abysmal.

hjlkashd 9y ago
Replied above.

melonhack 9y ago

Whoa. That CDN salary seems unreal. What is your position there?

hjlkashd 9y ago
Replied above

hjlkashd 9y ago

This is my comment. Addressing some of the questions 1. I took a pay cut. I went from 190K+ USD (~250k+ CAD) to 180k CAD (this includes my bonus. My base is lower, say around ~150k CAD). Numbers are fuzzed but close enough to reality. This is a significant drop, but of course it's still a very good salary for Canada. I'm satisfied with my decision. 2. I'm in Marketing, reasonably senior. Couple levels down from the CMO. 3. Same company. Essentially got transferred with a pay cut. This made it easy for the company as well. It helped that I've been here for a longish time and have built relationships within the company. They were very supportive.