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> As long as H1-B Visa holders cannot change jobs once they get here, they will be underpaid and overworked you can change jobs on an h1-b.

• woopwoop 9y ago
  My impression was this was basically not true, that it is very difficult for an H1-B Visa holder to leave their sponsoring employer. According to Wikipedia, "If a foreign worker in H-1B status quits or is dismissed from the sponsoring employer, the worker must either apply for and be granted a change of status, find another employer (subject to application for adjustment of status and/or change of visa), or leave the United States."
  • pkaye 9y ago
    If they have a new job offer, it is not difficult to change. I've known quite a few people who interviewed one week and just moved to the new job. Their employer has legal staff to take care of the paperwork.
  • Antrikshy 9y ago
    People on H-1B move companies all the time. The new employer simply has to file for a new H-1B visa that is not cap-exempt and is not subject to any lottery this time around. As soon as the documentation is filed (even before approval), the employee can start working for the new employer.
• conanbatt 9y ago
  It is notoriously different. Not to mention that if you want to stop working to do proper job shopping, thats not an option. Absudity by the reverse: if it is not problem, how about a law that makes it equally cumbersome for visa holders and americans to make jobs. It can't possible harm americans, and it will satisfy the irrational demands of those that see a difference.