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This is categorically incorrect and you should probably spend 5 mins researching before labeling others as indentured servants. H1B holders have 100% mobility,
by dmode 7y ago
This is categorically incorrect and you should probably spend 5 mins researching before labeling others as indentured servants. H1B holders have 100% mobility, as it takes <15 days to transfer your visa via premium processing.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoOnly to someone else willing to sponsor them, and timelines can be tight. I might have over exaggerated with “no mobility” but it is frequently shown that their employment status is used to control.
- dmode 7y ago100% of SV companies sponsor H1 visas. And there are no tight timelines or anything. Sometimes you can run into an RFE that can delay your approval. But RFEs for software engineering are fairly rare
- toomuchtodo 7y agoIf you cannot find another job, and quit your current job, is your visa terminated and you’re possibly deported if on an H1B? And your employer possibly requires you reimburse them for all sponsorship fees?
- triceratops 7y agoYou get a 1-time 60-day period to find a new job or leave the country.
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- belltaco 7y agoThat 60 day grace period can be used only once per 3 years.
- triceratops 7y agoHence the use of the phrase "1-time" in my comment.
- belltaco 7y agoIf you lose your job for any reason, you're accruing unlawful stay from the next day. Obama admin during their lame duck days introduced a one time grace period(within 3 years) of 60 days. If you lose that new job, you're supposed to leave immediately. However, immigration officers usually waive minor periods of unlawful stay before filing for a transfer, how many days is a matter of your luck. >And your employer possibly requires you reimburse them for all sponsorship fees This is pretty illegal and even the shady body shops never do this. Also the law states that that company has to reimburse the employee for the return tickets.
- dmode 7y agoWhat does have got to do with mobility ? In fact, it makes you more mobile. As you need to keep improving your skills and not being beholden to a single employer who can lay you off.
- BurningFrog 7y agoIt's true for any job switch that you have to find a new employer willing to pay for you.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoAs a citizen I’m not getting deported if I can’t find another job in 60 days, and I can walk from my current employer at any time consequence free. Those on a visa are not afforded the same, and that is my point.
- BurningFrog 7y agoNo H1B has ever been deported for not finding a job in 60 days. As long as you don't leave the country and try to re-enter, no one cares.
- greglindahl 7y agoReally? In all my dealings over the years with H1Bs, you're the first person I've ever met who was blase about ignoring immigration law.
- BurningFrog 7y agoI am/was "informed", not "blase"! When I was on H1B and faced that situation, I talked to an immigration attorney who told me how things really work. Caveat: This was 10+ years ago. I doubt it's changed, but talk to a lawyer if you're concerned. A one hour consultation won't break anyone's finances.
- greglindahl 7y agoHave you noticed that immigration laws are more strictly enforced than in the past? As a citizen, I would hesitate to ever encourage any immigrant to violate any law or rule regarding immigration. You never know what might happen in the far future.
- ScottFree 7y agoIt was the case 5 years ago when I was in SV. Source: multiple people I worked with and spoke to in person told me so.
- dmode 7y agoPremium processing is available today as it was 5 years ago. Here's the USCIS link https://www.uscis.gov/forms/how-do-i-use-premium-processing-service https://www.uscis.gov/forms/how-do-i-use-premium-processing-...
- jacquesm 7y agoWe have a similar thing here ('skilled worker visa') and I've seen families kicked out of the country because they couldn't find a new sponsor quick enough.
- baby 7y agoOne exaggeration for another. H1B are highly restrictive, but you can change job under an H1B. It’s just more difficult/tedious/dangerous for a number of reasons.
- dmode 7y agoCan you explain the restrictions ? Especially in the context of software engineer and Silicon Valley
- triceratops 7y agoPremium processing has been suspended for significant portions of the past 2 years. It's not all that great anymore.
- geggam 7y agoWhen housing is part of compensation would you still think that ?
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