L1B and H1B are restrictive visas. When you change jobs life is difficult. This gives employers a lot of leverage to overwork and underpay. I feel sorry for y

L1B and H1B are restrictive visas. When you change jobs life is difficult. This gives employers a lot of leverage to overwork and underpay. I feel sorry for your friend because I was in that position in Microsoft. Once I got my green card, I got a 75% raise by going somewhere else. My advice would be for him to talk to his boss and explain his case. If the company really wants him then they’d give a raise. It’s really hard to get raises at an existing job. That’s been my experience. Sure they’d level you up, but % increase is pretty meh. Switching jobs usually results in a higher % compensation.