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Actually this is by design. If he has his I-140 approved, that means that the company has applied for his green card . Now if the company gives him a promotion
by ab_testing 7y ago
Actually this is by design. If he has his I-140 approved, that means that the company has applied for his green card .
Now if the company gives him a promotion and that results in material change to his job duties, then the company has to restart his green card process .
Usually that implies trying to find an American for the job and convincing the government that they could not find a suitable candidate and they need to sponsor him at the newly promoted position.
Also that process for new Gc takes from 6-15 months and about 5-10K USD that no company wants to spend again for each promotion
- dsl 7y agoThis is the correct answer. I worked at at a company where a manager kept pushing for a raise/promo for a worker he really liked. Ended up screwing over the guys work status and getting him deported. It might be "unfair" that he is being under-compensated. But you also needs to figure in the tens of thousands the company is spending on his behalf as part of "total comp."
- lucasmullens 7y agoI'm confused, couldn't you increase pay without changing the job duties?
- ab_testing 7y agoUsually companies have bands for pay structures like Jr. Engineer - 80-100K, Engineer 100-120K. If they need to jump to a differnt band, you need to give him a promotion.
- ShowMeTheRupees 7y agoThat's an interesting angle that I hadn't even considered as a possibility. Thanks for sharing.