3 ms·

> * your spouse cannot work. Many of my friends have had their spouse not working for years, and going crazy. I think that has not been true in a while. > * t

by pkaye 6y ago

> * your spouse cannot work. Many of my friends have had their spouse not working for years, and going crazy. I think that has not been true in a while. > * they cannot change job easily, they can't even quit if they're burning out to take some rest time, some of my friends feel like they are basically slaves of their current company That is not necessarily true either. I have worked with plenty of H-1B workers who easily switched jobs. From what they told me their new employer takes care of all paperwork.

thiagocmoraes 6y ago
There's always risk of having your visa denied when changing jobs and plenty of situations where you get in a really bad place with something out of your control. I know plenty of people that stick to a sub-optimal job out of fear of being stuck out of the US. Changing jobs is very stressful on an H1B visa.
- claudeganon 6y ago
  In addition to almost every employer making illegal demands of H1-B holders when they quit or are terminated (such as asking them to pay legal fees the holders are not supposed to be responsible for). I’ve had friends dealing with this multiple times. Sure, you can get a lawyer to write a demand letter why you’re hoping to not get deported before you find another job. And of course risk a reference from that job or worse. But the whole system is designed to create indentured servitude to corporations for foreign workers. Just put everyone who graduates with an advanced degree on a greencard and call it good already.
jacobolus 6y ago
>> your spouse cannot work. > I think that has not been true in a while. It is temporarily not true (since an Obama Administration rule change in 2015), but the change is being fought in court (the case was remanded a few months ago from a panel of the DC appeals court back to a lower federal court, after they found the plaintiffs to have standing; I’m not sure what the current status is). The Trump Administration has stated multiple times that it intends to roll the rule back. I’m not sure what the status of that is either; it’s not clear if they were just too disorganized to get around to it in 3 years, or if their stated intentions were political posturing and they never intended to follow up, or if they changed their mind, or ... The people affected have been able to work for a few years but I’m sure the possibility of losing that right on short notice still causes some stress. I’m not an expert but if you are curious about the details the keyword is “H-4 EAD”.

by pkaye 6y ago

thiagocmoraes 6y ago

There's always risk of having your visa denied when changing jobs and plenty of situations where you get in a really bad place with something out of your control. I know plenty of people that stick to a sub-optimal job out of fear of being stuck out of the US. Changing jobs is very stressful on an H1B visa.

claudeganon 6y ago
In addition to almost every employer making illegal demands of H1-B holders when they quit or are terminated (such as asking them to pay legal fees the holders are not supposed to be responsible for). I’ve had friends dealing with this multiple times. Sure, you can get a lawyer to write a demand letter why you’re hoping to not get deported before you find another job. And of course risk a reference from that job or worse. But the whole system is designed to create indentured servitude to corporations for foreign workers. Just put everyone who graduates with an advanced degree on a greencard and call it good already.

jacobolus 6y ago

>> your spouse cannot work. > I think that has not been true in a while. It is temporarily not true (since an Obama Administration rule change in 2015), but the change is being fought in court (the case was remanded a few months ago from a panel of the DC appeals court back to a lower federal court, after they found the plaintiffs to have standing; I’m not sure what the current status is). The Trump Administration has stated multiple times that it intends to roll the rule back. I’m not sure what the status of that is either; it’s not clear if they were just too disorganized to get around to it in 3 years, or if their stated intentions were political posturing and they never intended to follow up, or if they changed their mind, or ... The people affected have been able to work for a few years but I’m sure the possibility of losing that right on short notice still causes some stress. I’m not an expert but if you are curious about the details the keyword is “H-4 EAD”.