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As an intended MBA applicant for the class of 2021, the recent uncertainty around H1B visas makes me very uneasy and disappointed. I was forced to leave the U.S
by czatt 6y ago
As an intended MBA applicant for the class of 2021, the recent uncertainty around H1B visas makes me very uneasy and disappointed. I was forced to leave the U.S. back in 2016 despite having an investment banking job and paying meaningful taxes, which was incredibly frustrating. I was hoping for another shot at living and working in the US after completing an MBA, and now it looks like there either won't be a chance or it will be at best a shot in the dark. I am now seriously considering avoiding U.S. schools altogether and applying for top business schools in Europe such as LBS and INSEAD.
- automated_toast 6y agoBon Voyage! There are enough Americans who need an MBA degree. And there are more than enough Americans who can do an investment banking jobs.
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- dang 6y agoYou can't do this here and we've banned the account. If you don't want to be banned, you're welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- jimbob45 6y agoThe other poster was remarkably rude for no reason. I’d say that you don’t really want an H1B though. What you want is a concrete and easily accessible path to citizenship that takes your high-skilled degree into account. To that end, I would support broader immigration reform rather than trying to fix the irredeemable H1B program.
- czatt 6y agoI 100% agree with your statement. But for now, all that was done was suspend H1Bs without a viable measure that would create a path to citizenship (or just settlement) via a high-skilled degree. So it seems like a step backwards and very disheartening.
- airstrike 6y agoIf you've already been accepted, consider looking into options for deferring your starting year. I saw an article on the WSJ a few weeks ago showing many students are doing that And when the time comes to recruit during your MBA, please hit me up if you think you'd be a good candidate at a top boutique in NY
- nine_zeros 6y agoAvoid US schools. Don't be a fool. Don't go into 6-figure debt for no ROI and a brutal environment that doesn't want you. It's a no-brainer. Avoid any business, education or employment in the US.
- airstrike 6y agoOnly a Sith deals in absolutes
- nine_zeros 6y agoTrump dictates absolute EOs which hold the power of law.
- y-c-o-m-b 6y ago> I am now seriously considering avoiding U.S. schools altogether and applying for top business schools in Europe such as LBS and INSEAD. Why did you not do that in the first place? I'm legitimately asking because I want to leave the US for Europe or Australia / New Zealand. I'm a US citizen having immigrated here at an early age. I've dreamed of leaving the US for years now, so I like to understand what draws so many people here still compared to the other options?
- nine_ones 6y agoUp until as recently as 4 years ago, America was fine. America was chugging along well into recovery, we maybe even had peak awesome life. That changed in 4 years. There are people on visas who came before that but still didn't get citizenship because of bureuacracy. There are people who came after that who thought America could never behave like a corrupt developing country. Beyond that, the number of people (immigrants, tourists and businesses) has actually been going down for 3 years. Add covid, recession and racism to the mix, US economy will lose a lot of young blood going forward. And yes, immigration to other countries has increased simultaneously.