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It's stupid there is one at all. I prefer the system Hong Kong uses for work visas. They're issued for 2-3 years and are valid till that time. If you quit, get
by ulfw 4y ago
It's stupid there is one at all. I prefer the system Hong Kong uses for work visas. They're issued for 2-3 years and are valid till that time. If you quit, get laid off, whatever before that time your visa to stay is still valid until the original set time. You just won't be able to extend it again until you have a new job/sponsor.
Makes planning much easier by setting expectations for a certain date in the future.
- idontwantthis 4y agoWhat happens if you lose your job right and the end of your visa?
- diebeforei485 4y agoThat was the end of the visa anyway, so it isn't a surprise.
- ulfw 4y agoIt's rare you lose it right then and there. Usually you'd have your employer extend it 2-3 months before it's due to expire. Also the immigration services usually give you several weeks extension when you explain your case/need to sort out things or will let you stay on a visitor visa (30-90 days depending on country of origin). But the main difference for me is that you have a set date with an expectation of either leaving or extending your stay.
- refurb 4y agoYou can apply for a visitor visa if you lose your H1-B to allow for time to wrap things up.
- midoridensha 4y agoThis is the same way work visas in Japan work. I think the US is really the outlier here in having a crappy and exploitative work visa system. People should really think twice before moving to the US for such jobs, and not do things like buy houses as long as their existence there is so tenuous.
- vinay427 4y agoThe tied-to-employer visa also exists in the UK (SWV), Switzerland (B and L, I believe) and several other European countries (not sure if a majority).