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>>And I say this as a non-citizen working in the US. If you don't mind answering a question I've had about this process for a while, it'd be great. Does your

by pgrote 11y ago

>>And I say this as a non-citizen working in the US. If you don't mind answering a question I've had about this process for a while, it'd be great. Does your contract end at some point? Do you have options to stay in the US employed by another company?

iktl 11y ago
I'm an at-will employee, sponsored by my employer. I can transfer the visa to a new employer by resubmitting an LCA, but if I lose my job for whatever reason I have ten days to get a new job or I'm out of the country. Now... finding a job, getting an interview, having an offer made, accepting the offer, and getting the paperwork in? Good luck doing that in ten days.
- steego 11y ago
  This is the biggest problem with the H1B visa system. It's essentially a system that primarily benefits outsourcing shops by giving them a kind of deportation leverage over their employees. We should remove the sponsorship restriction and simply allow foreign workers who earn a minimum threshold. This is how Singapore does it. It might be 50k. It might be 70k. It might depend on geography and/or a market rate. Want to control the flow of immigration for certain jobs? Simply raise or lower the thresholds. I want to live in a country based on merit based principals that attracts the smartest and most hardworking people from around the world and to provide them the opportunities to start their businesses here. I don't want to live in a country that schemes with immigration lawyers to rig a system that screws over foreigners and citizens alike for the benefit consulting firms that like to exploit workers. We all lose when we allow class based systems to fester in our society.
  - ElComradio 11y ago
    > Want to control the flow of immigration for certain jobs? Simply raise or lower the thresholds. It bears emphasizing that this would be great for employers- Maximize the labor pool and costs drop. Incidentally, this is why we are seeing so much effort to get more women into programming. Big companies aren't throwing millions at this because of a moral calling to achieve gender parity- They know that the more (historically, easier negotiating) women who are coding, the more labor costs decrease. It will be interesting to see how many "SJW"s will still be pushing women into coding when their own salaries start to plummet.
Veratyr 11y ago
As another non-citizen I'll add that I'm a 'full time' employee (in an "at will" state) and not on a contract. My visa expires 2 years from issuance but can be renewed (from an embassy outside the US). Like the H1B, I cannot remain in the US if I lose my employment but also like the H1B I can transfer my visa to a new employer. I'm on a country specific visa though so my experience may differ from others. Notably, my visa class doesn't have a 'lottery'.
- iktl 11y ago
  Are you on an E-3 too? Your scenario sounds identical to mine.
  - Veratyr 11y ago
    Yup.

by pgrote 11y ago

iktl 11y ago

I'm an at-will employee, sponsored by my employer. I can transfer the visa to a new employer by resubmitting an LCA, but if I lose my job for whatever reason I have ten days to get a new job or I'm out of the country. Now... finding a job, getting an interview, having an offer made, accepting the offer, and getting the paperwork in? Good luck doing that in ten days.

steego 11y ago
This is the biggest problem with the H1B visa system. It's essentially a system that primarily benefits outsourcing shops by giving them a kind of deportation leverage over their employees. We should remove the sponsorship restriction and simply allow foreign workers who earn a minimum threshold. This is how Singapore does it. It might be 50k. It might be 70k. It might depend on geography and/or a market rate. Want to control the flow of immigration for certain jobs? Simply raise or lower the thresholds. I want to live in a country based on merit based principals that attracts the smartest and most hardworking people from around the world and to provide them the opportunities to start their businesses here. I don't want to live in a country that schemes with immigration lawyers to rig a system that screws over foreigners and citizens alike for the benefit consulting firms that like to exploit workers. We all lose when we allow class based systems to fester in our society.
- ElComradio 11y ago
  > Want to control the flow of immigration for certain jobs? Simply raise or lower the thresholds. It bears emphasizing that this would be great for employers- Maximize the labor pool and costs drop. Incidentally, this is why we are seeing so much effort to get more women into programming. Big companies aren't throwing millions at this because of a moral calling to achieve gender parity- They know that the more (historically, easier negotiating) women who are coding, the more labor costs decrease. It will be interesting to see how many "SJW"s will still be pushing women into coding when their own salaries start to plummet.

Veratyr 11y ago

As another non-citizen I'll add that I'm a 'full time' employee (in an "at will" state) and not on a contract. My visa expires 2 years from issuance but can be renewed (from an embassy outside the US). Like the H1B, I cannot remain in the US if I lose my employment but also like the H1B I can transfer my visa to a new employer. I'm on a country specific visa though so my experience may differ from others. Notably, my visa class doesn't have a 'lottery'.

iktl 11y ago
Are you on an E-3 too? Your scenario sounds identical to mine.
- Veratyr 11y ago
  Yup.