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I'd say sponsoring for a green card is usually not a good move for an employer, as the employee will have more freedom to change jobs once he gets the green car

I'd say sponsoring for a green card is usually not a good move for an employer, as the employee will have more freedom to change jobs once he gets the green card. Also it's a very long and costly process. They'd have to really want to keep the employee, and to have exhausted all other visa options.

scott_s 11y ago
I know that some employers treat green card sponsorship similar to a bonus: if you leave before z years after getting the green card, you owe them $x0,000.
- laurentoget 11y ago
  this sounds like indentured servitude, and i suspect there are laws against this.
  - minot 11y ago
    They could just pay you less and say that you will get so much in bonus after working there for z years.
  - scott_s 11y ago
    I assume it's in the same category as having to pay back an actual signing bonus, or moving expenses, if you don't stay with the company for z years.
- ojbyrne 11y ago
  Pretty sure that's illegal.
  - scott_s 11y ago
    I sincerely doubt it, since the companies I've heard of that do it are large multinationals. As I point out below, it's much the same as a signing bonus or moving expenses.