nrmitchi

70 ms·

751.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
It means discouraging employers using an H1-B when they haven't actually looked at hiring locally, or using an H1-B to hire "cheap" labor because the employee has no leverage and can't really quit as easily as a US emplo
752.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
That's kind of the point. It's meant to discourage use unless necessary.
753.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
Which industries (non-tech) do you think are doing so many stock buy-backs that if they stopped, they would be paying FAANG level salaries to other H1-B qualifying professions?
754.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
Having to provide even a single year of salary up-front (or the 36 month commitment that the parent comment suggested) would be prohibitive to all but the large companies.
755.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
This is a good summary of one of my biggest issues with location adjusted salaries. It often seems to be adjusted as if you will be living in that location (and retiring) in that location, which is rarely the case. Yes, in your example both
756.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
H1-B applications are not only for tech jobs, and not only for the bay area. There are many other professions which are subject to the same cap, and also have to look outside of the US to fill roles. Nurses are one that come to mind. If all
757.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
Does that issue you a new TN (with a 3 year term), while maintaining your status with the previous employer, or terminate your status with your previous employer, with validity only matching the previous expiration date?
758.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
That's technically true, but in the future I believe it also means that you have officially been denied entry to Canada, which could come back to bite you in the future (as silly as it is). It also runs the risk of Canada not letting y
759.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
If I recall correctly, a petition can only be filed with USCIS for a TN if the individual in question is already outside of the US. Ie, if you are currently within the US on a TN, and looking to switch jobs, you can not file for a new statu
760.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
I am definitely not a lawyer, but am someone who has done multiple TNs. It is really important to remember that the actual written requirements are one thing, but the interpretation of those requirements by whoever you talk to at your POE a
761.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
I believe it is enough, as long as you have received an I-140, but I'm not sure. This is something that should be answered by an immigration attorney. Edited to correct the form number
762.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
AFAIK if you are a valid green card application with a valid priority date you are allowed to. Considering the backlog for green cards if you're from india/china, there are _tons_ of people in this situation.
763.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
I have a couple things wrong with this statement. 1. You picked a profession which has a _shockingly low number_ of positions, and extreme requirements (including citizenship). This is basically a straw-man argument. 2. Astronauts have an i
764.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
Honestly, because mild changes are much easier to get consensus around.
765.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
IIRC having an employee pay for costs associated with H1B and/or employer-sponsored Permanent Residency applications was flat-out prohibited. Is that wrong?
766.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
Haha are you arguing that the US needs more lawyers? /s
767.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
> Master's holders would get permanent residency in an expanding set of fields and ideally PhDs in every field. Unfortunately, this is ripe for abuse. You're basically allowing educational institutions to sell green cards. If y
768.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
Yes, exactly. That was the point that I made at the very top of this thread.
769.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
IIRC even as a non-permanent resident after paying into social security for 40 quarters you are eligible to collect out of it. That doesn't make your point any less valid though.
770.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
You want the US government to step in and start dictating to companies what it pays employees in different countries? If that happened, there is an almost-0% chance you get the outcome you want (which seems to be the staff in Pakistan getti
771.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
> these are not an offer of citizenship No one said that it was, but there is a difference between submitting for an extension X months ago and fully expecting to get it, and then the rules changing out from under you and being told &quo
772.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
It doesn't matter. You can define your market as whatever you want. The point is that if someone you need to hire is not available, you're going to try to find them elsewhere. You're not going to wait 4 (or whatever number of
773.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
They can, but it's still a process and not as easy as saying to a prospective employer "I have an H1B that is valid until October 2025, you don't have to do anything". Further, even though it's rarer, I believe that
774.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
Entirely possible, but that's not what was suggested. I think there would also be debate around how the quota is split between categories. I highly suspect that are much few Foreign Law advisors or Psychologists attempting to get H1Bs
775.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
You're right, you would look outside of your country's talent pool to try to find someone qualified to do it for you. Or are you suggesting that you would wait around and be homeless for 4 years until someone local built up enough
776.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
You're right. My initial comment that spawned this thread addressed exactly this. I'm copying it here for reference, because it is pretty high up the thread at this point: """ I'll give you that, but it seems l
777.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
> - Limit H1B to 75th percentile in salary terms. Do you mean, cap the amount of money a company is allowed to pay someone on an H1B? The entire change of rules here is because companies were not paying market rate. Requiring them to n
778.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
> I can't afford to wait 4 years for someone to train as a nurse to be available for me to hire From my comment. Nurses require training. I did not assume a finite number of nurses. If I am sick and need a nurse, I need one _right n
779.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
I'm not an American, but I fully understand your point. Let me provide some background. If you already know this, my apologies. The process of getting an H1B is not the employer picking up the phone and ordering "1 H1B for deliver
780.
by nrmitchi 6y ago
When you're trying to hire someone, "right now" is important. If I want to hire a nurse, and there are no nurses available, I can't afford to wait 4 years for someone to train as a nurse to be available for me to hire. I

More ›