GF in the USA and I'm in India
We were dating and soon after graduation she went to the USA for her masters and I joined Microsoft. Since in Microsoft, international transfers aren't allowed for anyone below L62, I'm looking for other possible ways of going to the USA. Do companies in the USA hire people directly from India? L60 YoE: 1.5 years TC: in INR, doesn't matter
These days it’s pretty hard to get to the US. No company will hire directly due to the uncertainty around H1Bs. Internal transfer is not a possibility for you as you rightly stated. So the only option for you is to either dump your GF and find someone else or go the masters route yourself.
Like the person above said, that’s probably the easiest way 💍 But to answer your question, to sponsor a brand new H1B is very hard to get from a big US company, the lottery is your biggest hurdle. Smaller US companies have better luck in the H1B “initial petition” system, but now with premium processing on hold then it just got 10x harder. So in a nutshell, not impossible but like we said 💍
Isn't premium processing going to start next week?
Oh wait she went for her masters, so 💍 won’t get you anywhere until she’s out of uni ...
Go for MS. Finish in 1.5 years, get a job. Win-win for all
It is highly unlikely that a US company is going to hire you from India. There are no appropriate visas. You can try entering the H1B lottery via one of the fradulent desi consultancies but that’s just shady. The best option is to go to school. If your goal is to be back at a job asap, I recommend looking at the 1 year M.Eng degree at Cornell. Given you are working at MSFT India, you won’t have trouble getting in if you have a CS undergrad degree with a decent GPA. Build a relationship with one or more hiring managers at Microsoft US so that they can hire you after you graduate. If you time it right, your break from work will be under a year. If you enter in spring you can also do an internship to cover your tuition but I wouldn’t worry too much about that. Good luck!
Will you qualify for H1B under stem if you do M.eng?
Yes
Let her go back and join MS in India? Why would you want to ruin your lives waiting for visas? It's not guaranteed that she'll get a visa either.
There are high chances that she will get a visa. It doesn't makes much sense for her to come back to India because it will be very difficult for her to pay for her loans with an Indian salary
High chances in a visa lottery? Does she have a job in the US already?Indian companies seem to pay almost a US Midwest salary from what I know. What was her plan to pay the loans back if she didn't get a visa after opt anyway?
Wedding
TC or GTFO
Move to L62?
Yes, that's an option but it will take time and I want to move ASAP
If you really like her, shoot for MS in the same college. Though it will slow down your career by 2 years as you will again have to start at the entry level position post MS. So it’s about time you pick between your career and her. 😐
Get promoted. Fast. Once per year and you'll be in us in no time.
Marry her.
That won't solve my problem as I would still be jobless
You asked for possible ways to go to US. You can come here and then search for jobs.