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- Signed offer letter, do I disclose my spouse works for the same company? I have just signed an offer letter with company A and they have started the H1B transfer process. I will be joining soon. My spouse already works for the company A. Do I need to disclose this? If so, when and how? Blind tax: Old TC: 190K New TC: 313K YOE: 3 Yrs. #tech #swe
- What technical skills have you gained while working at Meta? A perk I keep on seeing on Blind for Meta is career growth. What technical skills have you learned at Meta? Both skills that are company specific and that transfer elsewhere are interesting to hear about. Tc 100k
- H1b expiration noob question Hello Blind Folks, My understanding h1b expired in 6 years (with one extension). Does transferring h1b count as extension ? Meaning we cant extend anymore after move to other job? TC: 350k
- Inheriting Money from Indian Parents Did anyone here have to go through this? Anyone here figure it out? My parents are still alive but recently asked me to ‘figure it out’ on how to inherit/transfer money into the USofA with minimal taxes etc. Anyone here already been through this journey? What wisdom do you have to share my Indian
- Should I be concerned about my signed meta E4 offer? Heard about their hiring freeze on blind today. I’m currently in H1 transfer phase, should I be worried? Can they rescind my signed offer quoting hiring freeze? 😔 Location: Menlo Park TC:210K New TC: 320K
- H1b transfer question I am in the middle of switching employers and the visa transfer will be inititated next week under premium processing. was wondering if i got laid off before the transfer is complete then would that count unemployment days under new petition or old? Also can that result in withdrawal of offer ? Bl
- GC application - AOS was transferred from Texas Center to NBC. Anyone know how long does it usually takes to get any updates after it’s transferred? #greencard Blind tax 180k YoE 6
- Fragomen review To fellow immigrants out there, How is Fragomen as immigration service. Can anyone share their H1b transfer experience. Mine is going snail slow and its frustrating to be in two boats as i am looking forward for my new role. Blind tax Yoe-3 Tc -150k #immigration #h1b #h1b #h1btransfer
- Urgent: Question on grace period on H1 Asking for a friend who is not on Blind rn. How does the grace period during unemployment of H1B work? 1. Does the 60 day timer stop when we file H1B transfer and USCIS sends us the receipt? Or 2. Does the 60 day timer stop when we start with the job? There are varied opinions on internet, hence
- H1B transfer process timeline Hello All, Hoping to understand the H1B transfer timeline (including LCA home posting to transfer completion) in premium processing ? Blind Tax : TC - 180k
- Resume Feedback Hey blind. Interested in getting some feedback on my resume. Please feel free to tear it apart. Background: 1 year out of college with business degree, looking to transfer to swe. Worked on a lot of open source projects. Self taught Any and all feedback is appreciated. https://i.imgur.com/dpmpjA
- Ex-Amazonians - What was the last straw before you left? For ex-Amazonians, what ultimately drove you to the decision to leave? If not TC or PIP, why did you decide to leave instead of internally transfer to another team within Amazon? Blind tax: 8 YOE (all Amazon), $205k TC (non-tech)
- Microsoft Hiring Freeze..Any Impact on existing offer ?? I saw on many blind posts about MSFT hiring freeze. I signed an offer for SDE position few weeks ago. and I am currently waiting for the immigration team to finish my documentatiin (H1b transfer) Is there any chance of the offer being Rescinded ?? or is my offer safe ?? Please let me know your t
- vote With the 5th case of H1b transfer denial to FANG, are you guys still joining on H1b transfer receipt? 5th SWE to SWE transfer denial on blind. Are you still joining on H1b transfer receipt? Title says it all!
- Internal Transfer Europe to Canada - Salary Adjustment Looking at internal transfer from Europe to Canada as Snr Eng. What kind of adjustment should I expect in line with Canadian Salaries?#hardware Blind Tax YOE: 4.5 Years TC: 60/35/12= €107k
- Meta PERM/i40 Issue Hey @meta I recently got Meta Offer. I am on H1B with Perm and i140 approved. How does Perm Filing and I140 Transfer Process look at Meta noe? Blind Tax Yoe: 3 Years TC: 230K #meta #immigration #h1b #i140 #offer #tech
- What is the minimum time to be employed in US before switching to India I need to move to India soon but want to change company before that. Thinking of moving to Google, Microsoft and LinkedIn to make some extra bucks and then do an internal transfer. What is the minimum time I should be employed in US region before I can do an internal switch to India in these compa
- vote H1b transfer poll Let's poll on how many rfes, approvals and rejection on just h1b transfer is experienced by blind users from Jan 2018. Again this is just h1b coe/transfer, does not include extensions or new applications. I understand this will be a biased view, still curious to see if bad news is more prevalent th
- Some Wack paranoid shit on this app New to blind and some of the stuff I see here is batshit crazy. People assume the absolute worst out of everyone else - “oooo your manager will PIP you right before your transfer, even if your are TT.” “Oooo you spoke back to them? You’re PIPed.” Do y’all not realize just how much paperwork, and mo
- Any of you successfully transfer H1B recently? Lot of H1B transfer reject stories on Blind of late, wondering if it worked out for any of you? Any idea why it worked out?
- PIP @Google Asking for a friend who isn’t on blind. He works for Google L3, been there around 14months. He thinks that his manager may be setting up to be put on PIP (may not be performance related but not getting into that) Should he try jumping ship and working on an internal transfer to a different team? I
- Why people(especially software engineers) are planning to move out from India ? Hey people, Lately, I'm seeing a lot of posts on Blind about moving out from India to USA, Europe, etc via direct hiring, internal transfer, and higher studies. Any idea why the sudden spike in such posts ? TC : 🥜🥜 YoE : 2
- Google CorpEng to Different PA - Internal Transfer How easy/difficult is it for L4 SWE to move from CorpEng to different Org as internal transfer. I saw mixed reviews on Blind. Just wanted to know latest situation. #tech
- Microsoft background check and visa transfer Hello Blind community, I recently signed an offer with Microsoft. HireRight has sent my background check to Microsoft with a yellow flag on gap standard 5 business days back. When can i expect them to initiate my H1B transfer ? From this point, what are the steps and timelines i can expect until th
- FB H1B transfer timeline Thank you blind for helping me realize how underpaid and under appreciated I was. Nothing to ask but sharing H1B transfer timeline for anyone who is in the process: 06/09: Initial email for questionnaire and docs 06/14: Questionnaire and docs provided, LCA filled 06/15: Review for docs 06/21: LCA a
- H1b transfer while amendment/extension in progress My current company filed an amendment/extension under regular processing for h1b on January. I got an offer from AMD but their legal team doesn’t want to file h1b transfer till the amendment is completed. But, according to some sources I found online, I think AMD should be fine filing a transfer. Is
- AWS H1b transfer timeline In case this helps anyone, this is my timeline for H1b transfer approval: 1. 21st March 2022: Offer accepted 2. 28th March 2022: Fragomen reached out (my recruiter wasn’t sure if I would need a transfer which caused a delay) 3. 28th March 2022: All documents submitted 4. 29th March 2022: Fragomen r
- Facebook new joinees January 2021 Anyone joining FB (menlo park or otherwise) next year Jan ? Is there a common Blind/ FB group for noobs to discuss stuff like visa transfer timelines / relocation etc.? Wanted to check before creating a group Current TC : $155k Yoe: 6
- Amazon L4: On Focus Same old blind story: A failed internal transfer attempt ends up putting me into focus plan. Mentally traumatized. Looking for referral in any decent company in India. Can anyone please help? YOE: 1 TC: 🥜
- Google joining in Jan 2022- Refresher Got offer letter from Google US in second week of October, unfortunately with the H-1 transfer process taking a while could not join by Dec 13( last orientation date) in 2021.. anyone with Jan 10,2022 joining date? Did we miss stock refresher eligibility for Dec 2022 ? ( read here on blind about r
- Posting LCA at home H1b transfer Hey y’all I’m transferring my h1b to another company and they asked me to post a LCA notice (just a one pager they sent) around my home address. Question is, do I just put it up in my apartment or do I have to put it up somewhere in the building? blind tax: 180k
- link I140 Approval Timeline - COVID Making a thread similar to [Blind] Check out this post! H1B transfer timelines - COVID (Work Visa) https://us.teamblind.com/s/A7O8S1Rb When was the I140 filled, what's the status, when did it get approval etc.
- vote H1b vs canada ict visa and path to pr Hey folks, Needed some advice. What would be the suggestion from indians/chinese who have a long wait for green card in eb2 category. Should stay in the us with h1b or take the option to move to canada on an intra company transfer? I140 not approved. Blind tax: tc 134k yoe 3
- Leaving Amazon any Do's and Dont's Hi Blind fam (ex-Amazon), Leaving Amazon at the end of Jan. Are there any Do's and Dont's I should be aware of OR compete before leaving? Will follow the HR guidelines for 401K, HSA Transfer, ADP/W2 access, 2 weeks notice, Transition docs, etc. Anything else? Current TC - 230K (cliff year) New TC
- rsu cap apple expecting offer from apple but have unvested stock i dont want to lose. afaik they’re offering highest base in my band. does apple match stock when hiring from another FAANG? most offer numbers i see on blind are transfering from a nom-FAANG company and rsu/join bonus numbers trend lower on blind th
- link I invest in real estate. A newbie. AMA. Just transferred 250k cash from selling stocks to my bank to close on 8 apartments. And I have never seen 10k with my own eyes. It kinda feels surreal. Came long way from living on $30 a month to this. I am no pro. Doing real estate for about five years. Have ten, working on eight more. Planning ge
- Best way to remit money from India to USA Wanted to ask blind community on low cost, best forex rate remittance strategy from India to USA. Usual banks charge for inward wire transfer. Also unsure if the conversion rate offered by indian banks like SBI are any good. TC:600k
- Meta H-1b transfer with Ogletree Guys could you please comment, how was your experience with Ogletree. They're handling my transfer process. How long will it take start to finish? Do we have to followup a lot with them or they're pretty good handling all the steps? Blind tax: 250k TC #meta #facebook #h1b #metahiring
- Automated photo sharing app powered by AI I am building a AI powered photo sharing app and am curious to know if the blind community would use such an app? My app will allow close groups of friends or families to form private groups with each users photo library linked to app so app can scan all libraries via face recognition and transfer
- Background checks Why the fck every second post on blind is about background checks. Are people really so sh*t scared or they outright lie on resume. Or it obsession as people don’t have anything to worry about. Maybe spend a few hours worrying about green card, h1b visa transfer or what not …..
- When should I put in my notice Hi blind community, I'm moving jobs and my new company has shared email from USCIS that my transfer is approved. They haven't received the approval notice though. Should I wait to receive approval notice before putting in my notice. TC: 125k #workvisa #h1b #rfe
- Possible to move to US from abroad for data science/analytics roles? Hey, I've seen guys on blind list their career progression from India -> US purely in analytics roles (not SWE). I always thought that was close to impossible. How do I get that without internal company transfer? #dataanalytics #datascience #h1b
- Uber internal transfer - last H1B attempt Hi fam, I have an offer from Uber - L4. This is my last H1B attempt. I’ll probably be working for Uber on F1 for about 6 months, if I’m not picked in this year. 1. Whats Uber policy for transfer to Toronto/Amsterdam? 2. Whats Uber policy if I want to return to US from Toronto/Amsterdam? I’m guessi
- Need suggestions: Amazon/AWS Teams with good work and WLB in California? Hi Blind, Got promoted this quarter so I'm planning to internally transfer to California to stay close to family. If you know teams with good WLB and work in California please leave a comment. Thanks TC 140k
- Notifying current employer after H1B transfer approval Hi Blind community, thanks so much for the H1B transfer timeline post. I got my H1B transfer approved today. My lawyer is on vacation, so no emails from my lawyer yet. But I checked the status on USCIS website. Can you guys suggest, if I should notify my current employer today? Is it safe? I do not
- vote Is visa sponsorship an issue at DataDog? Have an H1-B with approved I-140. Recruiter didn't seem to mention there will be any issue. But from online digging/Blind I'm seeing concerning things like "visa sponsorship depends on performance": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21937473 Is it that they will transfer over my H1b but not actu
- Time off between jobs I’m waiting for my H1B transfer to come through to a FAANG and need to figure out start date. Given that they have boot camps, I can either have a start date immediately or 3 weeks out. I am extremely burnt out at my current place and would love a break before starting. Is that ok under the h1b? Is
- Automated photo sharing powered by AI I am building a AI powered photo sharing app and am curious to know if the blind community would use such an app? My app will allow close groups of friends or families to form private groups with each users photo library linked to app so app can scan all libraries via face recognition and transfer
- Transferring on H-1B receipt I’ve a offer from Netflix and received the receipt for the H-1B transfer. The team wants me to join on receipt notice, but given the recent blind threads where transfers are getting rejected, I’m highly skeptical. Should I take a risk and join on receipt or wait till the transfer goes through? YOE
- Does MS hire Principals from outside? Never ever saw MS Principal offer evaluation or discussion on Blind. And a lot of discussion of Staff/E6/Principal offers from G/FB/Amazon. Does MS still hire l65-l67 from outside or these positions mostly filled by internal transfers and promotions?