https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/adolfoflores/trump-is-suspending-certain-visas-for-foreign-workers?__twitter_impression=true #h1b
Given the long wait times at Indian consulates, have folks tried getting appointment at consulates in other countries. Specifically visitor visa B2. For context, I am trying to get visa for my parents and realized, it may be better to visit a foreign consulate. But not sure if they will reject the a...Read more
Senior Administration Official says President Trump will sign an executive order “pausing” visas for foreign workers in a wide range of occupations, will impact more than 500,000 people between now and Dec. 31. This is designed to create “an America first recovery starting with Americans,” and will...Read more
Any thoughts? https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-administration-makes-visa-tweaks-to-retain-foreign-stem-students-11642770006?mod=e2tw #workvisa #h1b #OPT #GC Update: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/01/21/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-actions-to-attract-...Read more
Hello All, In present covid situation it's become extremely difficult to get H1b visa stamping slots in India and to get passport stamped there approved NIE is required (due to active president proclamation/travel ban). Considering current challenges I am exploring options to get passport stamped i...Read more
I have been recommending some of my friends from Mexico but I am not really sure if the company is currently sponsoring visas to work in the US
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/us/politics/h1b-visas-foreign-workers-trump.html
RIGHT NOW #workvisa #h1b President Trump signed a proclamation suspending many categories of foreign work visas until the end of the year, citing the high unemployment rate Americans are facing amid the pandemic. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/22/world/coronavirus-updates.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smty...Read more
Wondering what typically happens when employees such as from Twitter who are here on visa for work get laid off and are unable to find a new job within the 60 day time frame. If they have kids who are US citizens will they apply for visa for the kids to live abroad?
Hi, do I have to declare foreign income if m a visa holder. It seems confusing as some department means tax resident and some other gc holder. If I have to declare then can you share form numbers relevant to this - 1116? m from India. Also any CPA suggestion for Seattle/Redmond area as TurboTax look...Read more
This will stop corporations from exploiting the American work force. Obvious to me TC 590k
I am currently on H1B and my employer will file for I-140 next year under EB-2. Considering current processing times it’s going to take a good 15-20 years before I get green card, right. So is there a way to be considered under EB-1 visa. I know the visa rules and that’s not what I am asking. If I g...Read more
Asking for a friend, thank you in advanc! #operations #experience
https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/foreign-workers-on-h-1b-visas-laid-off-by-meta-asked-to-stay-on-the-company-payroll-longer-to-avoid-having-to-leave-the-us-report-says/articleshow/96034709.cms TC: 45L #tech #meta
Assuming they don't complete degree, but got offer in final semester. Can they work or say be unemployed for 60 days ( or 90 days whatever) and by that time if their H1b is picked in lottery, can they work directly in H1b without a Masters degree(assuming their undergrad qualifies for definition of ...Read more
Was uncovered 3 years back, but the news was suppressed and never made to mainstream media https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/thousands-of-foreign-students-may-have-overstayed-visas-through-employment-at-shell-companies/2178507/ #tech #google
Donald Trump's Truth Social business applied for the foreign worker visa that the former president called 'very bad' and tried to restrict
Newly disclosed data released yesterday by the Department of Labor shows thousands of recent H1-B foreign worker visas requested by firms that just underwent massive layoffs this year, including Facebook/Meta Platforms, Amazon, Zoom, Salesforce, Microsoft, and Palantir. WTF??? https://www.leefang....Read more