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- H1B -> L1 ?? As the title states, I'm considering moving from H1B to L1 as the later has advantage with green card timlines. I have an approved i-140 already. . I haven't thought this through completly, but in theory planning to get an internal transfer to Paris/London/Toronto, transfer to a manager role(as I am
- Moving from L1 to H1 Hi I'm currently on L1-B visa and my H1 lottery got selected this year. My company is pushing to file the petition as Consular instead of Change of Status. It would benefit them but keep me from switching jobs. I need to convince them to file my H1 petition as Change of Status. Any guidance on how
- L1 rejected Indian. My L1 got rejected. Worked 3.5 years for ms. The lady before me who got visa is a nun who will earn 0$ in US. I have been working in software field, got a cs degree, was going to earn and pay taxes, not from consultancy firm, in Microsoft solving technical things. The VO decided in 2 minutes
- L1 exploits Folks who are/have been on L1, have you ever received threat-cum-feedback from manager which, under the hood, misuses your visa status? What was your experience? What are some good defences in such trappy situations? One I can think of is moving to other orgs in same company. For those who don't k
- Netflix L1 : 409k??? L1 means 0 yoe, right?! Is Netflix giving a new grad 409k?? Maybe they are fake? #netflix This is from Levels fyi:
- L1 wait times Canada Hi all, I'm on work permit in Canada and wait times are crazy here. I see few cities like Quebec and Ottawa have less wait times. Can u suggest the best citiy in Canada to book interview for L1 visa? #l1, #canada, #google, #meta, #dropbox TC: 300K CAD
- L1 Visa Is US still processing L1 Visa? Premium processing is suspended from UCSIS. but not clear whether it is still possible to get L1 by regular processing and how long it would take. #L1 #workvisa
- L1 visa Anyone transferred to the US with L1 visa? How long did it take for you from start to finish?
- L1 Visa I have approved L1 Visa stamped and was about to join my new team in Bay area. But due to lockdown restrictions I am unable to travel. Can I start working from India for the new team already? Can the I-9 formalities be done while I stay in India? #workvisa #l1 #amazon
- Google L1 transfer #workvisa #l1b Hi everyone, my girlfriend works at Google, Hyderabad as a software engineer. I would like her to transfer to the US on L1 visa and I'm wondering what the situation at Google is regarding internal transfere and L1 visas at the moment. Has anyone pulled off such a transfer recently an
- L1 denied Any experience with motion to reopen the denied l1 case post RFE ? Software engineer 2 with yoe : 5 yrs with same company. India TC:40l US TC:180k Reason for denial: speciality of occupation.
- L1-B to L1-A amendment petition denied My spouse moved to USA on L1B visa as specialized knowledge employee. Early this year, she was promoted to a manager position. After this promotion, filed for an amendment petition on her behalf for change of status from L1B to L1A. This petition also requested extension of 2 more years since the in
- L1 B I'm planning to return to the US next year on L1. Since I'm an entry level engineer I'm not eligible for L1 A. Is it possible to switch to L1 A after returning to the US on L1 B? Experienced folks if you can share your L1 Visa interview experience it would be appreciated. Thanks budd
- L1 visa How much time after you move to US from India on L1 does it take to get an H1b?
- L1 or H1B Posting for a friend. Currently working for company X (outside India) and confused between the two career progress options within X. 1. move to Canada and gain experience as well as apply for a Canadian PR. 2. move to the US on L1 with a conversion to H1 possibility in the future. Ang thoughts, I
- Seattle SDE1 L1 Salary Advice I am currently interviewing with several companies for a SDE 1 position in Seattle and am not sure what I should be expecting for salary (Base and Total). I currently live in the midwest and am making about 75K. I have 1 year of professional experience as a fullstack engineer and 4 engineering inter
- vote Amazon Vancouver vs Microsoft Seattle (L1) vs Meta Europe I am a SDE in Microsoft Prague office as SDE2 (My TC is 65k USD) I have two offers as SDE2: Amazon Vancouver : 235k CAD Meta Netherlands: 160k USD and I have also one promised internal transfer to MSFT Redmond office when the new FY starts in June and the team will get required headcount: Microsoft
- L1 wait times I see that appointment wait times for non-immigrant (L1) visas are 400+ days in almost all places in Canada and in India there are emergency appointments only? Has anyone applied for L1 recently or booked an appointment? #workvisa #h1b #l1b #l1a #l1
- Does Salesforce do L1 transfer ? Has anyone (specifically SDEs) been able to get transferred from India to USA on L1 from Salesforce?
- L1 policy at Bloomberg Hello Bloombergers, I am incoming new grad engineer and currently prepared for my H1B registration. I heard from the recruiter that Bloomberg could help me transfer to London office if I could not get the H1B, and sponsor me L1 visa to back to US. I would like to know: 1. How long should I stay
- L1 Visa Hi Everyone, I have few questions related to L1 visa application process. It would be great if someone could help me by answering.
- L1 visa 1. While applying for visa should I mention only tools or technologies internal to Microsoft or the ones which are generally available Microsoft technologies too or both? 2. While reapplying for L1 visa, is the content of earlier applied L1 visa compared or the re-application is totally a fresh one
- L1 for Canadians Planning to move to the US soon. I know that Canadians don’t need L1 stamping at consulate and can get a stamp at the airport. My question is if I want to get the stamp before traveling how would I get it? I don’t want to sell everything, reach airport to catch my flight and then get denied. TC - 2
- Travel restriction coming soon for H1B, L1, H2B and J1. Cant copy paste the email, just a gist of it: Fragomen’s govt affairs team is stating that a presidential proclamation can come anytime now on the ban of entry of above 4 visas. Exemption: health care workers, those engaged in COVID-19 research, essential to food supply chain and those whose emplo
- L1 Visa to H1B How easy is it to convert L1 Visa from one company to H1B of another in US for Indian? Anyone did that, could you share your experience? #engineering #software #swe #amazon #google #microsoft
- TN or L1? Hi all, I have a Canadian passport, European born, masters in CS, SDE3, TC 300 CAD. What's the safest route to US? So far I thought TN but I recently read they often reject if one doesn't have engineering keyword in their degree. Is that really the case? Would it be better to move on L1 in such case
- L1 visa vs TN visa Which ones better? EDIT: I don’t intend on getting a green card. So the stay is more or less temporary in USA. I did a search on blind and folks are indicating you are tied down to the same company if you are on L1, but isn’t that the same with TN as well?
- Google L1 visas How easy is it getting an L1 visa at Google, assuming you already have the offer from a team? Also what is the compensation like for L1 employees at the MTV office? I came across a post that said only L5 and above can move on an internal transfer. Is that true? Also, any advantages of an MS in US ov
- Recent L1 visa interviews Hey Blind community, I'm looking for anecdotes about the L1 visa interview (L1-B is most pertinent to me) I'm even more interested in anecdotes from Canadians who used a port of entry instead of going through a consulate. Thanks in advance ❤️ #workvisa #l1 TC 890K
- Google L1 visa I have an offer from Google Bangalore. I initially had plans for moving to Seattle at Amazon but now this is confusing me. How long will I need to wait at Google before I can move on L1 to the US? Does Google send people on L1 as soon as a year is complete? Or is it difficult to do so? TC: 44 LPA
- vote L1 at Saleforce I plan to move to Salesforce SFO from India. How's the long term outlook for Salesforce for the next 5 years? Is L1 from Salesforce is a safe bet? I have opportunity to switch to Microsoft and move from there but that will delay the move by another 1 year. TC: 350K in SFO/Bay-area YOE: 12 yrs Sala
- L1 still suspended? Did anyone get transferred to the US on L1 recently? I heard L1 applications got suspended during the Trump covid era.
- L1 to F1 Is it advisable to think going L1 to F1?
- Samsung sponsors L1? Does Samsung US teams take folks from India on L1?
- Getting GC on L1 visa What’s the timeline for getting GC on L1 visa? For Indians. L1 a/b both 200k
- Preference for L1 Are there any companies or roles that are given more priorities over others while giving H1/L1. #workvisa
- MS vs the L1 route Hey blinders, My goal is to eventually move to the US. Reasons being: - Less crowded - Higher TC - Better quality air & roads - US is the hub of tech so I expect good growth and good work throughout - Foreign wali feeling and new experiences (not kidding) I have about 1.75 YoE, my ESOP grant will
- H1b or L1? I have passed interview process to "one company" (not going to say their name until everything is signed an ready :) i am superstitious). They have offered me to move to bay area with H1B now or be 1 year at their London office and then apply for L1. So question is which option is better and why? I
- Twitter L1 transfer!! How difficult is it to transfer using L1 to the US? yoe: 3 TC: draw peanuts here. #engineering #software #swe #twitter #l1
- L1 extension filing Due to covid-19 situation, I couldn't get my H1b stamped which was planning in May,2020. My employer has filed for L1-B visa extension 3 weeks before my I-94 and visa expiration. Did anyone else encounter the same situation before. The online articles tell about "timely" filing the extension. It ta
- L1-B How much time did it take for you to file and get a L-1B visa?
- current L1-B Ok, so im sure this has been answered but humor me. I have an L1-B visa which expires in april 2022. my question is, if I leave the US to visit family abroad; can I return to the US on my visa or will I not get accepted back in?
- Google L1 visa? Hi, I have cleared HC from G, and currently in team match phase. I plan to move to US after a few years, and I wanted to ask, for folks who moved through G to US on L1, what was the TC offered to you? I am aware of what Amazon offers to SDE-2 internal transfers approximately, just trying to ascert
- L1 or H4 Hi, My wife works in Vancouver and is trying to move to us on L1 visa but due to pandemic she has been stuck for more than a year. Her company recently started L1 process and just now opened a job role in Seattle. I would like to know how much time it takes to get uscis approval. Since most consula
- Linkedin L1 Transfer Is it possible to transfer internally from Linked Bangalore to USA using L1 visa? Any restrictions around how long you have to stay at a role, position to be eligible for transfer? Thinking of joining LinkedIn. But, don't know how it will affect plans to move to US as L62 are eligible to move to US
- H1B vs L1 Hi, My current work authorization will be void by end of this year. Amazon has applied H1B for me , and I have an offer from Microsoft where they could apply for L1 because I have past work ex with them. Microsoft wants me to join on my current work authorization and apply for L1 on the side. My is
- Amazon L1 transfer How easy is it to move to US on a L1 visa? I recently joined Amazon and would like to take an internal transfer to US soon. Couple of questions: 1. Have there been a lot of rejections for L1 visa recently for SDE-2 level from India to US? 2. How many people typically apply for a transfer and what's
- L1 to H1 i’m on L1 and moving to H1 visa. my current base is lower than the wage mentioend in labour certificate. is it okay, do you see any issue while stamping? TC - not worh enogh to mentioned
- Msft India (hyd) -> US (Redmond) L1 salary My friend is taking a L1 transfer from India (Hyd) to Redmond, at L62. What is the salary he can expect. Does Msft only increase the base salary as per US or give additional stocks/ bonus as well? #tech #salary #faang #msft #l1
- Indeed L1 / H1B Does indeed sponsor L1 or H1B for those who want to relocate after a year? If yes, how does the process look like?