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Partner Visa
- Work options for partner on dependent visa. What are some side business options for a partner on H4 dependent visa? since, they can't do a full-time job until the spouse's I-140 is approved. I would like my partner to contribute to our family TC since mine is not enough to be able to afford a house and raise a family in the Seattle/Bay area.
- H4 visa for domestic partners If a H1B holder is gay , can they bring their partner to US on H4?
- FAANG SWE offer. greencard/visa and partners I just received a FAANG offer. non-indian (just saying because i heard immi rules for indians got tougher) how likely are them to offer greencard sponsorship straightaway? also, I’ve heard wives normally cannot work under their visa - is that true at the moment ? my wife being able to work is ver
- H4 EAD Dependent visa job for non tech dependent partner What options do dependent spouse have for Administrative background in terms of career and job opportunities? Appreciate if ppl in similar situation can share their experience. #h1b #workvisa #h4ead
- My partner is fed up of Amazon! Quit on STEM Opt? He just can’t continue at Amazon anymore. Everytime he visits me in California he dreads going back to the “hellhole”. Can he quit on OPT Extension and how many days of unemployment does he have ?
- My partner is on H1-B and I am on F1 - OPT Visa. What banks are offering mortgage to students on this visa. #mortgage #housing #newjersey
- Nothing left to live for 😢 Got PIP ed, no friends, no partner, no hobbies. A lonely indian on F-1 OPT and soon going to get deported within 90 days. An ailing mother in India is all I am left with.
- Infosys relocate partner from India to US on h4 Hi, I work in US on H1 visa and my partner works at Infosys in India. Will Infosys relocate partner on H4 EAD visa to the US? Partner wants to study in the US can they do it? Thanks in advance. #engineering #software #swe #infosys
- To sign the marriage paperwork or to wait? My partner and I got engaged this Jan. Since then I interviewed for an SWE role in nyc. Neither of us are American so will need sponsorship. We are thinking best option would be to sign the marriage paper work now so my partner is granted a dependency visa and we then have our wedding a year or so
- ICT in Canada Looking to move to Canada using ICT through Amazon. I’m getting married in December and was wondering if my partner could accompany me when I enter Canada? What would be the visa process like for my partner?
- H1B visa and dependent Canada work visa My partner is getting internally company transfer (ICT) to Canada from the US at Amazon. Amazon is allowing to take the domestic partner on dependent visa. I'm in H1B visa working with US employer. I have not gotten H1B stamping yet. So can I travel to Canada in dependent visa and return back to the
- H1B LimeBike Does Lime sponsor H1b visa transfer and do they have reliable paralegal partner like BAL or Fragomen?
- vote Has anyone used a Credit Card that gives you Crypto rewards? Saw an interesting post about BlockFi & Visa partnering on a Bitcoins reward card in the US https://coolertalk.substack.com/p/blockfi #Bitcoin #crypto #coinbase #Blockfi
- Migrating to America as a Data Analyst My partner and I are moving to the US. As an Australian, she needs an E3 Visa to work, which I’ve heard is a much easier visa to get than H1B. She’s a data analyst with experience in Power BI and SQL and a background in finance. Any recommendations on companies that sponsor E3 visas and are looking
- vote London to US? I am a SWE in mid twenties working at Meta London. My partner is also working in the Big Tech. We've got EU passports. Currently considering a move to US on L1 visas for better opportunities and compensation. TC in London is lower than in US, while taxes are high, and housing expensive. Thinking wh
- PDT Partners Any information on PDT Partners? It seems like they attract strong talent and the salaries on h1b visa are pretty high (~170k base) for developer positions. I assume they pay bonuses too since they're a prop shop.
- Is there a way to get the earnest money back after putting an offer? Given the competitive bay area market we had to waive off the loan contingency. The lender we were working with earlier confirmed that my student visa shouldn’t be a problem since I have enough income and credit history. Now, they say that student visa doesn’t qualify for jumbo loan. My partner is o
- vote Poll to join Google, unicorn or stay and prepare offer from partner engineering at Google which is lower TC and also offer from Unicorn which is better than Google. So the question is which choice should I opt ?
- Looking for FAANG referrals in EU/UK/Singapore for Product Marketing Manager roles. Hello, everyone! I'm looking for opportunities in the EU, UK & Singapore. Ideally US, but I understand getting a there visa is virtually impossible. I'm a Product Marketing Manager with expertise in GTM strategy, content & digital marketing, partner development, analyst & public relations, and cust
- Google India->Canada relocation policy for visa holder Does Google allow you to bypass the 1 year waiting rule for relocation to another country if you have a work visa for that country (as mentioned, from India to Canada)? I am asking this as my partner might get a PhD admission in a Canadian University soon, so I can go with her on spousal visa and wo
- Adding a domestic partner to insurance on H1B I just joined a new company and my visa has been successfully transferred. I am not married but now have a domestic partner whom I want to add to my medical insurance. When I add her to my medical insurance I'll have to add her as a domestic partner, in that case do I need to ask my lawyers to amend
- H1-b with approved 1-140 marrying H1-b I am on H1-b with an approved 1-140 and my partner is on H1-b. We plan to get married next year, wondering if my partner benefits from my PERM in any way or would they have to file their own? Do they get added as a dependent and if yes does their visa change in any way? Yes I am going to talk to an
- Work authorization for partner Hey blind. I’m thinking about applying for some positions in the US, but would not move unless my partner can work in the US as well. Are there visa options for me that would authorize my wife to work? We’re both EU citizens. I’m a senior SDE. (Individual) TC 200k USD #workvisa
- Every other startup nowadays: Partner with Mastercard/Visa and get a corporate card with fancy style on it. Let’s call it fintech startup! Card for poor Card for b2b Card for broke startup owners Card for burger flipper Card for homeless Card for paying late Card for wiping poop It’s fast growing FiNtEcH BrO! fInTeCh!! I rep
- London to California Me and partner currently live in London and make total base salary of: 257k usd. In a few years we can attain UK citizenship. My partner now has an option to relocate to California and we could earn around 310k USD base salary. I earn bonus in stocks and partner could make 20k USD a year. We would
- Moving to Canada for PR or EB1C Anyone had luck in the past moving to Canada and coming back on EB1C or TN Visa? Esp for Indians stuck in green card backlog of 170 years what is your plan B? PS: Don't want to choose a partner just for citizenship so that is ruled out
- Can i work remotely from UK for indian company? I am going on dependant visa with my spouse to london. Can i work remotely from UK while accompanying my partner in initial few weeks? Has any of you done this earlier? Any regulatory requirements that might become a blocker to do this? #engineer #interview #it #immigration #london #facebook #walm
- Startups, how do you hire remote oversea employees? What are the tax implications of hiring a foreign employee? I am not flying them over to the USA, so no need H1b or any other visa. Edit: I didn't expect the post to explode. I am avoiding platforms like upwork as they are more expensive with the man in the middle service fees and the platform is n
- Looking to leave Canada for family reasons. On a work permit but seriously wish leave Canada due to overdue PR processing (A frustrating zero improvement on application for over a yr) & need to be with family. Are there companies outside Canada (Specially in Europe) that can sponsor a work visa for me & my partner. >3Yrs SDE
- Can you travel to China now? Does anyone have experience with whether we can travel to China now? We most want to visit family but no special reason. Information online has been confusing. I have a US passport with Chinese travel visa and my partner has Chinese passport and green card. We’ve been vaccinated with Pfizer since e
- H1b after greencard? - My stem opt extension expires Feb 2023. - I submitted marriage greencard application Jan 2022 (my partner is U.S. citizen). - Now my company still wants me to join H1b lottery this year, stating it's a backup option in case I didn't get greencard before opt expires Will the H1b process impact t
- Lost my Grandmother Today My grandmother passed away today in India 😢 Slowly steadily I lost track of friends. Just have 2 close buddies in Seattle. No partner either. Parents are getting old as well. A soul sucking job called Amazon on visa. I single handedly blew my life away by : A) Coming to the US leaving family an
- How to find a visa sponsored job in the US while applying from India Non tech people of Blind, how did you find a job in the US without going through the student visa way or H1B lottery? I'm a business grad in non tech IC position at Amazon with only 2yoe and want to move to the US to live with my partner (Amazon will not Sponsor for my visa) I've applied to over
- TN to green card - Spousal EAD I recently got my PERM approved and my lawyers are ready to file my i140 and AOS. My partner is in Canada currently and will be joining me on a TD visa. He needs his EAD in order to work. At which stage can he apply to get his working visa ? How long would it take to get his EAD after I get my gre
- vote Visa vs. Mastercard Things seem to be heating up between these two, and I was wondering which of these two companies seems to be more attractive in terms of location, TC, prestige, exit opportunities, WLB, and just overall which company seems to be better? I know that Visa has had very close ties with Amazon, and Mast
- What happens to RSUs? Hey what happens to RSUs if your work location changes to another country? I imagine salary will change but will RSUs that were already granted? My partner might need to work from his home country for some time instead of the US. He won’t have a US Visa for a while. I am most curious about Apple.
- Desirable Cities in States (Moving from Canada) Considering moving to US for a couple years and looking for recommendations on which city might be worthwhile. My partner is in healthcare and I am in tech and both of us can get TN visa. Criteria includes: 1) Relatively low cost of living 2) Warm & sunny weather (looking at LA, San Diego, Austin o
- New L1 earliest estimate My partner works at Microsoft India. Level 62. Does anyone from Microsoft know when we could expect teams to start hiring for internal transfers (L1) again assuming the current VISA restriction ends this year? I know this is hard to estimate. Just taking a shot to get any information if possible.
- Comment your experience on these benefit from Amazon US Location : Bay / Seattle area Benefit: transportation Company shuttle : how does it work? What are the routes? Who can give info on this? Transport allowance: how much? Regional transit system: what is this mean? Immigration assistance: TN visa does not cover spouse work permit; Need to figure
- Amazon new gard or Goldman Sachs Analyst Posting for a friend He recently got two offers and he is confused, any help would be really appreciated. 1) Goldman Sachs (Dallas): 97K base + 28K bonus Analyst in Personal Wealth Management team 2) Amazon (Seattle): 116K base + 50K bonus (2 years) + 25 shares over 4 years (5% + 15%
- Career Choices with no purpose. I never seem to find what I am truly passionate about. I have dated people from different fields who are extremely passionate and been very successful as well. Secretly, I used to find my fulfillment in my partners goals, and been a supportive gf. Now I have been single for 3 years almost, and ge
- Please share your India H1 dropbox experience (Bangalore) Could you please detail your Dropbox experience in Bangalore? Or other parts of India as well, during the pandemic. I’m trying to understand the following and really would appreciate your help! 1. Can you drop it off a day or 2 earlier than the appointment date? 2. When should you arrive? a few hou
- Class action lawsuit against the recent Trump visa ban Are any of you on a nonimmigrant (H1B, L1 etc) visa in the USA LEGALLY today and affected by the recent proclamation that prevents issuance of new dependent visas (H4, L2 etc) that is keeping your spouse/partner/children from joining you in the USA because they are stuck abroad? This is family separ
- vote whats your opinion on h4 ead ?? good or bad for the h1b guys? folks who are in h1 have definitely worked hard and gravelled their way through to make it so far. then is it not unfair to jst get someone on h4 ead and have them work?? clearly h4 dependent visa’ have not put in as much hard work as h1?? when all depend visa folks get to work, does it not creat
- link Microsoft or move to Booking.com Hii everyone, I recently got offer from the booking.com for Amsterdam. I need opinions wether to move to Amsterdam or Microsoft. Total year experience: 5 years Microsoft compensation: L62 Base Pay: 35 lpa Stocks: 80k USD ( vested over 4 years) Performance bonus: 20% of base pay. Booking.com off
- vote Should I move to the USA? Posting on behalf of my partner. She is an international student from India, studying in Canada. Has a full time offer for LinkedIn, TC is about 240k new grad. Should she move to the USA or stay in Canada? She will get the Canadian PR in one to two years. Canadian citizenship will take 4 to 5 years
- Transfer money from US to country other than native country. On H1B visa money transfer to outside US has gift tax if money transfer exceeds $15000. Apart from that will there be any other consequence in transferring money from US to a country other than home country? My friend does some import & export business and need to send money to Vietnam. He requeste
- Bay area immi attorney reco for marriage? H1B marrying GC holder It's not clear what the path to work visa would be like? If I (H1B) marry my partner (GC holder), can I continue to renew my H1B Or Will I be in the preference relative category until priority date is current and still need my employer to file for an emploer sponsored GC which in turn will help r
- How easy is getting international transfer for personal reason in Google assuming visa not an issue First time poster. Don't kill me I'm SWE at Google in India and my partner will be going to the UK for a PhD. I can get a dependent visa which allows working in the UK. How difficult would it be to get a transfer to the UK? As an swe I can only see London as an option, but the PhD isn't in London.
- H4 EAD : My partner is in Canada I am in USA My partner and I plan to get married. He didn’t get his H1B all three times and left to Canada to work in the Canadian branch office. I am in USA and got my i140 approved. He applied for B1 visa which went on to RFE. Is it better if I go off to Canada and find a job there or should I ask him to come