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- Seeing H1B visa appointments 1) Is it possible to schedule a H1B visa appointment before paying the fees? 2) If you need to change the country of the appointment, can you do that without paying the fees again and filling a new DS160?
- H1B, Chinese citizen, Chinese tax Hi Chinese citizens who are working in US on H1B visa, how have you been paying income taxes to China?
- Criteo Paris Hello, How's the pay at Criteo for SWE with 3 years exp? And what to expect in interview ? Do they sponsor visa ?
- B1 Visa per diem How much do companies pay per diem on B1 visa for a short 2 month stint ? Software Engineer for Knowledge Transfer.
- How to file taxes Wife is on F1 visa and working remotely from California for a Arizona based. Her TC is 70k. I’m on H1B visa and my TC is 320k. How should we file taxes? 1. File jointly for both federal and California. In this case, does she have to pay taxes again in Arizona? 2. File separately.
- Non foreign person affidavit and h1b When a person on h1b visa want to sell house, will the buyer need to pay FIRPTA taxes?
- Visa Salary Austin Does any one know how much does Visa pay (base and TC) for Senior/Staff Software Engineer in Austin ?
- vote Two offers but timing conflicts How do you deal with an offer coming in late in the game? Say, an offer was accepted and for visa holders, visa transfer was initiated. At this point, a second offer comes in from a popular company that pays $300k more in RSUs than the first offer (base pay is +$10k which is not significant). Off
- H1B non selection: International options? For those not selected for H1B and OPT expiring, where did you end up going? Do you plan on coming back on L1? Uber has offices in Canada and Amsterdam, not sure which one to ask for. Considering doing 1 year abroad and then going back to US on the L1 visa. How long is current processing time for
- linkedin pay for Bay Area roles vs Seattle Expecting an offer for Staff role. Is there a difference in pay if I opt for a position in Seattle instead of San Jose? TC - $380k #tech #linkedin #microsoft
- Should I move to Canada if I don’t get H1B? I am level 64 at Microsoft with TC of 280k. I am sure I can get much more if I switch to another job, but I am on L1B visa, which means I have to continue working for Microsoft, unless I get an H1B, if I want to be in the US. H1B is a lottery which is applied in March for every year, and if selecte
- Visa promotion or Appfolio I’ve been interviewing internally and externally, literally on the same day I received an offer for a new position at Visa as a Sr Director and a Director position at Appfolio (non tech). Appfolio is wfh, but pay is slightly lower TC Visa - 280k TC Appfolio - 260k Anyone have any thoughts on Appf
- vote Youre their second choice Did your job application ever get rejected from a company because you were on visa? Companies like them may probably have issue hiring people now considering market is really hot and good companies are paying good, so they’re doing visa now. Would you go work for them? My choice: NO Note: Visa
- How does marrying affect my taxes in US? I’m on work visa here and my would-be is also on the same visa. Does marriage affect the total amount we pay in taxes? I mean is it helpful or not so helpful? Note: we both earn around the same bar.
- My manager told me he is disappointed in angry tone I am on my last H1b attempt, Qualcomm was providing me an option to relocate to India if my H1b does not get picked. Got an offer from MSFT for Redmond as L61 Swe. I broke this news to my current company manager and told him that I would be switching after two weeks as MSFT is willing to relocate m
- Selling property in India being on h1b Hi, I am in USA, on h1 b visa. and planning to sell one property in India. where do I have to pay tax for that? Any suggestions to reduce the taxes? If I buy another property within 6 months using this money, do I still have to pay tax? Thanks I’m advance. TC: 240K #tax
- Am I eligible for h1b filing? Hello there, My company has never filed a h1b visa. I’ve learned that it can take up to 5k-7k$ for the first ever h1b visa. But i am wondering if my company can file h1b lottery for me before paying that amount? And only pay if I get the h1b lottery? Or how does this work? If i only need less than a
- US Immigration Law Sucks It only gives Visa Waiver to white European counties, but not most African and Asian countries. It only allows people have visa to come in, discriminating those poor people could afford to pay. It violates privacy that you have to disclose a lot of personal information to apply for a Visa or green
- Can I work as a soccer referee? I'm currently on an H1b visa. I just also got certified as a soccer referee. I want to referee soccer games over the weekend, but I realized that most of the leagues will pay me - and give me a 1099 at the end of the year. Is this in violation of my H1b visa? I don't know if there is an option to r
- link Ex-Google and Facebook employee says silicon valley’s use of H1B visa is “institutional slavery” In addition, experienced highly skilled domestic workers are being hired less and less, as the more expensive option compared to the H1B workforce. And a Computerworld report from 2017 said that Apple was able to pay H1B visa holders as low as just over $50,000 a year – in an industry where the aver
- BBB impact on visa bulletin Will ROW now have to wait decades or be forced to pay $5000? With all Indians applying at once visas will run out very very quick. Feel very concerned a heist is going on.
- How do I give a $100k gift with no tax? TL;DR: sibling working in the US paid for my Master's. Want to pay back. Currently on OPT. What are my options to do this ASAP and with low overhead? Edit: hold up, not trying to scam IRS here, just looking at my options
- Payment of US VISA fees via IMPS Has anyone used IMPS to pay US VISA fees? How much time does it take to accept the reference number I'm inputting?
- vote Does amazon pay change based on location? At msft, if we opt for full remote, we get a pay cut if moving from Seattle to LCOL location. Does amazon do the same thing?
- Tax: F1 and H1B filing jointly I am working on F1 OPT and my spouse is on H1B. Do I need to pay back social security tax, when filed jointly (married)?
- Buying home in California while on H1B As a person on H1B Visa, do I need to pay any extra taxes or fees when buying / holding / selling the house? Any caveats anything to know and be aware of? Thank you, TC 310k
- Consultancy providing letter Hello, My friend doesn’t have any job at the moment and he’s on Stem OPT Rightnow, he has multiple interviews scheduled but he has just 5-8 days left on his OPT on which he can stay without job from 90 days. Does anyone knows any consultancy who’ll just provide their letter for few hundreds? He ju
- How do I file the taxes? I am on F1 OPT, what tools/website do generally people use to file the taxes. Do you pay to get your taxes done?
- link H1b New Rule Are you impacted by this? I think its a great way of cutting massive Visa abuse. They should increase filing fee and increase min salary requirements. That will make sure only those people would get Visa which are actually important for employers and employers are ready to pay massive salaries. I
- Coronavirus Stimulus check Read on the news that the IRS is planning on issuing economic Stimulus checks upto $1,200 to individuals and upto $2,400 for couples. Any idea if tax paying H1B visa workers would see any of this cash ?
- Moving from Europe to India I’m a white European and I’d like to move to India. I heard that tech companies in India pay better than Europe, life is cheap and food is good. How does it work? I guess I need a visa? #workvisa
- Splunk I know Splunk pays well but how is it in terms of: 1. Handling Visa/GC process. How soon they file for GC upon joining? 2. Career growth 3. Stability
- High paying companies in Bangalore for a TPM. L5 tpm in Seattle. Visa is expiring soon and planning to go back to Bangalore. Which are the high paying companies for TPMS?
- Live in India and work for US company earning $US Is this a reality now due to covid and WFH? Indians will benefit with more high paying job opportunities where living close to home without any visa issue, US companies will benefit from having higher pool of talents and relatively cheaper cost of labor. It is a win win situation. Any Tech companies
- vote Wa state LTC tax, are you opting out? I am getting my own LTC insurance and opting out, I'd be paying $200/mo in tax, but I can get my own policy for $40/mo are you guys going to opt out or pay the tax? Deadline is July 1,
- Relocating to Canada from US, base pay dropped Asking for a friend. He's moving from San Francisco to Vancouver because of visa issues. He is a senior engineer and his base pay dropped to 130k CAD. Is that okay? What is the average base pay for senior engineers in Vancouver? Edit: Isn't the cost of living in Vancouver as high as it is in Seattl
- Canadian on TN visa buying property in Seattle Can someone help explain to me how this is gonna work if I am on a TN visa? When I sell my property will I pay capital gains tax. Is there any way to avoid paying gains taxes? Will Canada require me to report this too? Is it even a good idea for me to buy a property while I’m still on TN visa?
- Visa or ServiceNow SDET Asking for a friend Have two offers for testing positions from visa and servicenow in Seattle. Pay is almost same with visa being on lower side by 5k per year but I think 401k 200% match it should cover the gap for visa Servicenow looks like more manual testing .. any idea what to choice Before a
- Visa Stamping Payment Options Has anyone wired money from US bank (e.g chase bank etc) to pay the H1B visa stamping fees ? #workvisa #h1b #rfe
- 2020 tax returns I’m on F1 visa. 27k deduced in federal tax with 154k gross pay. When calculated it looks like I have to pay money instead of getting even smallest of refund. Have I gone wrong with my calculation? Anyone in similar situation? #tax #irs
- vote Which offer for new grad Visa (Austin, TX) - Software Engineer - TC:130k Or Google (Mountain View, CA) - Web Solutions Engineer - TC:180k Not sure if COL will make the second a pay cut and also the title is not SWE.
- link Amazon(China) is hiring. Pay is 2x higher than Amazon(India) Pay is lower than local companies. But no mandarin required and visa is not a problem. DM for referrals https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/20/us-companies-optimistic-about-china-business-under-biden-survey-finds.html #tech
- Looking for advice from anyone on a TN visa in the States Hi, Im from Canada and wanted to start working in the US. For those on a TN visa, did you require sponsorship to get it? Ive heard that you can just apply for the visa at the border (i.e. the airport) and pay for the cost of the visa yourself. The reason I want to do that is because Ive applied to
- For those who didn't get final H1B lottery, where will you go? Where will you go after the US if your final H-1B application isn't selected/other visa expiring? If another country, where/which industry? If going home, do you plan to stay or return to the US? I've been considering switching to a Switzerland/UK team. Though, maybe crypto pays closer to US sala
- Am I paying too much tax? Single. SDE1. H1B Visa holder Social security and Medicare wages - 133783.19 Wages, tips, other comp - 128501.51 Federal Tax - 21398.93 SSN - 8294.56 Medicare - 1939.86 I have invested in Roth IRA, 401K - 4% of base pay(company matches only upto 4%) FANG stocks I don't have any other investment
- Amazon's pay statements How can I get my pay statements from Amazon if I don't work anymore there? I need that information for my new visa. Thanks
- Is Visa inc really that bad? I was going through some blind and glassdoor reviews. Is Visa inc really that bad for software engineering? Keep hearing about some teams being toxic, bad wlb, low pay for bay area. Are there good things about the company? I wanted to apply since domain seems interesting but now kind of confused.
- Job Offer - Contract I got a job offer with a German company with Visa sponsorship. The Work Contract that I received talks mostly about money, especially what I’ll have to pay if I quit before 2 years. 1. 3 months notice period - is this common in Germany? 2. I will have to pay back all immigration expenses if I leave
- Employer responsibility while termination -H1B what are employers resposibility when they furloughs employee who is on h1b visa ? do they have to pay for my flight back to home country ?
- Depressed, feel stuck and hopeless (Please advise) Hi everybody, I am currently working in a company on a cap exempt visa. I have a really depressing pay and want to switch to a high paying company like FANG. My question is - is it possible? Im SICK AND TIRED getting ghosted by FANG after 100s of leetcode questions and aceing their interviews. Req