Lately, there have been a lot of hate spreading towards H1b Visa holders on Blind. Mainly because of several posts due to H1b application deadline and a few updates. For starters, I would break H1b Visa holders to two groups. 1] H1b Visa directly with a company (Google, Apple, startups and the lik...Read more
Why do people do this? Its not even called Einstein visa. Such chest thumping
Anthem(Elevance Health) came with a discriminatory policy for visa holders where all Visa holders have to come office for a minimum of 3 days whereas USC/GC holders can opt for virtual/1-2 days hybrid plan also.
One thing I don’t understand, instead of keeping visa holders around on payroll for 2 months (per the WARN act) and then paying them 1-3 more months of severance. Why not, keep visa holders on payroll for the full 3-5 months? If they find a new job, just transfer the visa just like you would during ...Read more
Iowa primaries have made it clear Trump going to win nomination and he'll be reelected. In this term he'll be more cruel to temporary visa holders and anyone who wishes to immigrate. All H1B holders should plan accordingly. If you don't already own the house, don't invest in any real estate. Dont bu...Read more
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/06/minister-fraser-launches-canadas-first-ever-tech-talent-strategy-at-collision-2023.html
Why do Visa holders need to pay taxes when they will not be able to use the benefits until they become Citizen. If they ever will be. A friend of mine was on Visa for 7 years, paid his 40% tax until layoff and was told to leave the country. Why can’t he get those money back? Why does he have to pay...Read more
Can H1B visa holders claiming unemployment benefits have an impact to their or PERM or citizenship?? #layoff
Hi Folks, I am an H1b visa holder and I have a 50/50 chance of getting laid off at Cisco next week. I have not seen Hawaii, Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, Alaska and some other major attractions on my bucket list. I have 4 months to find a new job or leave the US. If I spend all 4 months finding a...Read more
Almost all visa holder friends I know at Shopify got laid off I’m confused
Even if we were safe from layoffs our green cards will be delayed even further TC 200k
Do visa holders get job back in their country if they are laid off ?#engineering #software #swe
Of the tech layoffs/engineer roles eliminated, what percentage of them were held by visa holders? #layoff #visa
Wild Idea! Unlike EB5, how about the govt changes rule for getting GC when somebody hits a tax amount of ~$1M in their time here Do you guys think it would work? TC: 320K
My spouse has come to US recently and is in H4. She is applying religiously for jobs but not getting any calls. She has 7+ years of experience in India as a python developer. Could you guys help with referrals or do you think she should do her masters? My green card processing will start next mon...Read more
https://nypost.com/2024/01/11/news/orthodox-jewish-students-used-migrant-labor-for-secret-tunnel/ #tech
The surge in job cuts has left many visa holders scrambling to find work in order to stay in the U.S. Tech companies rely on temporary work visas to hire thousands of foreign nationals each year for specialized roles in areas like engineering, computing and biotechnology. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/1...Read more
An important announcement made by USCIS! People on H1b and approved I140 are eligible for upto 1 year of compelling circumstances EAD - a temporary stop gap of 1 year instead of earlier 60 days. (updated) USCIS now considers layoffs also as a compelling reason as they are more flexible/liberal wit...Read more
Can h1b visa holders do remote jobs? If you are an h1b visa holder and doing this, share your experience. Do you live in a cheap real estate area and get SF bay area salary?