Not ranting but sometimes feel trapped and not able to make decisions freely because of visa and immigration situation, be it travel, changing jobs, visiting family. I know it is our own decision to chose this but feeling of trapped doesn’t go. Yoe:15 Tc:210 Hope me posting my TC makes all the blind police happy.
I feel the same way since you haven’t shared your TC
Why do you want to know TC? Totally irrelevant this post
@Ujqd08 it's just how life works around here
Just get a Canada PR. I'll take that TC hit for 3-5 years to get around this. A decade of being with visa anxiety is enough. Can't handle another decade of this. COVID and the extended processing delays for dependents or for visa interviews has made it way worse. It feels like country lock-in. Not worth it anymore.
Thought about it, started the process as well but didn’t get selected and now I don’t think going to Canada will be a good decision either. Can’t go through any more documentation process, had enough of it.
Just use your Amazon TC and invest $500k in Oklahoma or New Mexico. You will get a GC quickly under the investor category.
Sadly thats the price we must pay for the American dream.
I agree
“It's called 'the American Dream' 'cause you have to be asleep to believe it.” –George Carlin
After ages, I got an offer and standing on the wall whether to join happily or wait for unexpected GC move. My Priority date is jun 2015, eb2
I feel your pain, going through same shit
The pain is at some point losing the offer and GC will go back as usual
How long until you get your GC? It definitely feels a looooooot better once you do. Until then just try to focus on your mental health/family
Who knows how long it will take. I am not depressed but it gets to you on and off and it makes you frustrated.
I know. The “you only progress if you hop companies” reality doesn’t help either. The offers I’m getting now that I can move are astronomical
I get it, but we can't expect a country to have open doors. Our home countries are probably even harder to immigrate to.
It's more of a broken system. Both the Democrats and Republicans actually are ok giving GC to the H1B crowd especially those who went to college here but they keep shooting down each other's separate bills.
I understand not giving it for free but waiting for this long is too torturous, no other country in the world does it. I know america is the land of opportunities but it comes with a high cost.
Worked on a visa for 3 years at a company that underpaid me while my fresh grad friends were making more than me, someone with 7 YOE. Just got my Canadian PR and now interviewing with other companies to get my worth. Neither was I promoted, not considered for any other role because I was getting shit done real fast, and they plan on keeping me in the same development role as long as possible. An intern that started after me got promoted all the way to a fucking Team Lead with 0 years of experience in either positions he held. I, being perfectly capable of that position, was always held back because they knew where else would I go and they want to keep me stuck in the development role. So yeah, screw work permits and being taken advantage of.
Well, that was the reason i changed my previous job. But now being too close to PD, feeing trapped and not able to change jobs but best of luck in your search.
Also did I mention I received an offer for a position paying $300k CAD while I was making $70kish CAD, but they weren’t doing work permits being a small startup? Yeah I’m never going to be stuck in that BS situation again
Sounds like y’all are all Indians. Just buy a Caribbean passport, and get a GC. It’s a good backup option anyway
Citizenship does not matter, country of birth matters. You can be a Caribbean citizen but if you are born in India, you have to wait
Just gotta PR from Norway. Took 3ish years and it was a shitty feeling. I cannot imagine how indians are going through this crap in the US.
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Such a pain? Hoping to find some motivation. It sometimes affects my performance as well
What is LMT and PWD