Everyone I have talked with is busting their ass to get a job on opt. 90% of companies won't interview if need sponsorship. You are then left with leetcode companies who aggressively interview. Seriously after so much struggle how is it a lottery
Have you been living under a rock?
Thought after Trump it won't be a lottery
What do you mean ‘after trump’? Laws need to be changed for that to change, so a simple google search will tell you if that has or hasn’t happened?
Should not it be hard for them to get h1b?
It's a lottery.. so anyone can get it. They flood the system with h1b applications to up their chances.
How are there ANY spots available in h1b lottery at all? There are only supposed to be 85,000 h1b but last I checked there were 600,000+ h1b holders. Should not they all count against the quota? Seems h1b is very over subscribed. Just because they are exempt from the lottery shouldn't mean they aren't using up a visa number. This over subscription is also the root cause why India greencard queue is too long.
You don’t understand how it works. The law states every year 85k new h1b are given out. New, so the total number of outstanding h1b visas will be much higher.
Australians are lucky that they get a special type of visa just for them (E3). Saves having to deal with the H1B nonsense.
Simple answer: Supply-demand.
Specifically, supply of Indians demanding to be Americans
If it’s not Indians it will be someone else. Where there is demand and opportunity to improve your quality of life, supply will come. If Asians stop, it will be Eastern European developers. Supply finds a way. What employer does not love modern day bonded labor? I maybe selfish here but as a manager I dread the day when I will lose half my star employees because now they have unrestricted economic mobility and are not chained to the company because we sponsored their visa and they cannot leave for X years for reason I don’t fully understand.
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Lol. Did you just open your eyes? 😆
Thought after Trump it won't be a lottey