OPT Program might be scrapped- For here or to go?
May 20, 2020
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Hi everyone,
I am a Sr. PM at Amazon with no H1B and I am currently on my OPT (just started). Watching the news has been really stressfull in the past few weeks. I would love to know what our wonderful Blind community thinks about these two questions-
(a) How likely is it that OPT will be cancelled? As many others, I broke my butt to come here to the US and took some huge ass loans. I am sure there are people who might be in similar shoes. Any advice?
(b) If Trump does end up scrapping the OPT, how do I proceed from there? I have heard thsr canadian PR might take 10-12 months (depending on a thousand other factors offcourse). Should i pursue that?
Status- Just joined amazon as a new grad Sr. PM post my MBA two weeks ago!
TC- 165k
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(b) Amazon will happily send you to Canada and apply for your H1B. Just ask your L6+ manager to open a position for you there.
I am in the same boat as you and this is what my manager told me. I am still L4. As you said you're a senior, you might be L5 and things might even be easier for you.
Literally no one is going to pay $100k to go to zoom classes at U of wherever without OPT.
If Cheeto Jesus figures out a way to fuck up OPT someone will come along to fix it next year.
Note that amazon recruits MBAs at L6!
They will find a solution that doesn't hurt University revenue and manage unemployment. Cutting down extension is the easiest path.