Trump administration announces overhaul of H1B visa program requiring higher pay

Post by nikitaga » Tue, Oct 06, 2020, 11:31 PM UTC

pstrateman wrote: post #302

belltaco wrote: post #234

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This one is also a particularly terrible move: >“ Because those required wage increases take effect this week, existing H-1B holders looking to renew their visas might not qualify unless their employers raise their salaries accordingly.” Copying from my comment below, this is likely to backfire. Since remote work has become acceptable and they already know the ins and outs of the job, many of these folks losing their…

> Since remote work has become acceptable and they already know the ins and outs of the job, many of these folks losing their visa will just be allowed to work remotely from India or Canada where it's trivial to get a work visa if you have a job offer. You will not be granted a work permit to work remotely for an American company in Canada. Canadian Immigration is actually quite strict.

Post by fernandotakai » Tue, Oct 06, 2020, 11:32 PM UTC

nicoburns wrote: post #185

fernandotakai wrote: post #163

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Eh. I think that's a little unfair on us HNers. I have seen comments like that. But I've also seen a lot of comments about how the H1b visas should be more flexible and widely available so as to give visa holders more freedom.

Post by bdamm » Tue, Oct 06, 2020, 11:33 PM UTC

pstrateman wrote: post #302

belltaco wrote: post #234

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This one is also a particularly terrible move: >“ Because those required wage increases take effect this week, existing H-1B holders looking to renew their visas might not qualify unless their employers raise their salaries accordingly.” Copying from my comment below, this is likely to backfire. Since remote work has become acceptable and they already know the ins and outs of the job, many of these folks losing their…

> Since remote work has become acceptable and they already know the ins and outs of the job, many of these folks losing their visa will just be allowed to work remotely from India or Canada where it's trivial to get a work visa if you have a job offer. You will not be granted a work permit to work remotely for an American company in Canada. Canadian Immigration is actually quite strict.

Post by bdcravens » Tue, Oct 06, 2020, 11:34 PM UTC

chairmanwow1 wrote: post #189

Overall, I really support these changes. However, this piece really struck me as a big mistake: "Under the changes, an applicant must have a college degree in the specific field in which he or she is looking to work. A software developer, for example, wouldn’t be awarded an H-1B visa if that person has a degree in electrical engineering." Some of the best software engineers I know are graduate degree holders from neu…

Post by gopalv » Tue, Oct 06, 2020, 11:34 PM UTC

majormajor wrote: post #261

belltaco wrote: post #234

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This one is also a particularly terrible move: >“ Because those required wage increases take effect this week, existing H-1B holders looking to renew their visas might not qualify unless their employers raise their salaries accordingly.” Copying from my comment below, this is likely to backfire. Since remote work has become acceptable and they already know the ins and outs of the job, many of these folks losing their…

> Since remote work has become acceptable and they already know the ins and outs of the job, many of these folks losing their visa will just be allowed to work remotely from India. This means the US economy will lose all the taxes and local expenditure in the economy like rent, food, travel, vacations, utilities, cars, home sales, etc. etc. And if that works out, the next hire may just be directly hired in India itse…