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USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2016

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Re: USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2016

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Post by trhway »

qdpb wrote: post #50
luisdaniel12 wrote: post #23

Why this is important: Because if a tech company wants to hire a foreigner, the visa process (regardless of skill^1) is basically worse than a coin toss. Which means companies have a much more limited pool of applicants. And let's be real, this country doesn't have nearly enough STEM professionals to meet demand. 1)Exceptions: Master's degree (another lottery), extraordinary ability (pretty tough).

> let's be real, this country doesn't have nearly enough STEM professionals to meet demand ... at current salaries.

what in your opinion the current salaries are and what they must be in order to attract enough professionals? I mean do you see a lot of people who aren't STEM professionals because they feel the salaries are too low? If they aren't STEM professionals than where they are?

Re: USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2016

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Post by pshin45 »

If any of you are in the SF Bay Area, I'm organizing a hackathon[1] on May 29~31 in SF focused exclusively on immigration. Shoot me an email at my HN username at gmail dot com and I'd be happy to give you a generous discount code.

[1] http://www.up.co/communities/usa/san-francisco/startup-weeke...

Re: USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2016

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Post by Someone1234 »

Joky wrote: post #53
Synroc wrote: post #46

I'm originally from France, came to the U.S. for undergraduate studies in 2010. My first year here, I fell in love and started dating an American student, and have been dating her ever since. Similarly, I fell in love with the United States, and wish to spend my life here. Currently, I am currently on OPT, applied for the H1-B process this year with my great SF company, and now am waiting to hear back about my 28% ch…

You're not completely powerless compared to others: you can marry your girlfriend ;)

OP if you read this, if you decide to get married, you REALLY need to do it before your visa expires (by as much as possible).

If you do it after you'll technically be in the country illegally and they will reject your marriage visa automatically (i.e. you'll have to go home to apply for your marriage visa, they won't even accept your application while you're still illegally in the US).

It may already be too late to do this without having to leave the country. A marriage visa can take anywhere between six months and a year and half, unless you can get them to rush it though (which they've done before, but normally at foreign embassies rather than at the NVC, and without kids, a dependant, or either of you being US military it will be hard to get an expedited process).

PS - Maybe consult an immigration attorney in your case.

PPS - If your visa is expired try not to get "caught" with it expired. Sneak out of the country to avoid a ban, rather than getting a ban and trying to fight it. It could save you a long fight and literally years banned from the US.

Re: USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2016

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Post by blinkingled »

Alleluja wrote: post #17

This is the process I went throught back in 2005 to get a job in IT after graduating in Business in Poland: 1. Got a position with an Indian company that promised a job after paid training ($5k) 2. After 3-month long training they totally and completely faked my resume. I.e. included 5-years experience, fake credentials, fake references. 3. Got me a job with large, large bank. 4. Got half my salary for 6-months. 5. A…

> job after paid training ($5k) 2. After 3-month long training they totally and completely faked my resume. I.e. included 5-years experience, fake credentials, fake references. 3. Got me a job with large, large bank. 4. Got half my salary for 6-months. 5. After that I was on my own as I couldnt stand lies anymore.

Wow, your lie tolerance threshold must be way higher than most people. I know a few very needy people who balked several times at "fake experience". You just can't hide that, esp not with poor English!

> From my experience 90% + people from H-1B is on these terms in the US.

If you meant 90% of all H-1Bs - then it clearly falls into lying category. May be if you compromised so much for the job you don't have so much of a problem vastly upwards estimating something that benefits your viewpoint?!

Re: USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2016

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Post by somerandomone »

Synroc wrote: post #46

I'm originally from France, came to the U.S. for undergraduate studies in 2010. My first year here, I fell in love and started dating an American student, and have been dating her ever since. Similarly, I fell in love with the United States, and wish to spend my life here. Currently, I am currently on OPT, applied for the H1-B process this year with my great SF company, and now am waiting to hear back about my 28% ch…

The goal of marriage really shouldn't be getting a visa... I'm saddened that we have to entertain this solution. It feels almost like exchange my body for some materialistic goal when I think about it (of course I'm not OP).

Re: USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2016

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Post by hbharadwaj »

scythe wrote: post #56
JOnAgain wrote: post #43

IMHO, fix this by replacing the 'random' with 'highest salary' (or total comp). Just go down from the top. - It would alleviate (though probably not solve) the downward pressure on salaries. - It would ensure that companies are well motivated to find domestic workers since they would, theoretically, be cheaper. - It would ensure that H-1B's go to the people who would add the most value to the economy (or else the com…

I think this hits a snag (as do many income-based schemes) when you consider the effect of region. This results in lots of H1-Bs going to San Francisco, and almost none to Atlanta, because salaries for the same position are twice as high in San Francisco.

You could try and maybe normalize salaries based on the location I guess, but this also hits a snag when you take into account occupation. Some occupations generally pay lesser than others. Do they then not warrant H1Bs? Don't think so.

Re: USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2016

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Post by Joky »

abhididdigi wrote: post #13

OK and why is this the top of HN? Because of the number of applications? The number of applications is slightly higher than last year, but still I fail to understand why it is on the top, because this same thing was happening for the last 4+ years. My application was picked up in the year 2013, so I have been following both HN and the USCIS at that time. Never saw it make top of HN.

"slightly higher"? I know that slightly is subjective, but going from 175k to 233k seems quite significant to me... Especially considering that last year was already a new record.

The same thing (lottery for H1B) happened only the last 2 years (2013 and 2014), not for 4+ years (before that 2007 and 2008 also had a lottery).

It is relevant to HN because if we you start a company and need to hire, it can impact your strategy. If you're a software engineer, it shows that there is a high demand and it can be time to review alternative offers.

Re: USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2016

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Post by Synroc »

somerandomone wrote: post #66
Synroc wrote: post #46

I'm originally from France, came to the U.S. for undergraduate studies in 2010. My first year here, I fell in love and started dating an American student, and have been dating her ever since. Similarly, I fell in love with the United States, and wish to spend my life here. Currently, I am currently on OPT, applied for the H1-B process this year with my great SF company, and now am waiting to hear back about my 28% ch…

The goal of marriage really shouldn't be getting a visa... I'm saddened that we have to entertain this solution. It feels almost like exchange my body for some materialistic goal when I think about it (of course I'm not OP).

I agree. I would rather my girlfriend and I get married because we love each other and are ready, not because of immigration issues.

Re: USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2016

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Post by justinsb »

scythe wrote: post #56
JOnAgain wrote: post #43

IMHO, fix this by replacing the 'random' with 'highest salary' (or total comp). Just go down from the top. - It would alleviate (though probably not solve) the downward pressure on salaries. - It would ensure that companies are well motivated to find domestic workers since they would, theoretically, be cheaper. - It would ensure that H-1B's go to the people who would add the most value to the economy (or else the com…

I think this hits a snag (as do many income-based schemes) when you consider the effect of region. This results in lots of H1-Bs going to San Francisco, and almost none to Atlanta, because salaries for the same position are twice as high in San Francisco.

It sounds like you believe that there should be an equal geographic distribution of H1Bs. I've never heard this as a goal - can you explain why it should be?
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