With premium processing suspended, most H1B employees regardless of how much they are paid or how qualified they are, are indentured slaves currently. I've 3 approved I-140s, 15 years of experience in the industry, make >$500k/yr and yet I cannot switch jobs right now. Suspending premium processing for cap-exempt employees is just ridiculous. There's no progress on my green card for the last 7 years since I happen to be from a certain country. Going back to my country is not an option since my daughter is American. Painful existence.
H1Bs are currently indentured slaves
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#2 make >$500k/yr
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#3It's notme
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#5make >$500k/yr That does, at least, place you in the top quintile of slave compensation worldwide.
:). That's a positive way to look at it.
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#6What is your question?
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#7American kids cannot go to India? Does india have dual citizenship?
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#8make >$500k/yr That does, at least, place you in the top quintile of slave compensation worldwide.
:). That's a positive way to look at it.
Just curious, at that level of income (and presumably the savings that come with it; you don't sound like an extravagant spender), there are probably a good number of countries you can easily legally migrate to, if going back to your home country isn't an option? I believe there are countries where if you invest a house or business in, they let you become a legal permanent resident there? (Perfectly understandable if you just prefer to stay in America though; just a thought since you mentioned "painful existence" right now.)
[edit] This seems to be a good list of such countries: https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/realestate/30-countries-wher...
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#9I don’t have many suggestions for you. Perhaps reach out to an immigration lawyer? Peter Roberts is one you might consider. I haven’t used him, but he does work for YC and posts regular AMA’s (https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=proberts). He seems smart and offers good advice in the AMA’s.
I did also want to say that I feel for you. Clearly, you are type of immigrant that the US should be searching for. At 500k you’re clearly adding value to your employee. And if they couldn’t find a us person at that rate, obviously you have highly valued skills. I’m sorry our system is broken.
I hired a few H1Bs in the past. They, as a whole, were great employees and filled roles we couldn’t fill easily. Yes there is a lot of H1B abuse. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be welcoming skilled newcomers to a country founded by immigrants.
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#10You can sue for your green card, my friend did it, cost him a pretty penny, but look into an immi lawyer. It’s not a guaranteed method, but it is at least equal to and potentially greater than nothing..