H1-B visa

[SyahM]

Can anyone here who has experience/knows about H1-B visa tell me what is the reasonable processing time - from filing LCA, prevailing wages and H1-B?
Is it 6-8 weeks? Or can it be done any sooner, if it is how? Thanks.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Hopefully they take a lot longer now to get processed. The more labor the US gives to cheaper workers, the less good jobs there are for the citizens.

 

[TommyVercetti]

Good luck finding an answer about that on these forums. Soon a debate will start and some members will start chanting "Death to H1-Bs".

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Hopefully they take a lot longer now to get processed. The more labor the US gives to cheaper workers, the less good jobs there are for the citizens.

Ayup...I lost a shot at a contract job (was only 3 mos. long but I was unemployed at the time) as someone w/an H-1B was going to be used for the job or else he'd have to leave the country.

Gee...what a shame that would have been.

 

[SyahM]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey Hopefully they take a lot longer now to get processed. The more labor the US gives to cheaper workers, the less good jobs there are for the citizens.

Ayup...I lost a shot at a contract job (was only 3 mos. long but I was unemployed at the time) as someone w/an H-1B was going to be used for the job or else he'd have to leave the country. Gee...what a shame that would have been.

Well, blame the corporation who brings immigrants mainly from india under H1-B and let them do data entry work. It's not that many open position and currently not many employer wants to hire foreigners. Only select few are still willing and only to candidate who is really special.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: SyahM

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey Hopefully they take a lot longer now to get processed. The more labor the US gives to cheaper workers, the less good jobs there are for the citizens.

Ayup...I lost a shot at a contract job (was only 3 mos. long but I was unemployed at the time) as someone w/an H-1B was going to be used for the job or else he'd have to leave the country. Gee...what a shame that would have been.

Well, blame the corporation who brings immigrants mainly from india under H1-B and let them do data entry work. It's not that many open position and currently not many employer wants to hire foreigners. Only select few are still willing and only to candidate who is really special.

Well...the India connection is more offloading work to offshore companies...this contrat was for actual development (VB/SQL/COM+)

 

[Panakk]

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[dabuddha]

Not sure how long the waiting period is but I can tell you this, our immigration system is a complete and utter joke. It needs to be completely revamped.

 

[StageLeft]

Considering how few petitions for H1B occur now as opposed to only a couple of years ago using immigrating skilled workers as a scapegoat for one's own unemployment is a tired effort at best.

Anyway, SyahM, at the moment H1Bs are taking several months. From what I've heard 6-8 weeks is just not going to happen.

However you can pay an extra $1000 for premium processing and BCIS promises to approve/decline in 15 days. A lot of people are picking this option which is why the people who are not are, not suprisingly, having their H1Bs take longer to process.

 

[conjur]

trying being unemployed in a listless market and having your best chance (up until then) vanish in the wind.

Until then, f-off.

 

[MrYogi]

Ask your employer to go with the premium processing. That is $1000 extra, but will be done in 2 weeks. 😀

 

[dabuddha]

Hmmm could this premium process be used for a change of status application?


EDIT: ahh it's not worth 1000. As long as the application's pending, my wife's allowed to stay here.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: conjur
trying being unemployed in a listless market and having your best chance (up until then) vanish in the wind.

Until then, f-off.

I know all about unemployment and immigration first hand. Do you stay up at night cursing the damn 'immgrants? It's not constructive for you.

Hmmm could this premium process be used for a change of status application?

Unfortunately no 🙁

 

[Nitemare]

depends on what processing center..Atlanta can get you out in 6-8 weeks, LA is like 6-8 years

 

[TommyVercetti]

Originally posted by: conjur
trying being unemployed in a listless market and having your best chance (up until then) vanish in the wind. Until then, f-off.

What listless market?

 

[StageLeft]

Actually I just checked Texas and it's 6+ months there but Nebraska is processing ones filed only about two months ago so depending on where you have to file maybe my original post is a bit pessimistic 😱

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti

Originally posted by: conjur
trying being unemployed in a listless market and having your best chance (up until then) vanish in the wind. Until then, f-off.

What listless market?

The one that exists here where I live. It's definitely not fun right now...hasn't been for 2 years now. It's a minimum 6 mos. to find something else.

And, Skoorb, no, I don't, but in that one case I was pretty pissed.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti

Originally posted by: conjur
trying being unemployed in a listless market and having your best chance (up until then) vanish in the wind. Until then, f-off.

What listless market?

The one that exists here where I live. It's definitely not fun right now...hasn't been for 2 years now. It's a minimum 6 mos. to find something else.

And, Skoorb, no, I don't, but in that one case I was pretty pissed.

You know, if you can prove for a fact that you were just as capable of doing that job as the immigrant I presume came in and did it for less, that's illegal.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti

Originally posted by: conjur
trying being unemployed in a listless market and having your best chance (up until then) vanish in the wind. Until then, f-off.

What listless market?

The one that exists here where I live. It's definitely not fun right now...hasn't been for 2 years now. It's a minimum 6 mos. to find something else.

And, Skoorb, no, I don't, but in that one case I was pretty pissed.

You know, if you can prove for a fact that you were just as capable of doing that job as the immigrant I presume came in and did it for less, that's illegal.

Yes, I know it is. But I had no resources with which to fight it. The contract was right up my alley and the guy from the placement firm even said it was mine if I wanted it. I only delayed a day so I could ask this client of theirs a technical question before I jumped in. The next day they said this other guy was going to be placed their or he'd have to leave the country.

 

[Frdm51472]

The United States of the Entitled....sorry saps but you arent entitled to a job just because your native murdering ancestors were rejected from their home country, and you were lucky enough to be born here instead of elsewhere. If someone from another country can come here and do your job, and is willing to accept less money, then you are expecting too much money. Its not their fault you are unemployed its yours.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: Frdm51472
The United States of the Entitled....sorry saps but you arent entitled to a job just because your native murdering ancestors were rejected from their home country, and you were lucky enough to be born here instead of elsewhere. If someone from another country can come here and do your job, and is willing to accept less money, then you are expecting too much money. Its not their fault you are unemployed its yours.

stfu, troll.

 

[Frdm51472]

Troll? heh hardly.....I am merely pointing out that you are the only one responsible for your own situation. It is not the fault of any work visa. A lot of us citizens have jobs regardless of the number of immigrants. Thats because we have managed our professional life correctly. This country is built on the idea of immigration and to be anti-immigration is about as anti-american as you can get.

 

[phantom309]

Originally posted by: Frdm51472
The United States of the Entitled....sorry saps but you arent entitled to a job just because your native murdering ancestors were rejected from their home country, and you were lucky enough to be born here instead of elsewhere. If someone from another country can come here and do your job, and is willing to accept less money, then you are expecting too much money. Its not their fault you are unemployed its yours.

Yeah. Why should a lifetime of work, paying taxes and helping to build this country entitle YOU to any sort of preferential treatment?

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: Frdm51472
Troll? heh hardly.....I am merely pointing out that you are the only one responsible for your own situation. It is not the fault of any work visa. A lot of us citizens have jobs regardless of the number of immigrants. Thats because we have managed our professional life correctly. This country is built on the idea of immigration and to be anti-immigration is about as anti-american as you can get.

Ok, troll...some background.

I became unemployed through no fault of my own. I was self-employed and a long-term contract was terminated early due to the financial hardships of the client (healthcare company hurt by gov't cutbacks). That same day I had three interviews lined up...one placement company was literally going thru the white pages calling names that matched mine looking for me. I had many interviews over the next few months but no offers arose. I lowered my salary expectations (maybe too much) and still nothing. Then, this opportunity comes up and it was mine for the taking. The guy said it was mine for the taking. I just delayed one day so I could find out more information before committing to a deadline.

Next day I get word some guy was off another contract and they were going to use him or else he'd have to leave the country. The pay rate was the same for each of us and I was more qualified than him (was even told this).

 

[MaxDepth]

Troll.

Actually Skoorb there was a case pending in NC against Glaxo and IBM for the large number of H-1B being listed as either in or need to haves while they both dumped at 10% of their workforce here (IBM was the highest at 14%).

Needless to say, after the local journalists (and I use that term lightly) smelled blood in the water, the compaines changed their stories. Glaxo kept 25 of the 200+ and sent the others home while declining to advance the others in channel. IBM left 2000 stranded (they eventually paid to send them home) by cutting out all of them. And there is no legal recourse for the common man in NC. This state had been declared a "right to work" state in the early 60s or 70s(?) to keep it union free. It means you can get hired easily but that in most cases you can get fired more readily than in other states. The universities here are the worst at EOE, yet there has not been a successful court case won by someone suing them on that.

Yes, Skoorb is right that the volume of petitions is down greatly. No company wants to be seen as un-patriotic (meaning not hiring North Americans) in this still down economy. (yes, I know the Dow hit 9,000 yesterday, but still hasn't trickled down to the general populace)

I hope this opportunity works out for you SyahM, I really do. And I hope you understand that you will be considered as "scab" labor if this job happens to be in the South.