US to suspend fast processing of H-1B visas for high-skilled workers
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[QUOTE]We’re still waiting for President Trump to weigh in definitively on the ongoing H-1B visa reform debate, but his administration just introduced a new change to the system that may be seen as hostile to the tech industry.
In a press released posted this evening to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website, the Trump administration said it was instituting a temporary suspension of what is known as premium processing for H-1B visa petitions. The change is slated to take effect on April 3rd, 2017 for all H-1B petitions, and it may last up to six months.
For Silicon Valley companies, many of which employ large numbers of H-1B holders, this move could signal that waiting times for approval may get much longer. Under the current system, a company who is sponsoring a potential employee or current employee’s H-1B petition may fill out a form to expedite the processing of that petition. After paying an additional $1,225 fee for this service, USCIS responds typically in 15 calendar days, whereas standard H-1B petitions may take anywhere between three to six months to receive a judgement.
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[URL]http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/3/14810830/us-immigration-trump-h-1b-visa-processing-wait-times[/URL]
Even though it's abused by few tech companies, that's gonna be riling up the rest from suffering for the actions of a few bad apples.
And correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the tech sector the only one that's outright booming in the US?
[QUOTE=Van-man;51912422]Even though it's abused by few tech companies, that's gonna be riling up the rest from suffering for the actions of a few bad apples.
And correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the tech sector the only one that's outright booming in the US?[/QUOTE]
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGhYGJjohbk[/media]
this isn't an isolated case.
h1-b is shit for everyone expect upper level management.
As someone who has a parent who works for these tech companies, i see a huge amount of damage that can be done here. So many companies depend on foreigners for their research and design projects, this will screw up a lot of things.
You cant even hide behind "but American jobs!" these are high skill jobs, and we cannot fill them if we keep screwing over the educational system as we are right now.
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You cant even hide behind "but American jobs!" these are high skill jobs, and we cannot fill them if we keep screwing over the educational system as we are right now.[/QUOTE]
It is unfortunate when certain business interests exploit the hell out of a legitimate program with legitimate benefits.
there go my prospects of hanging out with my buddies in the us after finishing med school :suicide:
[QUOTE=da space core;51912480]As someone who has a parent who works for these tech companies, i see a huge amount of damage that can be done here. So many companies depend on foreigners for their research and design projects, this will screw up a lot of things.
You cant even hide behind "but American jobs!" these are high skill jobs, and we cannot fill them if we keep screwing over the educational system as we are right now.[/QUOTE]
That means you can just hire worse people for the same salary :downs:
[editline]4th March 2017[/editline]
[QUOTE=Van-man;51912422]Even though it's abused by few tech companies, that's gonna be riling up the rest from suffering for the actions of a few bad apples.
And correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the tech sector the only one that's outright booming in the US?[/QUOTE]
Not for long if the Trump administration has its way about American jobs for Americans who may or may not be actually employable.
This immediately reminds me when Michio Kaku talked about the H1B visa a few years ago actually.
[video]https://youtu.be/NK0Y9j_CGgM[/video]
[QUOTE=Saturn V;51912594]there go my prospects of hanging out with my buddies in the us after finishing med school :suicide:[/QUOTE]
No. [B]The same suspension happened in 2015[/B]. It isn't the end of the world
I was a contract IT worker at 3M in their HQ in 2015. They have a lot of H1B employees, and this will certainly impact them. These people were not contractors, they were sought out because they're brilliant engineers and chemists, and this is a company where you generally have to know someone to get in.
This is anti-immigrant lip service to the point of absurdity
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