H-1B Visa's gone in less then a day
Posted: 04 Apr 2007, 07:47
http://news.com.com/2061-10788_3-617303 ... &subj=news
Ok I am on a TN visa which is a 1 year work permit that can be extended 1 year at a time usually without issue. Its for Canadians and Mexicans only, tho Mostly Canadians.
The h-1B is a 6 year permit and when on a h-1b one can apply for green card but a TN you can't. Last year it took 2 months to fill the cap of h-1b visa's this year they opened the door and by yesterday afternoon they closed them. They got 150,000 applications when the cap is 65,000. So even if I am lucky enough to be in the 150,000 applications, its still random if they check my application. Needless to say this is a bit of a bitch for me, especially considering I never applied for a job state side, the company found me, yet the government is limiting the amount of skilled workers per year when clearly this 1 day thing shows that there is a lot of company's trying to bring in skilled workers who relay can't now. Someone in england applying for the H-1B is crewed for 1 year now tell next years 1 day mad rush. That person may be very important to a company because of a special skill that can't be found state side, yet the goverment is hurting the business. I do believe that company's should try and find a worker for the job in the Us but thats not always easy, my case for example, what I am doing is limited field and there is a growing demand for LDAP.
But ya this dose make me worry a bit, as all it takes is for one border guard who is in a bad mood to deny my TN visa renewal and I am completely screwed.
Ok I am on a TN visa which is a 1 year work permit that can be extended 1 year at a time usually without issue. Its for Canadians and Mexicans only, tho Mostly Canadians.
The h-1B is a 6 year permit and when on a h-1b one can apply for green card but a TN you can't. Last year it took 2 months to fill the cap of h-1b visa's this year they opened the door and by yesterday afternoon they closed them. They got 150,000 applications when the cap is 65,000. So even if I am lucky enough to be in the 150,000 applications, its still random if they check my application. Needless to say this is a bit of a bitch for me, especially considering I never applied for a job state side, the company found me, yet the government is limiting the amount of skilled workers per year when clearly this 1 day thing shows that there is a lot of company's trying to bring in skilled workers who relay can't now. Someone in england applying for the H-1B is crewed for 1 year now tell next years 1 day mad rush. That person may be very important to a company because of a special skill that can't be found state side, yet the goverment is hurting the business. I do believe that company's should try and find a worker for the job in the Us but thats not always easy, my case for example, what I am doing is limited field and there is a growing demand for LDAP.
But ya this dose make me worry a bit, as all it takes is for one border guard who is in a bad mood to deny my TN visa renewal and I am completely screwed.