New H1-B Visa bill doubles the salary requirements to $130K/yr

Re:New H1-B Visa bill doubles the salary requirements to $13... by aianus on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @08:28AM (#13530322)

It's not. Maybe he's assuming a stay at home wife and/or children which would be a stretch on $130k, it's true.

You can live well and have savings as a single guy on $130k in both those areas.

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Re:New H1-B Visa bill doubles the salary requirements to $13... by thr1234567 on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @08:41AM (#13530393)

How do the non-tech denizens manage ? I thought waitresses (and people in similar low-skilled jobs) barely made $30k ?

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Re:New H1-B Visa bill doubles the salary requirements to $13... by j_r_f on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @08:49AM (#13530446)

Yeah 130k being barely a living wage is an absurd thing to say. Tons and tons of people in NYC do not make 130k — even half of it would be a great salary for most — and they seem to still be living just fine.

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Re:New H1-B Visa bill doubles the salary requirements to $13... by webmaven on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @09:20AM (#13530698)

Well, to me, a living wage isn't just living just fine, but actually managing to get ahead, at least generationaly.

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Re:New H1-B Visa bill doubles the salary requirements to $13... by scaryclam on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @01:36PM (#13533671)

"living just fine" is pretty much the definition of living wage. Having extra is having more than living wage. Having enough to get ahead is earning a really nice wage.

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Re:New H1-B Visa bill doubles the salary requirements to $13... by webmaven on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @09:24AM (#13530726)

> How do the non-tech denizens manage ?

Co-habitation (2+ people per Bedroom), long commutes, and no savings.

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Re:New H1-B Visa bill doubles the salary requirements to $13... by gregw2 on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @11:04AM (#13531679)

Yes, this is an issue. On h1b your (non-citizen) wife cant legally work without getting her own working h1b or other visa which can be tricky.

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Re:New H1-B Visa bill doubles the salary requirements to $13... by foldr on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @11:31AM (#13532040)

I thought that this changed recently? It's now, at least theoretically, quite easy for spouses of H1B visa holders to apply for permission to work.

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Re:New H1-B Visa bill doubles the salary requirements to $13... by mavelikara on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @05:36PM (#13536003)

Spouses of certain H-1B holder - those you are in the green card backlog - can get work permit. This is typically called H4EAD. Here is the relevant notice from USCIS: https://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/temporary-worker...

This provision came into existence in 2015. There are rumors that Trump administration might rescind this provision.

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Re:New H1-B Visa bill doubles the salary requirements to $13... by gregw2 on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @12:31PM (#13532890)

Could be. My coworker's experience with that was a while back.

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Re:New H1-B Visa bill doubles the salary requirements to $13... by webmaven on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @09:18AM (#13530682)

Yeah, I am assuming kids aren't being deferred until someone is in their 30s.

I am also assuming you want to live in something larger than a matchbox, and don't want a commute over 30m.

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