Ask HN: Uncertainty in US H1B visa program

Re:Ask HN: Uncertainty in US H1B visa program by twunde on Monday December 11, 2017 @12:45AM (#15895362)

I think it's definitely a concern as anecdotally it has become much harder to get a H1B. See https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/23/opinion/immigration-visa-... and https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-06/trump-s-h...

Also worth mentioning is that Congress has been working on raising the minimum annual salary for people on H!B by $30k to $90k.

Looking at what's going on, my personal take is that H1B will stick around, but there will be fewer open spots and there will be a lot more competition. I'd talk to whomever you work with to currently sponsor H1Bs and get their take as well since I imagine it will be more accurate.

Also something that may be worth doing is talking to your representatives about the issue (senator and rep). Try scheduling a meeting to talk about H1B.

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Re:Ask HN: Uncertainty in US H1B visa program by matt_the_bass on Monday December 11, 2017 @06:38AM (#15896434)

Thanks!

Yes. Our imagration lawyer is certainly a resource for understanding the current situation. But my feeling is things may change further. Hence my interest in this informal survey.

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