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Re:Twitter Will Allow Employees to Work at Home Forever by product50 on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @09:23PM (#23162359)
H1B and GC sponsorships come from the same pool. In other words, a Green Card application is sponsored for H1 candidates. You are double counting your numbers.

I do agree that this expectation that one sitting in Ohio will command the same salary working for a FAANG company is just wrong. Very likely, the companies will adjust their salaries based on where the person is.

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Re:Twitter Will Allow Employees to Work at Home Forever by cletus on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @09:34PM (#23162437)
Actually that's not strictly true. Green cards can be sponsored for non-H1B workers (eg E3, L1).
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Re:Twitter Will Allow Employees to Work at Home Forever by jclulow on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @09:46PM (#23162523)
My understanding is that sponsorship on at least the E-3 is difficult or impossible; that visa is not "immigrant intent", which ostensibly means something in the statute with respect to paths to permanent residence.
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Re:Twitter Will Allow Employees to Work at Home Forever by digianarchist on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @11:57PM (#23163328)
Just because a visa isn't dual intent doesn't mean you can't apply for a Green Card. TN, E-3 etc can all lead to a Green Card but you have to time it right.
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Re:Twitter Will Allow Employees to Work at Home Forever by cletus on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @10:22PM (#23162737)
Speaking as a successful E3->GC sponsoree I can tell you it’s not impossible (proof by counterexample FTW).
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Re:Twitter Will Allow Employees to Work at Home Forever by dvirsky on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @10:04PM (#23162642)
For L1 there's no issue.
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Re:Twitter Will Allow Employees to Work at Home Forever by product50 on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @10:32PM (#23162812)
Yeah - but vast majority of GC applications will be from H1-B pool
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Re:Twitter Will Allow Employees to Work at Home Forever by austinheap on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @03:34AM (#23164431)
FAANG-tier companies have set ratios based on band and city. The notion that they're going to ditch these suddenly feels bizarre.
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Re:Twitter Will Allow Employees to Work at Home Forever by acituan on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @10:24PM (#23162752)
You're right. I double checked the numbers and 22k is H1B only and green card is a separate 6k. Edited the comment to reflect this.
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