Re:Laid Off, Now What?
by mavelikara on Sunday September 20, 2020 @02:24PM
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Many people who are in the guest visa apply for and are approved for permanent residency (which is what, I think, you meant by “immigrant visa”). They are simply waiting for years - decades even - for their turn. Life happens while they wait - marriage, kids, house etc - as mentioned by GP.
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The term immigrant visa is well defined[1]. If you want to bring your wife and have kids and buy a house you should get an E series visa[2], not an H one. If you choose to go with the H-1B anyhow you are taking your chances and like any chance sometime it doesn't go your way and you have to deal with the consequences.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_the_United_Stat...
[2] https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrat...