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Re:Yahoo Lays Off 400 Employees In India by nell on Tuesday October 07, 2014 @12:12PM (#8422009)
L1 visas are terrible. You cannot change employers on an L1 Visa.
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Re:Yahoo Lays Off 400 Employees In India by alain94040 on Tuesday October 07, 2014 @12:53PM (#8422269)
They are better than H1 visas, because your spouse can work. Other benefits: no cap, faster path to green card.
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Re:Yahoo Lays Off 400 Employees In India by ycskyspeak on Tuesday October 07, 2014 @02:40PM (#8423066)
Path to Green Card is long and arduous if its a L1B which is most likely going to be the case
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Re:Yahoo Lays Off 400 Employees In India by wsxcde on Tuesday October 07, 2014 @01:14PM (#8422422)
Yes, although H1Bs aren't a great either. Most people I know who were on an L1 got their company to sponsor an H1 visa after a year or two and then change jobs a few years down the switch.
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Re:Yahoo Lays Off 400 Employees In India by azurezyq on Tuesday October 07, 2014 @12:31PM (#8422125)
Years before you can change to H1B the next year in US, but lotteries made all these all changed.
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