US Immigration Update
Huge Immigration update this morning...Congress just passed legislation providing an exemption to the H-1B cap. Once President Bush signs this into law (possibly as early as December 1st or less than 4 business days) there will be an additional 20,000 H-1B visas available to anyone that possesses a Masters Degree or higher from a US university.
Good news is that MBA students & the like will get another chance to be hired into well paying US assignments...
Bad news for businesses is that the costs of H-1Bs is going up in most cases by an additional $2000 (not including any upcharges by your attorney).
Bad news for internationals as despite the additional $20,000 visas this legislation is definitely not pro-immigration, it's more so that US universities do not lose out on international students!
Less businesses are going to be able to afford to employ foreign workers and jobs might go unfilled.
If anyone needs help applying for a US visa or green card, please contact me at +1 (773) 744-9005 or go_international "@" sbcglobal.com and I will get you a good deal! I'll give you my work info once I hear from you, just want to maintain some anonymity on the web...you never know who could be reading!
Good news is that MBA students & the like will get another chance to be hired into well paying US assignments...
Bad news for businesses is that the costs of H-1Bs is going up in most cases by an additional $2000 (not including any upcharges by your attorney).
Bad news for internationals as despite the additional $20,000 visas this legislation is definitely not pro-immigration, it's more so that US universities do not lose out on international students!
Less businesses are going to be able to afford to employ foreign workers and jobs might go unfilled.
If anyone needs help applying for a US visa or green card, please contact me at +1 (773) 744-9005 or go_international "@" sbcglobal.com and I will get you a good deal! I'll give you my work info once I hear from you, just want to maintain some anonymity on the web...you never know who could be reading!
posted by M at 11:25 PM
3 Comments:
This is critical for international students like me who are torn between pursuing a masters degree versus venturing out into the corporate world(with just a bachelors).Given this recent developement, it seems to me that opting for the former is a safer bet, especially given the hike in price for companies. Posessing a more unique skill set certainly makes one more marketable, especially at a time like this. Mike, I might email you with detailed queries.
Any other thoughts on this?
12:17 AM
Surya
Yeah, it's definitely a dilemma for intl students. You mentioned a point that I didn't consider. If you are an undergrad intl student, it's going to be that much more difficult to get a job in the US with the costs going up. Personally, I am of the belief that it is hard to learn much studying a masters if you don't have work experience to apply it to...so I would hesitate to tell anyone to go straight to a Masters degree, but that's your own call & something to consider if you can't find out a job right out of school.
For undergrads, if you graduate in May or June and interview early, you can still get an H-1B for a job starting in October.
4:09 AM
mike,
as for advice on getting a masters, i think it all depends on your career choice. sure in business it's best to work before your MBA, but in architecture, law, MOST pure sciences, medicine - you're not saleable unless you have a masters and some university lab experience. just my random 2 cents of advice. (ps in the UK you can do law as an undergrad)
8:13 AM
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