>Secondly, that it's not a human tragedy that people are being forced by circumstances to leave the US, because those people are likely to start companies in their home countries.
Restrictions on a work visa holder:
1) Your spouse cannot work at all unless she qualifies and obtains a specialized H1 herself/himself
2) If you get fired on a Friday, you're technically out of status from a legal point from Saturday
and must leave immediately regardless of spouse,rent leases, homes, cars, pets, kids, kids' schools, personal property etc.
3) You and your spouse and kids cannot have any supplemental active income. This rules out selling photographs on stock photo sites,
phone apps, etc. You can basically do nothing productive that earns money outside your job.
4) If you move to a different job or even change roles, you have to reapply for the Green Card process from the scratch. Expect multiyear delays just to get back to where you were.
5) If you or your spouse wants to visit your home country or travel outside the country, expect to get stuck there for months for no good reasons. It has become so bad that immigration lawyers are advising not to travel internationally except for emergencies. You're basically stuck in the country.
See one example:
Consulate Location - MUMBAI
Interview Date - 26 AUGUST 2010
Docs asked? - None
Docs submitted? None
Docs submitted Date - N/A
Email Receipt Date - NOV 23, 2010
Passport Submission Date - same day as that of interview
Passport Stamped/Received Date - RECEIVED WITHOUT STAMPING AFTER 15 DAYS
RECEIVED 2ND EMAIL ON DEC 15, 2010 TO SUBMIT PASSPORT
AGAIN RECEIVED MY PASSPORT WITHOUT STAMPING
Waiting Since (in calendar days) - 170 DAYS
Petition Details:
Employer Type - AMERICAN , NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION
Employer Size - more than 5,000
Assignment Type - DIRECT
I-797 Approval Date - 01-JULY 2010
6) Processing of applications takes forever. You can be stuck without a driving license(no renewal) in some states while your extension is pending. Imagine having to go to work with no driving license. Paying an extra $1225 in no-delay fees can speed up the process in a few cases.
Edit:
7) Taxes: You get to pay all the taxes including Social Security and Medicare(employers also have to match this) and state unemployment taxes(one won't see a cent of this because one is supposed to leave as soon as they're unemployed).
There was a recent bill that increased the fee of some type of work visa applications by $2000 to fund... wait for it... the Mexican border security!
Restrictions on a work visa holder:
1) Your spouse cannot work at all unless she qualifies and obtains a specialized H1 herself/himself 2) If you get fired on a Friday, you're technically out of status from a legal point from Saturday and must leave immediately regardless of spouse,rent leases, homes, cars, pets, kids, kids' schools, personal property etc. 3) You and your spouse and kids cannot have any supplemental active income. This rules out selling photographs on stock photo sites, phone apps, etc. You can basically do nothing productive that earns money outside your job. 4) If you move to a different job or even change roles, you have to reapply for the Green Card process from the scratch. Expect multiyear delays just to get back to where you were. 5) If you or your spouse wants to visit your home country or travel outside the country, expect to get stuck there for months for no good reasons. It has become so bad that immigration lawyers are advising not to travel internationally except for emergencies. You're basically stuck in the country.
See one example:
Consulate Location - MUMBAI Interview Date - 26 AUGUST 2010 Docs asked? - None Docs submitted? None Docs submitted Date - N/A Email Receipt Date - NOV 23, 2010 Passport Submission Date - same day as that of interview Passport Stamped/Received Date - RECEIVED WITHOUT STAMPING AFTER 15 DAYS
RECEIVED 2ND EMAIL ON DEC 15, 2010 TO SUBMIT PASSPORT
AGAIN RECEIVED MY PASSPORT WITHOUT STAMPING
Waiting Since (in calendar days) - 170 DAYS
Petition Details:
Employer Type - AMERICAN , NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION Employer Size - more than 5,000 Assignment Type - DIRECT I-797 Approval Date - 01-JULY 2010
6) Processing of applications takes forever. You can be stuck without a driving license(no renewal) in some states while your extension is pending. Imagine having to go to work with no driving license. Paying an extra $1225 in no-delay fees can speed up the process in a few cases.
Edit:
7) Taxes: You get to pay all the taxes including Social Security and Medicare(employers also have to match this) and state unemployment taxes(one won't see a cent of this because one is supposed to leave as soon as they're unemployed).
There was a recent bill that increased the fee of some type of work visa applications by $2000 to fund... wait for it... the Mexican border security!