As far as I know, H1B are transferable, so you are not actually 'tied' to the employer. Some employers are actually reluctant to hire H1B as some people accept jobs they don't really want and then find a better job thanks to H1B transfer being much easier and cheaper than requesting a new H1B.
I should clarify - legal status in the US is tied to your employment status, not necessarily to a particular employer. If they lose their job, they have 60 days to get an H1B with another employer before they start accruing illegal presence.
Also, there isn't really something called an H1B transfer. its a new H1B application every time you change your job, just that you dont go through the annual lottery if you already went through it once or have an I-140 approved.
I went through a transfer of sponsors and I can tell you that the process and cost was the same as getting my H1B the first time. The only difference was that I wasn’t restricted by the yearly cap and the transfer could happen at any time - unlike the first H1B which needs to be filed starting in April and the visa stamped in October.
Yeah you are right. Following your logic and your risk assessment, I assume you are getting your children firearms rather than bicycles for Christmas, Happy Holidays...
There is no mention of the "importance" for the partner to be American. The author only describes the uneasiness that stems from the suspicion when dating Americans.
FYI, If you live abroad in a foreign country for years, it is not uncanny to develop relationship with 'locals', as they tend to be the majority of the people you interact with (even in a very cosmopolitan city like NYC).
I see, I have never been to NYC. Usually I as a guy meet local women depending the local male/female ratio. For example in Zurich most of the male foreigners I know invite women from their own country to live with them, or have long distance relationships.
But actually the foreigner gay scene there is quite big there, it's easy to find single gay guys at parties (I have been there with a gay friend).
Do you date people asking them if they are after for your money or if they are trying to get something from you? Or do your friends at gathering casually joke about it?
As a foreigner who dated an american in the past I agree it hurts to hear that you are after a status/GC/money when you genuinely care about the person. It is humiliating and wrong.
Well, I'm the reverse. I'm an American that dated a foreigner. While my friends didn't actively joke about it, I had many conversations from concerned friends and family.
"It is humiliating and wrong"
While I don't think it's right, I can understand why it might cross a person's mind.
Many cultures have a different idea about marriage. If you are living in a country where there is no future because the economy is horrible and there are no jobs, and all you need to do is marry an American to not only get out of this situation, but also help your family. Wouldn't you do it?
Many choose to do this and because it's so prevalent from some countries, it becomes the rule, not the exception.
The article is about a person born and raised in Finland, who lived in Berlin, went to NYC to study in Columbia University, and who can afford to pay $8000 in legal fees and months of paperwork to get an O1 visa. With such a background such a person should be given at least the benefit of the doubt.
"Deceiving" marriages, sham marriages or other 'mail-order' brides services are unfortunately a thing, but to say that it has become the rule for relationships between Americans and non-Americans is a naive shortcut and is certainly untrue.
First thing that comes to mind when mentioning the Fn keys is debugging, however I always found that is feels unintuitive to use and would be eager to change my habits to learn more intuitive shortcuts.
