Uncle Sam sounds like it may to do something about rampant H-1B fraud
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Meanwhile there's a real position at FAANG for every petition they file (and if the petition doesn't get selected, there's a position at a subsidiary). Keep in mind that If I want to hire:
A smart graduate from EPFL, Polytechnique or ETH Zurich who interned at CERN and has contributed to the Linux kernel for a software engineering job at a unicorn startup OR
A grad from a second tier "technical college" in India with a visa refusal rate of ~90% for a job doing manual UI testing and QA for a body shop [0]
my only path forward is H1! They'll both be listed as "computer related occupations" and apply for the same visa in the same quota. Does that make any sense to anyone?
Of course, my odds of getting a lottery spot for the former are dramatically lower, since we all know body shops and consulting firms won't hesitate to file 4-5 applications per seat they plan to fill out (so one can hopefully get a spot in the lottery and not get any RFE).
[0] https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/silicon-valleys-body-s...
Personally non-immigrants like myself just want people to stop gaming the system.
It would be fairly trivial to solve by removing the concurrent entries prior to selection and upon selection let the candidate choose which employer they wish to proceed with if there are multiple entries. This effectively neuters the benefit of concurrent filings with multiple employers whilst protecting legitimate candidates with multiple offers.
Unless I've overlooked something obvious...
In what way?
> Besides, there's already a quota for applicants with US Masters degree.
To be honest, there are a lot of degrees that are aimed at people trying to use that quota [0]. Cash cows for universities...
[0] https://blog.alinelerner.com/how-different-is-a-b-s-in-compu...
CERN experienced graduate vs WITCH QA engineer.
That’s not going to be resolved by USCIS, it needs legislation
> “Running the H-1B lottery by individual instead of by employer preserves employment flexibility while ensuring an even playing field for everyone,” said Kevin Miner of Fragomen in an interview. “A worker with ten job offers would have the same chance of being selected as a worker with one job offer, and if selected, he or she could then choose which of the ten potential employers will file an H-1B petition for them.”
> “If this change is made, it is important that the rules mandate that only one petition could be filed after the lottery selection, so only one H-1B number would be used,” said Miner. “However, it would be the worker who would have the freedom to choose their employer. This would be a fair and simple solution entirely consistent with the statute.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2023/05/01/immig...