>I'm sick and tired of hearing this bullshit repeated over and over again. Let me say this once: H1B workers are not tied down to a particular employer.
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>It used to be the case that the were, but in 2000, Congress passed a law (known as "AC21") which brought job portability for H1B workers. I don't know why I keep hearing people on HN and elsewhere talk as though AC21 never happened over and over again.
If you are fired or laid off there is no grace period to find a new job. So, if you are lucky and you time it right you can transfer to a new employer. If you don't, hard luck and get out.
So it is false to say that you are not tied to your employer. The tie is there, it is has just weakened since 2000.
If you are fired or laid off there is no grace period to find a new job. So, if you are lucky and you time it right you can transfer to a new employer. If you don't, hard luck and get out.
So it is false to say that you are not tied to your employer. The tie is there, it is has just weakened since 2000.