Working in Detroit? 4

[Sam23Sam]

Hi, I would like to live and work in the US, However it is difficult to get an immediate working VISA. I heard some stories where people had a student VISA and managed to work with it for some years. Is that possible?
It was also suggested to go with a temporary VISA until I find a job, and the company would arrange for my VISA. How possible is this?

Your help is much appreciated! Thank you

 

[KENAT]

We occasionally used to hire people that came here on J1 visas as interns and then would do H1B visa application if we decided to hire them. Not any more though.

We have hired some foreign folk that got their Phd here on student visas, and then we get the H1B visa when we recruit them.

However, we are too busy laying off folks to bother with new H1B applications now. We just laid of one H1B who now has a few weeks to find a new job, willing to sponsor his H1B, or he gets shipped off back to China.

I'd be careful coming here without employment authorization to make a living in advance (preferably an actual job too or $ savings...) - getting hired and geting the H1B visa etc. can take a while.

Plus there doesn't appear to be a general shortage of engineers - more specific niches or even more often they can pay H1B folks less (by classifying them as a lower employee grade than they really are) and then treating them like indentured servants.

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[JedClampett]

I'm not sure I'm comfortable giving "permission" or methods on tricking our immigration system.
But our company is hesitant to hire engineers withour permanent visas for the simple reason that if we help someone get a green card, there's nothing stopping them from up and leaving once they get it. And we've had that happen. We lose a trained employee after we've went to the expense of sponsoring them.

 

[KENAT]

By the way Sam23Sam you are aware of Detroits current economic climate right?

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[JohnRBaker]

Hey, it can only get better, eh?

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[IRstuff]

Sure, but there's nothing that says that it will get better anytime soon.

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[Sam23Sam]

http://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/summary/blssummary_detroit.pdf

From the study conducted by the U.S Bureau it seems that employment is going up again.

 

[SectionIX]

Detroit would not be the best place to set your goal for reasons indicated by other posters. However, surrounding Oakland, Macomb and Wayne Counties do have technology programs that could suit your need.

See links below:

http://michigantechnologyjobs.com/

http://www.automationalley.com/Home.aspx

 

[Sam23Sam]

Thank you for the suggestions SectionIX.

Something positive at last.

 

[sam74]

I semi recently applied for a position in TX with a US based world wide EPCM company starting with the letter J. I was contacted 12 days after by email by an individual doing preliminary resume screening with the title immigration assistant.

The questions were:

Are you legally authorized to work in the United States? ______________



Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status (like H-1B, EAD, TN, L-1, E, etc.)? __________


I answered Yes and No.

That ended all other form of contact. Not sure how to take that but you might try to find a position with them as apparently they have staff to assist in such endeavors.

 

[CheckerHater]

By the way Sam23Sam you are aware of Detroits current economic climate right?

You mean, everybody skilled and/or educated has left the area (some may consider it an opportunity)?

Do some research first ans see for yourself, Sam23Sam :

https://jobs.mitalent.org/job-search/

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[KENAT]

I didn't pass judgement or assert my preconceptions, just asked the question.

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