Meowmeow Posted April 28, 2020 Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 Over 200,000 H-1B Workers Could Lose Legal Status by June Concerns arise about “a catastrophe at a human level and an economic level” if visa issues aren’t addressed. By Olivia Carville and Shelly Banjo April 28, 2020, 6:00 AM EDT Manasi Vasavada and Nandan Buch Source: Nandan Buch Manasi Vasavada has less than three weeks left before she loses her legal right to be in the country. The dental practice in Passaic County, New Jersey, where Vasavada, 31, has worked for almost two years closed its doors in mid-March due to Covid-19. She has been on an unpaid leave of absence ever since. Vasavada is in the country on an H-1B visa, a temporary visa program designed for people with specialized skills. H-1B recipients can only remain in the country legally for 60 days without being paid. Her husband Nandan Buch, also a dentist, is in the country on an H-1B visa that expires in June. They have been watching the days tick by with growing fear. There may soon come a point when the couple can’t stay and can’t go: India, their home country, has closed its borders indefinitely. They also have a combined $520,000 in student loans from the advanced dental degrees they completed at U.S. universities, which would be nearly impossible to pay back on the salaries they would earn in India. The stress has caused Buch, also 31, to start losing his hair. Neither of them is sleeping well. “Everything is really confusing and dark right now,” said Vasavada. “We don’t know where we will end up.” As many as 250,000 guest workers seeking a green card in the U.S.—about 200,000 of them on H-1B visas—could lose their legal status by the end of June, according to Jeremy Neufeld, an immigration policy analyst with the Washington D.C.-based think tank Niskanen Center. Thousands more who are not seeking resident status may also be forced to return home, he said. About three-quarters of H-1B visas go to people working in the technology industry, though the exact levels vary year by year. Tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs in the last two months, but workers on visas are vulnerable in ways native-born workers aren’t. H-1B visas, for instance, are tied to a specific location and employer who commits to paying the recipient a minimum salary. Furloughing recipients, reducing their wages, and in some cases allowing them to work from home violates visa requirements. H-1B workers who are terminated have 60-days to find another job, transfer to a different visa or leave the country. Even if they don’t lose their jobs, workers can find themselves in a dilemma if they can’t get their visas renewed during this period of disruption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Anta Assamey Posted April 28, 2020 Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 Adenti only 250,000 waiting for GC aa ??? anta takkuva unnara .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ring_master Posted April 28, 2020 Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 31 minutes ago, Meowmeow said: Over 200,000 H-1B Workers Could Lose Legal Status by June Concerns arise about “a catastrophe at a human level and an economic level” if visa issues aren’t addressed. By Olivia Carville and Shelly Banjo April 28, 2020, 6:00 AM EDT Manasi Vasavada and Nandan Buch Source: Nandan Buch Manasi Vasavada has less than three weeks left before she loses her legal right to be in the country. The dental practice in Passaic County, New Jersey, where Vasavada, 31, has worked for almost two years closed its doors in mid-March due to Covid-19. She has been on an unpaid leave of absence ever since. Vasavada is in the country on an H-1B visa, a temporary visa program designed for people with specialized skills. H-1B recipients can only remain in the country legally for 60 days without being paid. Her husband Nandan Buch, also a dentist, is in the country on an H-1B visa that expires in June. They have been watching the days tick by with growing fear. There may soon come a point when the couple can’t stay and can’t go: India, their home country, has closed its borders indefinitely. They also have a combined $520,000 in student loans from the advanced dental degrees they completed at U.S. universities, which would be nearly impossible to pay back on the salaries they would earn in India. The stress has caused Buch, also 31, to start losing his hair. Neither of them is sleeping well. “Everything is really confusing and dark right now,” said Vasavada. “We don’t know where we will end up.” As many as 250,000 guest workers seeking a green card in the U.S.—about 200,000 of them on H-1B visas—could lose their legal status by the end of June, according to Jeremy Neufeld, an immigration policy analyst with the Washington D.C.-based think tank Niskanen Center. Thousands more who are not seeking resident status may also be forced to return home, he said. About three-quarters of H-1B visas go to people working in the technology industry, though the exact levels vary year by year. Tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs in the last two months, but workers on visas are vulnerable in ways native-born workers aren’t. H-1B visas, for instance, are tied to a specific location and employer who commits to paying the recipient a minimum salary. Furloughing recipients, reducing their wages, and in some cases allowing them to work from home violates visa requirements. H-1B workers who are terminated have 60-days to find another job, transfer to a different visa or leave the country. Even if they don’t lose their jobs, workers can find themselves in a dilemma if they can’t get their visas renewed during this period of disruption. 520K ante 3.9 crores.. each person 2 crores anukundaamm Anta education loan istara asalu india lo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Meowmeow Posted April 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 2 hours ago, ring_master said: 520K ante 3.9 crores.. each person 2 crores anukundaamm Anta education loan istara asalu india lo Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sri_india Posted April 28, 2020 Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 add me to that list ....... FT position kabbati lay off chesthy inka india keeee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meowmeow Posted April 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, sri_india said: add me to that list ....... FT position kabbati lay off chesthy inka india keeee Dentist no WFH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ring_master Posted April 28, 2020 Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 14 minutes ago, Meowmeow said: Yes. home loans okay......education ki anta enduku ra bujje Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meowmeow Posted April 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 Just now, ring_master said: home loans okay......education ki anta enduku ra bujje My I-20 amount is 70,000$ per year. I went to school for 6 years. If I didn't get fee waiver, I would have had to pay 420,000$ as tuition fee. It is possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ring_master Posted April 28, 2020 Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, Meowmeow said: My I-20 amount is 70,000$ per year. I went to school for 6 years. If I didn't get fee waiver, I would have had to pay 420,000$ as tuition fee. It is possible. nenu maatledi loan gurinchi...I don't think Indian banks would give $hit if you don't show that much property value Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meowmeow Posted April 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 1 minute ago, ring_master said: nenu maatledi loan gurinchi...I don't think Indian banks would give $hit if you don't show that much property value I don't know how loans work. But it would be stupid for someone to deny education in a great school only because they can't afford it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sri_india Posted April 28, 2020 Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 21 minutes ago, Meowmeow said: Dentist no WFH right .... Dentist on h1-B very tough situation .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acuman Posted April 28, 2020 Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 15 minutes ago, ring_master said: nenu maatledi loan gurinchi...I don't think Indian banks would give $hit if you don't show that much property value Dental DDS ki admission vachhi and citizen surity sign vesthe ikkada banks isthayi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ring_master Posted April 28, 2020 Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 Just now, acuman said: Dental DDS ki admission vachhi and citizen surity sign vesthe ikkada banks isthayi veelu default chesthe aa surity sign chesinodu kadtaada? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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