How easy is it for 3rd worlders to land up with US jobs?
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I know that the IT field is down. But there are rumours that things are looking better in the US. Does this mean the chances are better for quality 3rd world coders to land up H1B jobs? Nish
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I know that the IT field is down. But there are rumours that things are looking better in the US. Does this mean the chances are better for quality 3rd world coders to land up H1B jobs? Nish
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Well, one thing for sure, here in Portugal, it's not that difficult and the pay isn't the lower , normally the entry level is 17457,92 euros a year and since the life's cost is one of the lowers in europe, we programmers can have a decent life :-) Cheers, Joao Vaz The Most Unhappy and Frustrated TCL programmer,besides that a Happy guy
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Well, one thing for sure, here in Portugal, it's not that difficult and the pay isn't the lower , normally the entry level is 17457,92 euros a year and since the life's cost is one of the lowers in europe, we programmers can have a decent life :-) Cheers, Joao Vaz The Most Unhappy and Frustrated TCL programmer,besides that a Happy guy
Joao Vaz wrote: 17457,92 euros a year I assume that the comma is actually the decimal point. That means about 1,500 euros per month. How do I convert that to Indian Rupees or USD? Nish
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Joao Vaz wrote: 17457,92 euros a year I assume that the comma is actually the decimal point. That means about 1,500 euros per month. How do I convert that to Indian Rupees or USD? Nish
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The euro is about 0.89/0.90 of the USD Cheers, Joao Vaz The Most Unhappy and Frustrated TCL programmer,besides that a Happy guy
Joao Vaz wrote: The euro is about 0.89/0.90 of the USD Hmmm about USD 1350 per month! Not a fancy amount, not at all. But yet, much better than what I get here. About 6 times as much as I get here per month :( Nish
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Joao Vaz wrote: The euro is about 0.89/0.90 of the USD Hmmm about USD 1350 per month! Not a fancy amount, not at all. But yet, much better than what I get here. About 6 times as much as I get here per month :( Nish
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I know that the IT field is down. But there are rumours that things are looking better in the US. Does this mean the chances are better for quality 3rd world coders to land up H1B jobs? Nish
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Nish! Things in the US still good for good programmers like you. Of course companies are very careful right now in who they offer a job. In the jobs posted companies are not offering relocation or H1-B visas, even friends of mine with TN visas have problems finding jobs. Anway, somebody like you won't have a problem getting a job in the US. However, would you like to wait for 3+ months for your H1B, while doing paper work and then when you work for the company to know the you cannot move companies? Oh! When dotcoms were going down and closing doors, many, many H1B with wifes and kids had to leave their houses and cars in 10 days to go back to their countries. In 10 days is very difficult to sell a house, 2 cars and pull your kids out of their school. Just something for you to think about it! Al
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Nish! Things in the US still good for good programmers like you. Of course companies are very careful right now in who they offer a job. In the jobs posted companies are not offering relocation or H1-B visas, even friends of mine with TN visas have problems finding jobs. Anway, somebody like you won't have a problem getting a job in the US. However, would you like to wait for 3+ months for your H1B, while doing paper work and then when you work for the company to know the you cannot move companies? Oh! When dotcoms were going down and closing doors, many, many H1B with wifes and kids had to leave their houses and cars in 10 days to go back to their countries. In 10 days is very difficult to sell a house, 2 cars and pull your kids out of their school. Just something for you to think about it! Al
Thanks Albert, It's not an American craze or anything with me. If I could get similar conditions here in Trivandrum, I'd be happy to live the rest of my life locked in a room. But I want fast computers, big monitors, fast internet access, complete legal software. All this is highly improbable in India :( Nish
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Thanks Albert, It's not an American craze or anything with me. If I could get similar conditions here in Trivandrum, I'd be happy to live the rest of my life locked in a room. But I want fast computers, big monitors, fast internet access, complete legal software. All this is highly improbable in India :( Nish
Check out last week's Code Project posting stats presentation from :- http://www.busterboy.org/codeproject/ Feel free to make your comments.
Really? That's surprising! Is because is more expensive? Or they don't sell them? What internet access do you have there? T1, T3, DSL, cable modem or 56K dial up? I love programming, but I couldn't actually be happy lock up in a room!! I like the wonderful weather of Southern California :-D Al
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Really? That's surprising! Is because is more expensive? Or they don't sell them? What internet access do you have there? T1, T3, DSL, cable modem or 56K dial up? I love programming, but I couldn't actually be happy lock up in a room!! I like the wonderful weather of Southern California :-D Al
Albert Pascual wrote: That's surprising! Is because is more expensive? Or they don't sell them? Both. India does not have even 25% of America's bandwidth :-) And what we have is very very expensive. Nish
Check out last week's Code Project posting stats presentation from :- http://www.busterboy.org/codeproject/ Feel free to make your comments.
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I know that the IT field is down. But there are rumours that things are looking better in the US. Does this mean the chances are better for quality 3rd world coders to land up H1B jobs? Nish
The rumours that I am an AI bot are absolutely false. These rumours have been propogated by *them* to focus all the attention on to me, while *their* bots take over the planet. Thank y%%%% Divide by zero. Cannot proceed. Abort(y/y)?
hey nish im also heading out to the states at the end of the year ... hopefully not to work too much (have a project i want to sell out there if i can) but work if i have to ... how have you gone about applying for stuff or are just at the 'thinking about it' stage?
"... and so i said to him ... if it can't dance and you can't eat it either f**k it or throw it away"
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hey nish im also heading out to the states at the end of the year ... hopefully not to work too much (have a project i want to sell out there if i can) but work if i have to ... how have you gone about applying for stuff or are just at the 'thinking about it' stage?
"... and so i said to him ... if it can't dance and you can't eat it either f**k it or throw it away"
8028finder.comHello Lauren, Last October [2001], my company tried to send me out for a couple of months on a Business Visa. It was for the initial design and system study of a new project. Maybe October was a bad time to apply for a Visa, because of the Sep 11 attacks. My Visa application was rejected. I was quite disappointed as you might expect. Anyway Business Visas are not easy to get. I think the work-permit Visa [H1B] is a safer option. Regards Nish p.s. I have not applied directly to an US company for a job. I have sent my resume to one company though. A few people have directly offered me contract jobs. But none of them ever made any solid or safe offers. I mean, I can't risk simply going there only to have to return 2 months later and then I'll be unemployed here as well.
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hey nish im also heading out to the states at the end of the year ... hopefully not to work too much (have a project i want to sell out there if i can) but work if i have to ... how have you gone about applying for stuff or are just at the 'thinking about it' stage?
"... and so i said to him ... if it can't dance and you can't eat it either f**k it or throw it away"
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Joao Vaz wrote: 17457,92 euros a year I assume that the comma is actually the decimal point. That means about 1,500 euros per month. How do I convert that to Indian Rupees or USD? Nish
The rumours that I am an AI bot are absolutely false. These rumours have been propogated by *them* to focus all the attention on to me, while *their* bots take over the planet. Thank y%%%% Divide by zero. Cannot proceed. Abort(y/y)?
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ya i am also thinking on the same line can u pls suggest me , how should i proceed , i have 3 yrs exp with VC++.... --- Subodh
At present, I think it is best to stick to your job and get as much experience as possible together with the certified courses. Moving to the States or UK is not looking that good. They say it is picking up but I can not see that at present as I have a lot of working experience and just been made redundant. I have been applying but no response so far. np