US Immigration
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I have never been able to figure out how people move out of India without going abroad on study visa or going on a work permit on current job and then leaving. For Singapore, I can learn Mandarin.
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Gujaratis and Punjabis are enterprising people. They fly to Madrid, then to Mexico City and then get to the US border and sneak across. They avoid having to go to college, earn a CS degree and come to US as code coolies. Some are known to have even paid off some California or other border state farmers to get documentation that showed that they worked on the farms when the Migratory Farm Worker Legalization Program was around.
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Adopt me. [Imagine a cute puppy/kitty pic here]
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And wait for 15-20 years!
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This year the H1-B was filled within a week (65000 visas). That is for entry from October.
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A week? A couple of years back, it was full in one day!
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Sorry, I kind of don't get it. Are you referring to gender unbiased behavior here?
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No. Women can hire household help on the cheap in India. Try paying for a maid in the US! So Indian women want to move back to India and get lazy and fat so long as their husbands can support them in the style they are accustomed to while in the US!
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I don't get that either, but what really confuses me is how some are able to get a driver's license. I came to the US on an H1-B visa and it took them 18 months from I passed the tests to get around to issue me a license. They gave me a temporary license and I had to extend that several times. BTW, I am still here because I received a Green Card through the Diversity Visa Lottery. I had sent in the application about three years in a row before I moved to the US, then my name was picked in the lottery a few months after I arrived on the H1-B. Soren Madsen
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SoMad wrote:
I came to the US on an H1-B visa and it took them 18 months from I passed the tests to get around to issue me a license. They gave me a temporary license and I had to extend that several times.
I guess that is why you are So Mad!
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A week? A couple of years back, it was full in one day!
Well, it was filled in a day but it took a week to process and declare it. 2 or 3 years ago (not sure which) it didn't get filled until late November. I have no idea why but I find the whole immigration process fascinating so try to keep up with what goes on. Sad, I know. :)
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If you want a Passport that'll allow you to visit various countries without getting a visitor Visa through Visa waiver programs, then immigrate to Singapore. That'd be your quickest option :-) You'd need to learn Chinese and/or Tamil to survive there though.
Regards, Nish
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Nish Sivakumar wrote:
You'd need to learn Chinese and/or Tamil to survive there though
Got that wrong - not a word of either (I do struggle with Singlish sometimes) and have no problems surviving here. Half out team are indian dev who have done precisely what you suggested.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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d@nish wrote:
I just need a US passport to get rid of these visa hassles.
I assume you're aware that the US taxes you on your world income regardless of your country of residence? :) /ravi
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What! That's crazy. So if I am not using any of the facilities in the country, I am not even getting paid in my US bank account, why should I pay taxes?
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What! That's crazy. So if I am not using any of the facilities in the country, I am not even getting paid in my US bank account, why should I pay taxes?
"Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[^]
The US and Eritrea are the only countries in the world that tax its permanent residents and citizens on their worldwide income regardless of their tax domicile. /ravi
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That you have to figure out for yourself!
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mark merrens wrote:
That you have to figure out for yourself!
I thought you'd put on a wig and offer to marry him.
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Nish Sivakumar wrote:
You'd need to learn Chinese and/or Tamil to survive there though
Got that wrong - not a word of either (I do struggle with Singlish sometimes) and have no problems surviving here. Half out team are indian dev who have done precisely what you suggested.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
Singlish no ploblem lah!
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What! That's crazy. So if I am not using any of the facilities in the country, I am not even getting paid in my US bank account, why should I pay taxes?
"Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[^]
d@nish wrote:
What! That's crazy
No that's right, if you are taxed less than the US amount locally they want the difference. I'm astonished there are US expats employed in low tax countries!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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Don't worry, I am not coming there to steal jobs. :) I can do that from India. ;) I am interested in knowing affects of recent economic conditions on immigration restrictions. Has it become more stricter or easier to sneak in(legally).
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Man, you have to be crazy to go there, toddler shoot people with gun other there!!! And I love put people into jail for no reason (just in case)!!!
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mark merrens wrote:
That you have to figure out for yourself!
I thought you'd put on a wig and offer to marry him.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
Who says I need a wig?
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d@nish wrote:
What! That's crazy
No that's right, if you are taxed less than the US amount locally they want the difference. I'm astonished there are US expats employed in low tax countries!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
Mycroft Holmes wrote:
I'm astonished there are US expats employed in low tax countries!
Hundreds if not thousands are employed in no-tax countries such as Saudi Arabia and Dubai in the Middle East.
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Who says I need a wig?
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures
mark merrens wrote:
Who says I need a wig?
I don't like to give up my sources. But I can say Toad of Toad Hall and Yoda.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
