DeanUK2US

Hi everybody.

Very reasonable prices. Expected a hell of a lot more!

retzie

Just so you know, my employer doesn't pay any of my visa costs. Also, I don't have any dependents, so H-1b would actually be quite workable for me.

There's a situation for everything

augigi

That's a bit stupid. If I'm going to go overseas to work for someone, they can definitely pay for the visa!

In any case, if you want a H1 visa, go get one. For the other 99.9% of us, E3 is still much cheaper and easier.

retzie

There's a lot that's stupid about the academic career path. Probably not the place to say it, but I don't even want to be in America - it's just there simply aren't the kind of junior research positions I need in Oz

As I said previously, yes, I will suck it up and pay. It has just been a feat of incredibly bad timing: I'm about to leave (but not before the 4th ), so all decisions and paperwork are already done. If I had to decide now, I may choose differently...

lifehouse51

When your initial E-3 will be up in 2 years, you can still convince the university to switch to a H1-B instead. However, to me, the most unfavorable part of H1-B is the max duration of 6 years. At a lot of academic places, they may want to evaluate you for a period of time (especially as junior faculty), before they're willing to offer a more permanent position and green card sponsorship. I certainly wouldn't wanna hit the 6 years limit of H1-B before I can be sure the employer will sponsor EB.