Relocation Package
#20
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Re: Relocation Package
..... but you had already been told this back in December: The company said H1B and that she wouldn't be able to work under that. Is their another type she could work under then?
As I understand it, at some point when you are applying for the Green Card and have been approved for the I-140 then she could apply for EAD. (and you not likely to be doing this for a few years)
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Re: Relocation Package
The new process is so much easier, no need to pay all the fees to the lawyers to put together the case till you know if you are picked.
Have you checked the compensation offered is enough for an H1b? It’s called “prevailing wage”:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/for...revailing-wage
your description of the benefits is also not very confidence inspiring... do you know what kind of healthcare they are paying 100% for? The times I have seen 100% of the monthly premium paid the plan is often not great and covers very little, and when I have seen it only 1 plan option was given. Did they say which provider e.g. United or Aetna, or BCBS, Cigna etc and if it’s a HMO, POS etc ?
the plans I have set up I would generally pay 70% of the premium for most employees and 80% for execs and them cap the total the firm would pay at say $2k a month, some of the higher costs ones were up $5k a month for a family plan.
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No, unfortunately not. I am here on a H4, been here 4 months and not able to work - my wife is a professor, so on a cap exempt H1b. We are already in the processes of applying for our green card (i140 petition approved). So, I will be applying for the H4 EAD as part of this. Even with that in mind it will still be some time before that comes through, so your wife should be prepared for that because there is no way around it. Personally, I'm enjoying the break from work - I'm doing some online courses and learning Spanish (hoping these will fill out the gap in my CV a bit as well), but I know not working isn't for everyone.
Can you get the H4 EAD as long as your wife has applied for i140? You dont have to wait until she gets her green card. I think I've read that somewhere and greencard process can take years. Sorry if i getting thinks muddled
I like youre online learning. Might be an idea for my wife.
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Re: Relocation Package
Do you have an advanced US degree (which gets you a second drawing) or did you get though in the first round with a US Bachelors equivalent degree?
The new process is so much easier, no need to pay all the fees to the lawyers to put together the case till you know if you are picked.
Have you checked the compensation offered is enough for an H1b? It’s called “prevailing wage”:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/for...revailing-wage
your description of the benefits is also not very confidence inspiring... do you know what kind of healthcare they are paying 100% for? The times I have seen 100% of the monthly premium paid the plan is often not great and covers very little, and when I have seen it only 1 plan option was given. Did they say which provider e.g. United or Aetna, or BCBS, Cigna etc and if it’s a HMO, POS etc ?
the plans I have set up I would generally pay 70% of the premium for most employees and 80% for execs and them cap the total the firm would pay at say $2k a month, some of the higher costs ones were up $5k a month for a family plan.
The new process is so much easier, no need to pay all the fees to the lawyers to put together the case till you know if you are picked.
Have you checked the compensation offered is enough for an H1b? It’s called “prevailing wage”:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/for...revailing-wage
your description of the benefits is also not very confidence inspiring... do you know what kind of healthcare they are paying 100% for? The times I have seen 100% of the monthly premium paid the plan is often not great and covers very little, and when I have seen it only 1 plan option was given. Did they say which provider e.g. United or Aetna, or BCBS, Cigna etc and if it’s a HMO, POS etc ?
the plans I have set up I would generally pay 70% of the premium for most employees and 80% for execs and them cap the total the firm would pay at say $2k a month, some of the higher costs ones were up $5k a month for a family plan.
Ive looked at the prevaling wage. Not 100% sure what to do. Not degree qualified, but a lot of specialised experience. So do i put 120 month required or put qualifications as college?
I cant remember the name of the provider now. I have noted it down somewhere. But basically they have a primary plan with $5k deductibles, and a secondary plan which brings the primary deductibles down to $1k. In network coinsurance is 100%. So i have 2 cards to carry.
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Re: Relocation Package
Do you have an advanced US degree (which gets you a second drawing) or did you get though in the first round with a US Bachelors equivalent degree?
The new process is so much easier, no need to pay all the fees to the lawyers to put together the case till you know if you are picked.
Have you checked the compensation offered is enough for an H1b? It’s called “prevailing wage”:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/for...revailing-wage
your description of the benefits is also not very confidence inspiring... do you know what kind of healthcare they are paying 100% for? The times I have seen 100% of the monthly premium paid the plan is often not great and covers very little, and when I have seen it only 1 plan option was given. Did they say which provider e.g. United or Aetna, or BCBS, Cigna etc and if it’s a HMO, POS etc ?
the plans I have set up I would generally pay 70% of the premium for most employees and 80% for execs and them cap the total the firm would pay at say $2k a month, some of the higher costs ones were up $5k a month for a family plan.
The new process is so much easier, no need to pay all the fees to the lawyers to put together the case till you know if you are picked.
Have you checked the compensation offered is enough for an H1b? It’s called “prevailing wage”:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/for...revailing-wage
your description of the benefits is also not very confidence inspiring... do you know what kind of healthcare they are paying 100% for? The times I have seen 100% of the monthly premium paid the plan is often not great and covers very little, and when I have seen it only 1 plan option was given. Did they say which provider e.g. United or Aetna, or BCBS, Cigna etc and if it’s a HMO, POS etc ?
the plans I have set up I would generally pay 70% of the premium for most employees and 80% for execs and them cap the total the firm would pay at say $2k a month, some of the higher costs ones were up $5k a month for a family plan.
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Thanks for that. Im going to have to push them to get my greencard asap then.
#29
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I have a very vague recollection that there was talk of scrapping the H4 EAD thing, so that's worth checking out as well, not sure what the latest on that is.
Best of luck.
#30
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Do you know anyone that current works at the company in the US? Local knowledge is always a good thing, especially about this sort of topic.
What you wrote above just doesn't sound realistic. Something like a transplant could set them back $250k.