All, Here's another information on H1-B. Thanks to Bach ! Salam, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 13:38:25 -0800 (PST) From: BACH F. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: job seize in the US and H1 status Hi okki Shortly after that news, INS issued this sad news. :( ---------------------------- March 21, 2001 INS Will NOT "Let Things Slide" INS has repudiated a widely-distributed story in Wired News that quoted INS sources as saying that the Service is "going to let things slide" for laid off H-1B workers and that reported that INS will allow them to change jobs "without leaving the country, even if they have been unemployed for a while." INS has indicated to that it still takes its long-held view that H-1B nonimmigrants who remain present in the U.S. without changing status, when they are no longer employed under the H-1B, are considered to be in violation of their status. INS indicates that it will continue its past policy of reviewing such situations on a case-by-case basis to determine whether to exercise discretion under 8 CFR section 214.1(c)(4) to grant an extension of status (the procedural stance for a change of employer). The length of the individual's presence in the U.S. under the H-1B admission is one factor in such exercise of discretion. ------------------------ So, I'd suggest to look for a new H-1B sponsor within 10 days or switch to B1 visitor visa until you find one. Hope it helps. Thanks. BF P.S. omong2, kamu kerja di Arus Namala? bagaimana prospek IT disana? > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: Okki Soebagio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [okki's gathering] failure notice (fwd) > Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 06:59:06 +0700 (JAVT) > > Hello, > > For any of you who are either working in the US or > know someone who works > there. > > See you at my next gathering, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 21:17:50 -0600 > > Salam, > > Mudah-mudahan artikel dibawah bermanfaat untuk > teman-teman yang bekerja di > US menggunakan visa H-1 dan kemudian terkena PHK > (pemutusan hubungan kerja): > > http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,42439,00.html > > Pada intinya artikel tersebut menjelaskan bahwa > pemegang H-1 yang terkena > PHK dan tidak mendapat kerja baru dalam waktu 10 > hari ... maka tidak perlu > meninggalkan U.S. > > Penggalan berita saya sertakan di bawah. > > > Jabat erat, > > > Ahmad Syamil > Jonesboro, AR > > ---------------------- fwd ----------- > > Acknowledging the "turbulent time in the tech > industry," an INS official > said her agency will not force H-1B visa holders to > leave the country if > they haven't found new employment within 10 days of > being terminated. > > "We are going to let things slide," agency > spokeswoman Eyleen Schmidt said. > > In fact, that 10-day deadline may not even exist at > all. Nowhere in the > Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 -- and its > amendments, which contain > H-1B provisions -- is there any language that > stipulates a timeframe in > which a terminated employee must leave the country > before the visa expires. > > Yet it has always been a common assumption among > foreign tech workers that > their stay in the United States would quickly end if > they lost their jobs > before their visa expired. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Okki's Gathering No. 9; Friday, February 23, 2001, > 7PM-onwards > Paprika, Jl. K.H. Wahid Hasyim No. 55a, Menteng, > Jakarta Pusat > (the same side with Dua Musim Restaurant, near Jl. > Sabang) > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/?.refer=text
