• greenskye@lemmy.zipEnglish
    161·
    2 days ago

    Also, you can’t really move jobs either. So a H1B friend of mine was in fact underpaid for the work he was doing because actually moving to the job title he was doing would’ve restarted the clock on his citizenship.

    • dan@upvote.auEnglish
      6·
      2 days ago

      restarted the clock on his citizenship

      You can’t apply for citizenship from a H1-B. You have to get permanent residency (green card) first, then be a permanent resident for 5 years.

      • greenskye@lemmy.zipEnglish
        1·
        3 hours ago

        It may have been his green card. I’ll admit to not being intricately aware of the process. I just know he was taken advantage of due to his inability to change job titles without doing something to his efforts to eventually become a citizen.