This article talks about the H1B visa's current situation and what implications the current cap is going to have on the students with EAD(those who are on optional practical training) and on those people who are currently in H1B status.
Most of the indian software companies have played it smart to pull in a major chunk of the 65000 visas that were available.I really can't believe that the system is allowed to work this way.
I feel the people who are going to suffer mainly due to this are the current batch of graduates from the U.S universities and also those whose EAD period is expiring.I don't know if the U.S might increase the number from 65000 again next year,thanks to the various groups' outcry against foriegn workers taking up their jobs.Even if the number gets increased,it is going to be a gala time for companies like Infosys/TCS and others to gobble whatever number is thrown towards them.Also,the application filing for the next year(period starts from Oct 2004) is starting from April,which means that the H1B limit(whatever number it is) will be reached immediately because it will be issued on a first come first served basis.This again is going to be a worrying factor for many M.s students.
This article talks about the same news.
Another article that I read talked about how the number of IITians going for M.S has decreased significantly.
IITians staying back in India
Offlate I have been telling some of my juniors/friends to think twice before applying for M.S at U.S univs with a goal of getting into lucrative jobs at the end of their courses.Hope these articles portray the ground reality and make sense to the people who are in a dilemma as to what they want to pursue.
-Raapi
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