manunited1991
Can someone please share insights on what implications does this change have on international applicants? Does this make recruiting in US easier?
It gives you an automatic 3-year work permit which helps with a few things:
1. It gives you a legal right without too much hoop jumping to stay and work! In the US for 3 years
2. You are more likely to get an H1 B work permit since you will have 3-4 opportunities at the lottery instead of 1-2.
3. Employers that don’t hire internationals and don’t bother with H1B will still not hire however they may reconsider. Sounds like PWC is one! . This is not an automatic work permit however.
4. You can now stay in the US for 3 years + 2x3 for H1B. A total of 9 years which is plenty for a green card application.
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