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by rhaway84773 1214 days ago
The point is to have to wait so long to stamp an approved visa in your passport that your visa approval will expire before you can get it stamped and will need to get it reapproved before?

So basically for years you cannot LEAVE the US because even though you have all the approvals, you cannot get an appointment?

So much on their site whining about H1Bs simply have no clue what they’re talking about. Which is especially ironic because commenters here simultaneously complain about how there are so many H1Bs that it should be easy enough to ask one of their colleagues.
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culopatin 1213 days ago
The point is that they always wanted to make it hard for people to get in because they believe they have enough people in here and they are all the talent they need. Letting people in is a privilege granted to a few special people, not the norm, and it’s fine if it’s hard and painful.
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stormfly 1213 days ago
I think you need to learn to have some empathy. Nobody is asking for an easy way in. If you want to have a high bar for people who would be in US then make the application process clear and do not approve the visas. Better yet, if they believe they have enough people in here and they have all the talent they need, do not take the applications in the first place. But making them go through the entire process and approving their visas and then you tell them you don't know when they can have the appointment is plain cruel.

Set the standards high but not painful.

Also, I don't get the talk about privilege. US govt is letting people in because they are getting something out of it. On the other hand people are coming here because they are gaining something as well. Nobody is doing any charity work. It is a give and take on both sides.

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culopatin 1213 days ago
This is not my view of how it should be, this is my view of how it is today. I went through the process myself
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user_7832 1213 days ago
> it’s fine if it’s hard and painful

That’s sadistic. Making visa requirements high(er)/stricter is one thing. Making the process painful shows your morality (or its absence, unfortunately) more than anything else.

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culopatin 1213 days ago
It’s fine for the office to keep it that way is what I mean. They have no incentive to change it. I agree it’s sadistic.
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