[robertlagrant]

> The H1B program is terrible in that it ties your immigration status to your current employer

I thought it was a temporary working visa more than a route to immigration? I understand the temptation to go for it (I did something not entirely dissimilar working in another country for a few years under temporary visas) but not the mindset that doesn't take into account the reality of the arrangement, which is well known up front.

[preciousoo]

Officially it is, and if you present to USCIS that you have plans to go beyond the limits of H1B, technically they could take action. In practice however,