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by kelnos 546 days ago
That's pointless. They need to prove they have somewhere to return to while regretting their visa that lets them... not return there? Dumb.

Ultimately it just wasted time and money, and causes lots of stress, for no useful purpose.
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akira2501 546 days ago
It's a visa. The whole point is that it's not permanent and you are ultimately expected to return home permanently. You may also be asked to leave at any time. It's reasonable for the host nation to want to ensure that outcome is still available and that someone hasn't actually fully emigrated here with no options for return.

Ultimately it's known to anyone who applies for a visa that this will be the requirement, and so, if they don't want the economic opportunity of working in the US, they're free to avoid the stress and just stay in their home nation.

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bdangubic 546 days ago
> It's a visa. The whole point is that it's not permanent and you are ultimately expected to return home permanently

probably do not have to tell you this but not all visas are created equal... this one is particular is a dual-intent visa so what you are saying applies to SOME visas, just not this one :)

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cyberax 546 days ago
> The whole point is that it's not permanent and you are ultimately expected to return home permanently.

No. H1b is a "dual intent" visa. It's expected that you will file for a permanent residence while on this visa.

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