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I got H1B Visa and 83000 USD dollar petition amount as annual package.I am confused as this amount will be enough to survive there with wife and 7 year old daughter.My wife is working here and together we are earning 50LPA annual.We are settled here by owning house too.Confusion is my wife will not be able to work there on H4 Visa so the kind of life we are living here will not be possible there.Thoughts?Suggestions?Pros and Cons?
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Financially, it makes sense. However, the job market is very bad in US and H1B people are not getting valued. There are many cases where visa is in hand but people are not flying.
I am currently on H1b earning close to 100k USD in Connecticut. I would say it's not worth with 120K especially with the fact that your combined salaries in India is close to 35 lpa. The market here is so bad that switching any time soon is close to impossible. Expenses have gone quite high here and you will end up losing all social life and only save as much as in India . My honest advice is don't lose your wife's job for 120K salary in PA. Companies aren't filing i140 application so that rules out H4 EAD opportunities. Stay with parents, grow in India itself . I am sure you won't regret .
Hey folks, need some advice.
I’ve got around 8 years of experience and make ~42 LPA in India. My wife has 6+ years of experience, works in the U.S. on an H1B, and earns about $85K a year. Her job is fully remote within the U.S.
If I move there on an H4 visa, I can’t work unless I get an EAD, which might take a while.
So I’m stuck between a few options:
1. Ask her to move back to India (she’s totally fine with that and can get around 30 LPA here).
2. I move to the U.S. and try to find a remote job that allows me to work from there.
3. Take up some support or low-level job in the U.S. (if anything’s possible on H4).
Not sure what’s the smarter move here. Anyone been in a similar situation? What would you do?