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		pertymcpert on Jan 26, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: H-1B: Oracle favored hiring foreign graduates of U... Why would an L1 want to go to H1-B instead of going straight to green card?

untog on Jan 26, 2019 | [–]

IIRC it's a lot more difficult (impossible?) to transfer an L1 between employers, whereas an H1B can be transferred.

airstrike on Jan 26, 2019 | [–]

They wouldn't

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