Nomad,
Although I am personally not affected and could care less (am a Mech Engr by trade), I agree to your assessments on the "desi sweatshops" and road-side consulting firms abusing immigartion systems in US. But I still beleive that AINP is not the only option. Lets face it, there is no "substitute" to USA for smart professionals with advanced degress, right skillsets and attitude. I have had folks in my family (educated in canada with PHDs and have lived for 12 yrs!) running south of the border in a heartbeat!
There are quite a few of us here who are non IT and those thankfully not affected by the economic downturn and a more serious question in this forum is "how many of you here would really settle down in Alberta if USCIS changes their processing times on GC dramatically?".. I am sure I wont be surprised with the outcome at all..
Voluntary Disclosure: My company has facilities in Alberta and are ready to transfer me there if need be, but am still seriously considering going back to my home country in 2 yrs.
-6Sigma
Although I am personally not affected and could care less (am a Mech Engr by trade), I agree to your assessments on the "desi sweatshops" and road-side consulting firms abusing immigartion systems in US. But I still beleive that AINP is not the only option. Lets face it, there is no "substitute" to USA for smart professionals with advanced degress, right skillsets and attitude. I have had folks in my family (educated in canada with PHDs and have lived for 12 yrs!) running south of the border in a heartbeat!
There are quite a few of us here who are non IT and those thankfully not affected by the economic downturn and a more serious question in this forum is "how many of you here would really settle down in Alberta if USCIS changes their processing times on GC dramatically?".. I am sure I wont be surprised with the outcome at all..
Voluntary Disclosure: My company has facilities in Alberta and are ready to transfer me there if need be, but am still seriously considering going back to my home country in 2 yrs.
-6Sigma
nomad_musafir said:AINP seemed to be the "only" option for someone like me who has no relatives in Canada, no job offer in Canada, and occupation not included in the FSW list. How many of you would have honestly considered AINP, had the US economy not tanked, CIS was not clamping down on desi sweatshops, and everybody was still getting their EB2's on their cough cough "embellished" experiences? Count your blessings that the AINP option is still available, especially in this economy. If anybody gets laid off in the meanwhile - too bad, but it's not Alberta's fault.tharkiftp said:Sad but true, AINP no longer looks like a lucrative option.
I understand the frustration. All I can say is be patient, keep the faith, and play the hand you've been dealt.