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neilparikh on April 12, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Spouses of H-1B Visa Holders May Soon Be Allowed t...

Just a quick confirmation, this applies to Green Cards only, and not H1Bs, right?

DVassallo on April 12, 2014 [–]

AFAIK it does not apply to H1Bs, but many other visa categories discriminate based on country of birth / nationality.

neilparikh on April 12, 2014 | [–]

This really gives me second thoughts about going into CS, as someone who was born in India (but is now a Canadian citizen (which apparently doesn't matter at all)).

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