‘The employer promises out of H-1B sponsors’: Redditor says that the company signed a support agreement, but later refused
A Reddit user on the R/H1B community has expressed widespread concern that his employer suddenly withdrawn a H-1B visa sponsor, despite guaranteeing a signed agreement. The post, which quickly attained traction, expanded the user experience with a European company in the US, who reportedly promised visa sponsorship in writing, only to retreat at the last -time, putting the activist’s legal status and future in the United States threatening.The employee, whose identity is anonymous, said that he had a formal signed agreement with the company, confirming that the firm would sponsor his H -1B petition. “Earlier this year, I signed an employment agreement, which clearly underlined the work during the H1B period, with the understanding that the company would support my plea. I made a huge contribution to the team, helping to grow American appearance, and stuck for a long time to prove my value,” the raditor wrote.
Redditor says the company broke the promise of H-1B sponsorship despite the agreement.
“When the time was actually a time to file an H1B petition, they refused to cover the USCIS filing fees and started removing themselves from the process. Finally, they just freeze everything without any clarification and let me go now,” The post sought advice from the community. The person claimed that he did not get any benefit, no health insurance, about 50 percent below DOL wages were being paid for role. “The company is European-based and is now clear that they do not fully understand the American corporate and immigration compliance standards (or respect),” the person wrote. Reddit users advised that the person can now take legal action against the company under a violation of contract or “promissory note”, a legal concept, which could implement broken promises if someone faced loss by relying on them. Others advised the user to consider a complaint with the US Labor Department’s wages and an hour division, especially if the company is regularly engaged in H -1B recruitment.While the Reddit Post does not name the company, many commentators estimated that such cases could be more common, with staffing agencies and outsourcing firms to increase the investigation of H-1B misuse.
