Non American on Wall Street
Does not having a US citizenship hinder your progress in the corporate hierachy at all? (NYC Office)
Is there a glass ceiling on international student hires?
From what I have read, most people who break into top positions are naturalised along the way.
I realise it sounds like a pessimistic question but I wouldn't want to spend $400k going to a target in US if some bureaucracy is standing in the way. People already in the industry can shed some more light on this matter.
(People who'll say you'll naturalise along the way, no, not with 50+ yr backlog for greencard)
no. you only need to worry about visa
Yeah. With current policies, I should have 3 year under OPT but the lottery based h1b system can be a menace later on.
50+ year?
Is that for Indian/Chinese?
If your goal is to get citizenship on your own, then you’re delusional and the cost isn’t worth it.
But you can marry a citizen along the way instead of being naturalized. H1B is all luck no skill, so if you’re a hardass of doing things the right way then the cost isn’t worth it.
There’s no ceiling as long as you can make money, but the ceiling will be imposed by immigration if your visa isn’t renewed or something even after getting the initial H1B.
India. Yeah the luck no skill part is annoying and I don't think we can see the condition improving any time soon.
Stay in India then
H1B is a total crapshoot
If you’re Indian and you want high finance, save yourself 50% go to a UK university (ideally Oxbridge, LSE, Imperial or Warwick) start in London and if after that you’re still dead set on Wall Street it’s pretty easy to lateral.
Makes sense, I did originally have London as a potential option back of my mind. Thanks.
Once you’re in the door there is zero glass ceilings. At various points the heads of IB of each of MS, ML, BofAML, JPM, Evercore and more have all been Indian immigrants.
In a similar boat as you. When I first came here for college I thought that I would end up staying here for the rest of life; however the reality is H1B / green card is all luck-based. Starting to feel it’s not worth the overhang / constant stress to continue pursuing a path to naturalization. I may not even be alive by the time I get my green card due to the crazy backlog!
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