The Modern Shift Podcast

Visa Salary Wars : How to Conquer the UK & US Prevailing Wage


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This Episode provide comprehensive guidance on the complex interplay between employment negotiations and immigration requirements across different countries, particularly the UK and US. Several documents focus on the UK Skilled Worker visa, detailing the mandatory salary thresholds (General Threshold and Going Rate), the skill classifications (RQF and SOC codes), and recent rules that deduct loan repayments for visa costs from the qualifying salary. Other sources address US employment-based visas, specifically the H1B Labor Condition Application (LCA), emphasizing its role in enforcing minimum wages (the higher of the actual or prevailing wage) to protect foreign workers. Collectively, the texts offer salary negotiation tactics for foreign nationals, stressing the importance of using data (like MGMA surveys for medical professionals) and leveraging one's value to secure a total compensation package, which includes negotiable non-salary benefits like Paid Time Off (PTO) and allowances.

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