Right now, every visa is a hassle. It is unreal how much of a bottleneck US Immigration system has become - no visa appointment slots for months, or years in some cases.
Then, if you do get a H1, you will likely never get a Green card given the current rules.
For short term (5-7 years), you may surely consider getting some sort of work visa. Long term, if you are looking for PR, US is not the one to look at for Indians.
I am in mid 30s, got PR approval 5 years ago. At current rate, I will retire and still not have a PR. It’s ridiculous, but not funny at all.
MMA is maxomandibular advancement. They make fine cuts in the upper and lower jaw, move them forward, and secure them in place with titanium bars. Sounds painful, really was the least painful surgery I have had so far - but the most logistically challenging (chocolate milk for 6 weeks straight).
TPD is transpalatial distraction. He makes a fine cut down the palate and inserts a small device on it, then every couple days you use a little tool to activate it, and it moves the palate apart horizontally, giving you more nasal breathing room.
Wild ride, but I’d do all of those surgeries twice if I had to; they weren’t actually that bad at all, but the results are amazing. Being able to run and breathe through my nose is great, sleeping without the machine is great too.
For those of us who are not overweight or don't have deviated septums (the usual culprits), we probably have underdeveloped lower jaws and recessed chins.
These collapse on the airway when we sleep on our backs. MMA (maxillo mandibular advancement I think) is a surgical way of moving your jaw bones forward.
I had this done in a clinic in Seoul, as my US insurance was crappy and wouldn't cover the peocedure.
It's an uncomfortable recovery process but there's been improvements.
1. An in-person phone round interview at one of the social media Companies in the Bay Area. The interviewer came 10 min late, gave me a problem and was then busy as hell with his phone. At least he had the courtesy to tell me that there was a prod issue he was engaged in, but still, not cool.
The problem was tough as hell, and I didn’t solve it. There was no help/prompts either. I was curious about the source of the problem - and the person told me that it was his own personal twist on a problem from competitive programming competitions.
So, basically, unless you are a seasoned competitive programmer, you are screwed. Again, not cool.
2. An interview at one of the Big Banks in SF for a Engg role. One of the interviewers asked me about my current job and was visibly upset when I said it was cool and nice. Then they followed that up by being disinterested and openly hostile in the rest of the interview.
Didn’t get the job and dodged a bullet. But I still don’t understand what his problem was. Since when is it necessary to hate and abuse your current job when you look for the next one?
