Should Indians Consider US for their MBA?

Many Indian students come to USA with their MBA dreams every year. Some are lucky enough to get great jobs and without much trouble, but most of the students have to work twice as hard and live a very stressful life until that job offer is in their hand. Why does this happen? These students are just as smart as their American counterparts, they work just as hard in fact harder than them. Then what is it that makes life so stressful for Indians?

The answer is H1-B and the Green Card. If you are amongst the ones who just want to get experience and go back home, then you should not be that worried because once you have a job and H1b you are more or less fine. Others who plan to settle in the US are pretty much screwed. The wait times for a green card are ridiculous. EB-3 category has a wait time for 7 years. You cant leave your employer or get promoted in this time. EB -2 category (for jobs that require a masters) has a wait time of 4-5 years. The catch here is that masters is required, and many jobs just "prefer" an MBA dont require it. Which means that you will have to apply in the EB 3 category. Yes there are workarounds where you can get promoted but the point is that your life will be very very very stressful until get that card in your hand. I have seen people waiting for their green card, and it makes me so sad to see their situation. Employer will harass them just because we cant really do much, they will see others move ahead, and their personal life gets screwed because there is a lot of uncertainty.

So what is the solution to this? Unfortunately there isnt one, unless you go to immigrant friendly countries like Canada. I myself am in Montreal at the moment to check out the country. So far I really like the country, but then its not USA. I know this doesnt help, but this is the reality. Here is my take, if you have never been to the US or are not very keen on living in the US, do consider Canada. Great country, super cool people, and enough opportunities.

If you are in my situation and have spent a lot of time in the US and have a good network there, it makes sense to give EB 2 a shot and apply for immigration in Canada as a backup. I have about 3-4 months left in Canada, and trust me I really want to like this place sooo much that I am certain that I can leave the US and settle here. Life would be so much easier. I dont want to spend the sleepless night trying to get a job, then trying to persuade the employer to sponsor a green card, and finally being able to get a green card. Thats about 5-7 years down the drain. Is it worth it? Only time will tell.