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I'm not sure your advice is correct. First of all, small companies have no more problem applying for H-1B than larger companies. Especially in the last 2 years
by alain94040 17y ago
I'm not sure your advice is correct.
First of all, small companies have no more problem applying for H-1B than larger companies. Especially in the last 2 years, where the quotas were not met on day 1 of the application process.
Second, graduate students with a MS have their own special category (not subject to the H-1B cap). And they can use the OPT training program to get a job without having to go through a visa.
Bottom line: check out usvisanews.com, not hackernews, to discuss this.
- ahk 17y agoPersonally, I have not heard of any startup willing to spend the time or money to sponsor a H1B. Many startup jobs are advertised with a clear restriction that they are looking only for citizens/GC holders.
- siong1987 17y agoA lot of YC companies do help international workers to get their H1Bs. I don't know what is the exact number. OP: Anyway, if you are canadian, it will be easier. There is a special category for canadian who wants to work in US. H1B is tricky. And, it has a quota. Try those startups who have secured theirs series A, it will be easier to get in.
- jayliew 17y agoAlain, I'm actually very sure that small companies do have more trouble. For one, they have to prove that they (have revenue/are profitable) for X months. If you're a budding Twitter or Facebook in the early days, your revenue is $0 and your profits are also $0 - and that's a red flag to the immigration. And there's other criterias that similar to this where it's easy if you're a big company, but virtually impossible if you're a startup.