In practice, American companies who hire foreigners on H1B don’t bother. I’m guessing, evaluating a university diploma is a well-known routine. Proofing that w

In practice, American companies who hire foreigners on H1B don’t bother. I’m guessing, evaluating a university diploma is a well-known routine. Proofing that work experience counts as equivalent is less common, and hence unknown to the lawyers/accountants who do that paperwork. If you don’t have an education but are exceptionally talented, O-1 “Extraordinary Ability” might be easier than H1B.