There might be a way to meet both your needs. If you are satisfied with everything else, there is no harm in letting the hiring process go ahead. Ask the employ

There might be a way to meet both your needs. If you are satisfied with everything else, there is no harm in letting the hiring process go ahead. Ask the employer to send you the offer letter but don't sign anything yet. Once you have the offer letter in hand, CONSULT A LAWYER on your own dime to prepare the following. (Even if the employer's lawyers prepared the agreement and modified clerky agreements, you would have to get your own lawyer to review any agreement before you sign them) Step 1: Write down your verbal agreement in an email. For example: "Thank you for the offer letter. I would like to take this opportunity to document in writing what we discussed over the phone. Specifically, -- As part of my employment agreement, you will provide me with a blue pony within 2 business days of my landing in SFO. -- Within 90 days, You will also provide me with a visa and bear all costs for the same. If this is also your understanding of our discussion. Please send me an email back specifically stating that." Step 2: -- Strike out any clause in the standard agreement that says that there shall be no other verbal or written agreements (your lawyer can help identify these sneaky clauses). Initial all pages. Sign it. -- Attach and Send it back to him/her. -- Ask him to make 2 copies of that set, initial all pages AND any struck-out clauses and send one copy back to you. This way he/she gets to use Clerky and you get a good written documentation any agreement. If he refuses to do that. Don't take the job. NOTE OF CAUTION: Its not up to your employer to give you a green card or a visa. The US Government has to give you one. Your employer will have to pay "thousands of dollars to hire a lawyer" to a visa or green card anyway.