Have you ever seen the difference between a top notch sysadmin and the average one? There are lots of sysadmins who are interchangeable cogs, just as there are

Have you ever seen the difference between a top notch sysadmin and the average one? There are lots of sysadmins who are interchangeable cogs, just as there are lots of developers who are just warm bodies. But there are some that..aren't. That said, the person that you describe sounds like a better fit for an E2 visa than an H1B. See https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/employment-based-immigrant-visas.html#second https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrat... for a description. Have you tried that option?