I am not an expert in the matter but here is what I have learnt/heard about it: - There are costs involved in the whole process, I usually hear 15K-20K (could

I am not an expert in the matter but here is what I have learnt/heard about it: - There are costs involved in the whole process, I usually hear 15K-20K (could be more) - Committing ~20K upfront for an employee who you don't know much about involves risk. Hiring & firing becomes complicated and involves attorneys. - Depending on what country the employee is in, there are different quotas for visas and they fill up very quickly. I know this is the case for India, not sure about other countries. - Another potential problem I can think of is what percent of your workforce is non-US. I believe there are laws around that too. All this being said, I have thought about this and a few of my founder friends. Most of the H1B hires I have seen is students who come to US for MS and get the visas. I don't know anyone who was hired from their native country and relocated to US. There might be some cases though.