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Healthcare/insurance costs, work visa and related paperwork, family in Vancouver, similar reasons.... And just not wanting to. On a work visa you can only live
by seized 5y ago
Healthcare/insurance costs, work visa and related paperwork, family in Vancouver, similar reasons.... And just not wanting to.
On a work visa you can only live so long in the US before you have to leave for one full year or morr. Greencard is a lottery, you aren't entitled to one.
I'm a Vancouverite who has worked in the US (flying to customer sites) for 15 years now. A coworker moved to the US, didn't get the Greencard lottery, had to move back.
- 908B64B197 5y ago> On a work visa you can only live so long in the US before you have to leave for one full year or morr. Greencard is a lottery, you aren't entitled to one. That's wrong.
- nzmsv 5y agoThey are probably thinking H1, not green card lottery. Other than that, the answer to "why don't Canadians drive 3 hours south" is "they do". The brain drain from Canadian tech is real.