> Or the local going rate for qualified personel were higher than you were willing to pay (which per def is true, if you had to bring in foreign work?). Nope,

> Or the local going rate for qualified personel were higher than you were willing to pay (which per def is true, if you had to bring in foreign work?). Nope, immigration fees/lawyer expenses are simply just a negligible cost in the grand scheme of things. When you hire someone earning $350k+ in annual TC, an extra $10-20k one-time cost of immigration-related expenses is a nothingburger for big tech companies. Along the same line of reasoning: relocation expenses for candidates within the US. Big tech companies don't stress over a one-time $10k relocation package cost (for a candidate that passed the interviews and accepted the offer, but just happened to be from another state).