4 ways: 1. Work for a US company in the Middle East and transfer over on an L1 2. Apply to US companies and play the H1B lottery 3. Immigrate to or work for

4 ways: 1. Work for a US company in the Middle East and transfer over on an L1 2. Apply to US companies and play the H1B lottery 3. Immigrate to or work for a Canadian company (work visa's are easier) 4. Get your Master's Since you specifically asked about #4, I'll address that. You could see your MS as a glorified work visa but if you go to a top school (Stanford, Caltech, Berkely, CMU, etc.) you're getting a lot more intangible benefits as your career progresses. The network you build and the fact that your degree is from a top school are going to look fantastic on your resume and will qualify you for much better jobs. The credential still makes a difference for certain kinds of gigs. Of course, if you start your own startup that credential is kinda useless but the network will still help. So, my advice would be to get into a top school, if you're going to go the #4 route (especially if you can pay your way through, it's much easier) and if not, it's still not a bad way to come work in the US. There are 20k extra H1B visa's for MS degree holders which helps with the lottery as well. Disclaimer: I came to the US to get my Master's 10 years ago and stayed.