Yes, that is my question. So I did some research and: France: - doesn't have quotas on work visas - doesn't place any limitations [1] on: - skilled wo

Yes, that is my question. So I did some research and: France: - doesn't have quotas on work visas - doesn't place any limitations [1] on: - skilled workers - transferees - young professionals Australia: - doesn't have quotas on work visas - provide a work visa provided that you are either: - a skilled worker [2] - have a recent university degree Now the catch for the skilled worker in Australia is that there is a required market testing to prove that you can't hire an Australian worker for an occupation except that most occupations in skill levels 1 and 2 (managers and professionals, basically the entire range of H1-Bs) are exempt from it [3] except a short list of protected occupations which does not include computer jobs. So you are in effect incorrect. Does anyone have any examples of countries in the world besides the U.S. that impose such restrictions on our industry? [1] http://www.ofii.fr/recruter_un_etranger_192/index.html?sub_menu=2 http://www.ofii.fr/recruter_un_etranger_192/index.html?sub_m... [2] http://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/457.aspx http://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/457.aspx [3] http://www.immi.gov.au/FAQs/Pages/Are-there-exemptions-to-labour-market-testing-in-the-subclass-457-programme.aspx http://www.immi.gov.au/FAQs/Pages/Are-there-exemptions-to-la...