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saffer

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    Comment #5791124

    As a non-CS grad, I may be biased, but I think fields like math/CS/physics/engineering are closely enough related that good skills in one make it much easier to learn another. The …

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    Comment #5791082

    Same in South Africa. BSc honours is required if you want to do a masters or anything further. In the sciences, a BSc on its own only qualifies you to be a lab tech.

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    Comment #5736661

    Due to a combination of long processing times for green cards, and the legal notion of "immigrant intent", H1-B is commonly used as a bridge to a green card. Any US visa which isn'…

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    Comment #5623379

    Discontented people within your borders are a much bigger problem then discontented people outside your borders though. Also, as a potential future immigrant (native English speake…

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    Comment #5517038

    What size companies were you applying to? I've heard that smaller corps tend to put emphasis on CS education, while the big ones (big enough to have research divisions, like Google…

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    Comment #5516647

    Yeah ... I guess I'm lucky I'm still in school, so if this fails I can still work on OPT for a year and apply again. Otherwise I'd be asking my employer how difficult it is to tran…

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    Comment #5516636

    That cap was also exceeded (by how much, I'm not sure). So chances are better but not certain.

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    Comment #5516549

    > Hint: If you're an English speaking American with more than 5 years of work experience or a bachelors degree you have enough points As an English speaking South-African finishing…