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Secured (not pre-paid) credit cards worked for me.
Do you know of a no-fee secured credit card that is easy for a foreigners apply for online?
There is a fee though. Plus of course, you have to secure the card. I deposited $500 and initially got a credit line of $700. A few months later it was bumped up to $1300.
"When the H-1B cap is reached, large companies like Google often look to L-1s instead, moving new employees to their Canadian offices for a year to make them eligible." Huh. I knew Microsoft did this in Vancouver but hadn't heard about Google also using it although it makes sense. As a Canadian I'm not sure if the country really benefits from it, although I guess it boosts the Canadian offices.
I think the Google location is Windsor, but I know they have an office in Montréal and probably Toronto as well.
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A point to note is that only those who were born in India/China have to deal with this long lead time. If you weren't born in any of these countries that have high immigration rates into America, you should have < 3-4 years path to a Green Card.
I'm Australian and five years after I arrived, I am now eligible to submit my greencard application (adjustment of status).