Diversity Visa (Green Card) Lottery Submission Deadline in Four Days

Post by poundy » Wed, Oct 31, 2012, 8:11 AM UTC

Post by ArekDymalski » Wed, Oct 31, 2012, 8:50 AM UTC

Post by smcl » Wed, Oct 31, 2012, 9:51 AM UTC

cfontes wrote: post #5

Hum, brazilians are out as always... I see a lot of cool jobs (Scala and JS) listed on Angel list, I would love to be able to apply but without already having a H1B or Green card there is no way :(

Post by gadders » Wed, Oct 31, 2012, 10:37 AM UTC

smcl wrote: post #6

cfontes wrote: post #5

Hum, brazilians are out as always... I see a lot of cool jobs (Scala and JS) listed on Angel list, I would love to be able to apply but without already having a H1B or Green card there is no way :(

The UK too. What's the options for those not eligible? The fact that these nationalities are excluded from this visa and that there are a large-ish number of such nationals currently resident in the US suggests that there is some legit route available.

Post by gadders » Wed, Oct 31, 2012, 11:12 AM UTC

thisone wrote: post #9

gadders wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, saddens me there isn't a way in like this for us Brits,

It's no easier the other way around, trust me. And it's gotten a lot harder in the past few years. If you seriously want to live in the states, you can try things like going back to university, or trying to get a job with a US company in the UK, with the plan of being transferred. Or, find some ex-pat pubs and cosy on up to the opposite sex person of your choice (US immigration doesn't really to the whole un-married…