Are there cases where someone without any university degree has been able to obtain H1B visa? E.g. by having years of experience but no degree.
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#12What are you seeing in terms of impact of the Canadian Open Work Permit for U.S. H-1B Visa Holders? Has there been a large volume of talent moving to Canada from U.S. tech centers?
Edit: It looks like the 10,000 person cap was already hit [1]. Do you think there is a huge demand beyond the 10k cap?
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#13What's the typical fully loaded cost for a company to bring someone in on an H1B or similar visa, in terms of attorney time and application fees and whatnot?
There is some range depending on the size of the U.S. workforce and whether the petition is filed with premium processing. A rough range for a company with less than 25 FTEs would be $4,000 to $5,500. For a company with at least 25 FTEs, add $750 and if the petition is filed with premium processing, add $2,500.
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#15What are the reasons to bring people to san fransisco in the first place and deal with immigration problems? Why can't startups just use a payroll provider like deel and have a semi-global team?
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#16If an international student is on a stem opt extension (24 months) that just started, and does YC, is it possible for them to get a green card before the stem opt expires?
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#17What are the reasons to bring people to san fransisco in the first place and deal with immigration problems? Why can't startups just use a payroll provider like deel and have a semi-global team?
I think there are legal limitations like IP and compliance for some industries that make it tricky.
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#18What’s the easiest way for a startup to poach H1B workers from competitors and large, established companies? Is it even possible, or are they trapped at their sponsoring company? If there is a process or workflow for accomplishing this in a repeatable/scalable manner, I’d be keen to know!
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#19What's the typical fully loaded cost for a company to bring someone in on an H1B or similar visa, in terms of attorney time and application fees and whatnot?
There is some range depending on the size of the U.S. workforce and whether the petition is filed with premium processing. A rough range for a company with less than 25 FTEs would be $4,000 to $5,500. For a company with at least 25 FTEs, add $750 and if the petition is filed with premium processing, add $2,500.
Thanks for the detailed answer!
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#20How do the immigration efforts change between US political regime changes? Is it easier or more challenging, or does it stay the same?