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Re: What's your chance of getting a U.S. work visa? Find out with BorderScore

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Or, in other words, how much will you deprive your own society of and contribute to American society, assuring our domination and your society's dependence and subjugation.

Human beings are not property of their governments. They have a right to live, and move to a place that they choose. Brain drain might be a problem, but the correct approach is to make the drained country a better place to live, not to prohibit escape.

Re: What's your chance of getting a U.S. work visa? Find out with BorderScore

#13

How accurate is this information, ultimately? i.e: - Are lawyer fees counted in? - Different advertising expenses for having public ads up for position as per requirement of H1B petition process? - Internal HR costs (which run large for larger corps)? - What's the ultimate revenue model?

- Yes, legal fees are counted - this includes government filing fees (you may be referring to PERM advertising, which is part of the Green Card process) - no - this is an experiment from the team at Teleborder.com, which is a complete global mobility platform

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#14
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For Software Engineers, citizens from these 4 countries can get work Visas other than an H1-B: Canada Mexico Singapore Chile The first two on the TN Visa, and the latter two on the H1-B1 Visa, the cap has never been reached on either.

Australian can also get a E-3 visa, which is similar to a H1-B.

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For Software Engineers, citizens from these 4 countries can get work Visas other than an H1-B: Canada Mexico Singapore Chile The first two on the TN Visa, and the latter two on the H1-B1 Visa, the cap has never been reached on either.

True, but keep in mind TN Visas are designed for temporary work. They need to be renewed every 3 years, even for the same employer, and offer no path towards permanent residence. So, they can be used for people doing a work exchange for a company that has branches in Canada/Mexico and the U.S., or as a bridge when the H1-B cap has been hit for the current/next year. They don't really substitute an H1-B in the mid/long term.

Re: What's your chance of getting a U.S. work visa? Find out with BorderScore

#17
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For Software Engineers, citizens from these 4 countries can get work Visas other than an H1-B: Canada Mexico Singapore Chile The first two on the TN Visa, and the latter two on the H1-B1 Visa, the cap has never been reached on either.

True, but keep in mind TN Visas are designed for temporary work. They need to be renewed every 3 years, even for the same employer, and offer no path towards permanent residence. So, they can be used for people doing a work exchange for a company that has branches in Canada/Mexico and the U.S., or as a bridge when the H1-B cap has been hit for the current/next year. They don't really substitute an H1-B in the mid/lon…

The H1-B also need to be renewed (even for the same employer), except it's on a 4 year period IIRC. Also, the TN can be renewed indefinitely, whereas the H1-B can only be renewed so many times before you're "forced" into a Green Card.

It can also be used, like you mentioned, as a bridge to start working immediately without having to wait for H1-B openings the be ready.

Re: What's your chance of getting a U.S. work visa? Find out with BorderScore

#18
my personal chances seem to be about zero. at least without spending a lot of time, money and effort.

when i last applied it rapidly descended into a process that felt like bribery and moving goalposts.

that being said, i in no way blame america for making it hard for people of arab descent who spent any serious amount of time immersed in that culture. i would do the same. (i /assume/ that was the problem - i may well be wrong)

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