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

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I have a PhD in philosophy (with a dissertation on symbolic logic). When I was interviewing in the US, I was told repeatedly that it would impossible for me to get an H1B visa for an IT job because my degree is not in science or engineering. BorderScore doesn't seem to take this sort of thing into account, unless I'm missing something.

I got the following assessment: The short version is that you can start working in the U.S. within 6 weeks, and stay for at least 2 years with: - a 82% chance of success - $2,183.13/year cost to sponsor you I suspect this is wrong. Previously I was also told that the waiting period could easily be up to 9 months.

There is a ton of misinformation out there related to different visas. The time spent waiting depends on the type of visa you are after, as does the costs and requirements involved.

I personally got a H1B visa paperwork done within a week or two, got the positive answer like a month after submitting my request (and note that the submission times here are fixed, it can only be done once a year during a specific timeframe), and was working in the US within days of the visa allowing it. Just to clarify the timeline - you apply in April, get a response in May, and can start working in October.

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

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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 wel…

You reminded me of a story of a good fried on mine that kept getting "randomly" picked for extra screening every time he would go into the US. The fact that he's built like a rugby player and very clearly middle eastern probably helped.

One day, fairly fed up with the long journey and yet another selection he went "Relax guys, I'm only here because I write the software the you guys (TSA) use".

Moral of the story, if you are good enough, there's always a place for you.

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