L1 and H1B visa: I really need one ASAP. Which company do you know that are open to sponsoring a Sr UC/IT Engineer?
I am a Sr. UC and IT Engineer worked with some of the best companies in this country as a consultant. Now I need a visa. I'm only from accross the border up north. Which companies do you know that sponsors visas? (anywhere in the US)
TN visa is the easiest route, H1B season is April. Start applying, many tech companies will sponsor you happily. Good luck!
TN is the easiest. i spent 5 min interviewing at border and got one (given company lawyers did the papers)
TN. An L1 means you have to be hired at a Canadian sub and then transferred, which takes longer. But an L1 is an easy upgrade to a GC. I went the L1 route.
With an L1 you have to work at a subsidiary outside the US for at least 1 year before transferring to the US. TN may work but has limitations for GC (most companies have people who know how to work around it) b/c it's not dual intent. Start applying, many companies will move forward with Canadian residents b/c TN is so easy to get, esp. in major ports.
I know about TNs. An L1 would have been so much better. Oh well. H1Bs are all gone in may. Soooo. Yeah I'll just start applying
what are the limitations of a TN visa?
On a TN visa you cannot work for more than one company. It's a visa that's given if you promise not to stay "permanently" in the US. So basically, you cannot get a social security number = can't buy a house with the minimum down payment possible, cannot get a cell phone BYOD only, no credit card, can't get a car lease, can't start a company and so on. Basically it's just a pain. But it really does take minutes to get (took me 45 minutes as the Custom officer did not understand my job... Been doing that for 8 years and Mom and Girlfriend still have no idea of what I do lol)
I was lucky. MSFT paid for everything including my L1-A to Green Card. (Thank you BillG!)
Wow. Is he taking your job?