Hiring a talent not currently residing in the US?

Posted by voidnothings on Monday May 24, 2010 @11:54AM
from the self-post dept.

Got this pitch from a YCombinator startup, they mentioned their interest on me and asks me if what type of position I am looking for. I wanted to reply right away (I really want to grab such opportunity), but the problem is how do I open up that I'm not currently residing in the US? Will it be a deal-breaker if I'm not? How should I proceed? Got this pitch from a YCombinator startup, they mentioned their interest on me and asks me if what type of position I am looking for. I wanted to reply right away (I really want to grab such opportunity), but the problem is how do I open up that I'm not currently residing in the US? Will it be a deal-breaker if I'm not? How should I proceed?

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Re:Hiring a talent not currently residing in the US? by smiler on Monday May 24, 2010 @12:24PM (#1374983)

Well the fact you've posted it here on HN means they're likely to read these anyway so now you've told them...

Secondly you might as well them - you can either work remotely or they'll have to agree to sponsor a visa for you. There's not any way around it, so why waste their time or your time

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Re:Hiring a talent not currently residing in the US? by voidnothings on Monday May 24, 2010 @12:25PM (#1374987)

I am well aware of that :) Thanks for the advice!

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Re:Hiring a talent not currently residing in the US? by dave1619 on Monday May 24, 2010 @12:24PM (#1374985)

Just tell them you don't reside in the U.S. and have them worry about it (ie., by consulting an immigration lawyer, etc).

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