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Re:Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as tech talent leaves for Sil... by simonbarker87 on Saturday May 05, 2018 @08:03AM (#17001450)
My wife and I both have PhDs in electronics (her’s was 50% neuroscience) I have run a successful business for 7 years and she works for a high end car manufacturer in electrical design as a manager, both are native UK.

We can get a permenant residency Canada visa straight off the bat without a job offer (quicker with a job offer though granted).

We can’t work out how to get a US visa for love nor money and have basically given up thinking about it.

Canada certainly seems easier from where we are.

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Re:Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as tech talent leaves for Sil... by cylinder on Sunday May 06, 2018 @03:36AM (#17005597)
L1A New Office via your company?

Start a US business with a partner so you own just 50% then petition for an H1B for yourself every year until you win.

E1 or E2?

You have a fair bit of options if you really want it and are willing to jump through hoops.

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Re:Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as tech talent leaves for Sil... by ng12 on Saturday May 05, 2018 @12:28PM (#17002488)
Yeah, that's the point. If you're wealthy, highly employable, and culturally compatible it's easy. Everyone else gets a big fat "no". Trump's gotten flack for suggesting the USA do the same.
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Re:Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as tech talent leaves for Sil... by simonbarker87 on Saturday May 05, 2018 @02:10PM (#17002944)
> If you're wealthy, highly employable, and culturally compatible it's easy. Everyone else gets a big fat "no".

From what I can US the US still says no even if you meet the above criteria.

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Re:Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as tech talent leaves for Sil... by ng12 on Saturday May 05, 2018 @03:36PM (#17003401)
In the US work-related visas have no cultural or language requirements. In addition, the USA has an immigration lottery which has no education, wealth, or employability requirements, especially for people coming from under-represented countries.
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