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Re:H-1B: As immigration furor roils Silicon Valley, Canada s... by gyani95 on Monday October 08, 2018 @03:16PM (#18170414)
The UK is an amazing place as well if you are looking for tech jobs outside of Asia.

Almost all major companies have offices her plus a decent startup scene.

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Re:H-1B: As immigration furor roils Silicon Valley, Canada s... by otalp on Monday October 08, 2018 @03:20PM (#18170458)
It's also nearly impossible to permanently migrate to
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Re:H-1B: As immigration furor roils Silicon Valley, Canada s... by thewarrior on Monday October 08, 2018 @04:37PM (#18171076)
Why’s that ? Asking as someone on a tier 2 visa ? I thought I could get a residency in 5 years ?

Or are you saying the visa itself is too hard to get ?

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Re:H-1B: As immigration furor roils Silicon Valley, Canada s... by mFixman on Monday October 08, 2018 @05:17PM (#18171389)
You can get permanent residency after living for 5 years, and citizenship a year after that.
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Re:H-1B: As immigration furor roils Silicon Valley, Canada s... by hocuspocus on Monday October 08, 2018 @04:34PM (#18171043)
While the tech scene is indeed very strong in some fields (like FinTech), it's also been bleeding since the Brexit vote, and the situation is certainly not going to improve any time soon.

On the other hand, I guess that might mean more opportunities for non-EU immigrants?

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Re:H-1B: As immigration furor roils Silicon Valley, Canada s... by walshemj on Monday October 08, 2018 @06:58PM (#18172047)
That's what some of the pro Brexit mp's were saying - well actually lying - to try and get some typically labour communities to vote Brexit.
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