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A comment on H-1B: As immigration furor roils Silicon Valley, Canada smooths way for techies. Parent comment

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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