Ask HN: Would a startup sponsor my visa?

Re:Ask HN: Would a startup sponsor my visa? by rmaccloy on Sunday July 31, 2011 @09:17AM (#2828263)

In the bay area, given the current market, any reasonably funded startup would likely work with you, assuming you passed interviews, etc.

It may be somewhat easier at a company that's dealt with the process before, but most valley startups will have access to experienced immigration attorneys.

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Re:Ask HN: Would a startup sponsor my visa? by untog on Sunday July 31, 2011 @10:32AM (#2828395)

The issue is interviewing in the first place- you'd have to fly out specifically for the interview and hope that it works out. Quite a financial gamble if you do it repeatedly...

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Re:Ask HN: Would a startup sponsor my visa? by evjan on Sunday July 31, 2011 @10:39AM (#2828410)

Yes, that would be a lot of money. Do companies do interviews over video-chat at all?

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Re:Ask HN: Would a startup sponsor my visa? by ronnieCA on Monday August 01, 2011 @09:44AM (#2832064)

Yes, that is how I got my current job was through a couple rounds of video chat. I'm a Canadian citizen working at a US startup through an I-84 work visa.

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Re:Ask HN: Would a startup sponsor my visa? by untog on Sunday July 31, 2011 @11:08AM (#2828485)

I've heard of it happening, but more often with companies in Saudi Arabia an the like, where they have to try harder to get people.

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