U.S Startups hiring non-U.S citizens?

Posted by truebosko on Sunday September 07, 2008 @04:44PM
from the self-post dept.

Hi there,

I was wondering how common is it for U.S startups to hire immigrants from Canada, Europe or anywhere else? For example, a Canadian citizen can come to the U.S to work on an Employment Visa (TN For example) and I know it's common in larger corporations but how about the little startups?

As far as I know there isn't much paperwork apart from a letter of employment a company has to do for something like a TN Visa but is there any other hidden ramifications or reasons why a smaller U.S company wouldn't hire someone from outside of the U.S?

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Re:U.S Startups hiring non-U.S citizens? by crazyirish on Sunday September 07, 2008 @04:45PM (#297710)

TN visas are interesting times since for Canadians they are issued at the port of entry. Because of this some places are better for people to enter than others. Ask your Canuck friends if you plan to bring people down using this method.

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Re:U.S Startups hiring non-U.S citizens? by truebosko on Sunday September 07, 2008 @04:53PM (#297717)

Well I am Canadian myself, and the reason I posted this was to see how plausible it would be for me to work in a smaller environment when/if I made my attempt at getting a TN Visa.

I'm just curious if a smaller U.S employer would actually do this

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Re:U.S Startups hiring non-U.S citizens? by scribblewiki on Sunday September 07, 2008 @05:26PM (#297736)

I know a few startups that hire from Canada; but, just through telecommuting which then you need nothing. Just someone to do payroll in Canada.

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