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Re:Tech Nation shutting down as UK government pulls key funding by rogual on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @12:25PM (#34614025)
Can a British citizen just apply to a US company and they'll sort it out if you get the job?

Or does the applicant have to navigate the visa process themselves?

(I'm a Brit who's always had one eye on the US... becoming two eyes lately.)

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Re:Tech Nation shutting down as UK government pulls key funding by phphphphp on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @12:31PM (#34614139)
Very difficult the way you’re describing it but there is an easy-ish approach: take a UK based job with an American company (e.g: Facebook) and then after you’ve worked there for a couple of years, ask to relocate to the US. There’s a special visa for that situation (L-1) which is very attainable and provides a path to citizenship.
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Re:Tech Nation shutting down as UK government pulls key funding by digianarchist on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @01:49PM (#34615530)
It's getting harder to get an L1-B visa. Many applications are returned with a RFE notice or outright denied.
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Re:Tech Nation shutting down as UK government pulls key funding by dilyevsky on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @12:28PM (#34614067)
The company typically pays the lawyer firm who do everything and guide you through the whole process. They also file most of the paperwork
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