>Often, the only ways to enter the US legally are to marry someone in the US or to get the sponsorship of a powerful tech company.
Actually even Tech companies can't typically do it. Years ago, I had an offer from a FAANG company that wanted to hire me to one of their US offices. However as it turns out there is no regular "skilled worked sponsored by a company visa". The paths are:
H-1B: lottery, happens once a year, consistently oversubscribed. So you'd have to wait at least one year, likely several L-1B: intracompany transferee. Bunch of requirements, m... (read more)
Non-profit education or research focused organizations can request to be exempt from the H-1B cap. (Here is a somewhat outdated list: https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/lawer.akrofi/viz/H1BProject/H1BCapExemptDashboard ) Could be an alternative to the lottery (also, a lot faster).
>Often, the only ways to enter the US legally are to marry someone in the US or to get the sponsorship of a powerful tech company.
Actually even Tech companies can't typically do it. Years ago, I had an offer from a FAANG company that wanted to hire me to one of their US offices. However as it turns out there is no regular "skilled worked sponsored by a company visa". The paths are:
H-1B: lottery, happens once a year, consistently oversubscribed. So you'd have to wait at least one year, likely several
L-1B: intracompany transferee. Bunch of requirements, m... (read more)