If not a US H1-B, how about one in Canada, Australia or the UK?
The US immigration system is frustrating! After all the tax and tuition and a great job offer, you can still get kicked out of the country without a winning lottery in the H1-B process.
Yes, we can have our fingers crossed for Donald Trump. But I will say, it is better if we hold our own future in hand.
Here is a little bit about me…
By now, I am sure you should be convinced that moving to another English-speaking immigration country is really a legitimate alternative if you do not get the H1-B (or if you up to an adventure).
It can take a lot of work, but it will be worth it.
In the end, remember to give it a clap if you find this article helpful. It will allow people to see it and use this resource.
Best of luck!
Update in Jan 2022: I ended up moving to Canada since June 2021. I went through intra company transfer to get a work visa with Salesforce. If you are considering similar possibilities, ping me and let’s chat.
Sources
- US immigration visa category distribution yearly report https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/annual-reports.html
- International migrant population 1950–2015 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/international-migration-statistics
- United Kingdom immigration visa distribution, 2016 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2015/list-of-tables
- Canadian immigration visa distribution, 2016 https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/annual-report-parliament-immigration-2016.html
- Australia immigration visa distribution https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/ReportsandPublications/Documents/annual-reports/DIBP-Annual-Report-2014-15-optimised.pdf
- Liveability ranking and overview January 2008 https://store.eiu.com/article.aspx?productid=475217632
- Average vacation days by country http://www.vpcalendar.net/average-vacation-days-by-country.html
- Average monthly disposable salary by country/Averge rent for inside city center one bedroom
http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats - Cost of living index by country
https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/rankings_by_country.jsp - United States work visa qualifications and waiting time
http://www.immi-usa.com/immigration/employment-green-card/ https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/employment-based-immigrant-visas.html - United Kingdom work visa qualifications and waiting time http://www.ukpermits.com/visa-types/tier-2
- Canada work visa qualifications and waiting time https://www.canadianvisaexpert.com/visa-types/ https://www.canadavisa.com/canadian-immigration-application-processing-times.html https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-processing-times.html
- Australia work visa qualifications and waiting time http://visacorp.com.au/australian-skilled-visas.html http://www.thamesmigration.com/australia-visa-application-processing-times-2017/
