Bloomberg Businessweek’s Karen Weise and Saritha Rai provide some great insights into the past and present state of work visas in the US in their article “Engineers Are Leaving Trump’s America for the Canadian Dream.”
In it, they intertwine the story of Vikram Rangnekar, an Indian-born engineer, who attended the University of Delaware, worked in Silicon Valley, and ended up choosing to move his family to Toronto rather than facing the uncertainty of his H-1B status and possible decades it might take for him to get a green card.
With a vibrant tech scene and high demand for technical workers, Canada offers a compelling alternative to the US This is especially true when one’s short-term immigration status (or long-term residency status) in the US is uncertain. Additionally, Canada is a great option for foreign-born entrepreneurs seeking to start a new company who won’t qualify for an H-1B or other work visas in the US
If Canada sounds like a good option for you or one of your employees, learn more how Syndesus can help at https://syndesus.com/h1-b-opt-relocation/
