My partner will soon be moving to the states to start her PhD. Of course, I would like to move there as well, but I am having extreme difficulties with even finding a company that is willing to sponsor me for an H1B.
I have spoken to dozens recruiters and companies, and none of them seem to be willing to sponsor H1Bs. For smaller companies it is too much of a hassle, while large companies often redirect me to their offices in Europe and tell me to start working there first (which I would be willing to do if they can ensure I can move to the states in a certain time period, which they will not). I have of course tried looking online as well, including on HN, but all jobs that advertise to 'sponsor H1Bs' only seem to actually sponsor a transfer/extension, rather than issue a new one (in my experience so far).
What makes this so frustrating is that I am not being rejected during the interview, but that I am denied before even taking it even due to the visa.
I'd love to hear any advice on how to approach this: am I looking at the wrong places? Do I just extremely bad luck? Or am I not qualified enough? I do have a CS MSc degree from a top tier university, but am still quite young and have not specialized in a field such as Machine Learning.
Thanks in advance
PS: I am aware of a previous similar thread, but as that is 5 years old it might be a bit out of date since the H1B visa applications went through the roof since then (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5150810)
I have spoken to dozens recruiters and companies, and none of them seem to be willing to sponsor H1Bs. For smaller companies it is too much of a hassle, while large companies often redirect me to their offices in Europe and tell me to start working there first (which I would be willing to do if they can ensure I can move to the states in a certain time period, which they will not). I have of course tried looking online as well, including on HN, but all jobs that advertise to 'sponsor H1Bs' only seem to actually sponsor a transfer/extension, rather than issue a new one (in my experience so far).
What makes this so frustrating is that I am not being rejected during the interview, but that I am denied before even taking it even due to the visa.
I'd love to hear any advice on how to approach this: am I looking at the wrong places? Do I just extremely bad luck? Or am I not qualified enough? I do have a CS MSc degree from a top tier university, but am still quite young and have not specialized in a field such as Machine Learning.
Thanks in advance
PS: I am aware of a previous similar thread, but as that is 5 years old it might be a bit out of date since the H1B visa applications went through the roof since then (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5150810)