I started a discussion here about how to get into proper visa status to start companies in the US.
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3531After much research I have concluded that the situation in the US is too grim.
For eg. It takes upto 8 years for certain nationals to get a residential visa. And in that time you are not supposed to change the big company job you are holding. If you do, the clock starts again. If you want a better idea follow this link: http://immigrationvoice.org/index.php?option=com_content&...
Anyway, the point of this post is that I wanted to point out that Canada is so much more welcoming. You get a residential visa without even having to hold a job in 1.5 years, and the process is deterministic. And once in Canada you can immediately incorporate. 3 years of staying in Canada will earn you a Canadian passport again by a deterministic process. Apart from nice health care, with the Canadian passport you can enter and exit US without having to apply for a visa.(This is important for me, since many of my friends are here.)
This recent post here about Vancouver is very encouraging. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40054
Silicon valley is the best as pg has pointed out in many of his essays. But it is hard for aliens to maintain visa status in the US.
I might not be seeing potential problems with Canada. If you understand things better, please leave a comment here.
Thanks,
bluishgreen.
After much research I have concluded that the situation in the US is too grim.
For eg. It takes upto 8 years for certain nationals to get a residential visa. And in that time you are not supposed to change the big company job you are holding. If you do, the clock starts again. If you want a better idea follow this link: http://immigrationvoice.org/index.php?option=com_content&...
Anyway, the point of this post is that I wanted to point out that Canada is so much more welcoming. You get a residential visa without even having to hold a job in 1.5 years, and the process is deterministic. And once in Canada you can immediately incorporate. 3 years of staying in Canada will earn you a Canadian passport again by a deterministic process. Apart from nice health care, with the Canadian passport you can enter and exit US without having to apply for a visa.(This is important for me, since many of my friends are here.)
This recent post here about Vancouver is very encouraging. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40054
Silicon valley is the best as pg has pointed out in many of his essays. But it is hard for aliens to maintain visa status in the US.
I might not be seeing potential problems with Canada. If you understand things better, please leave a comment here.
Thanks, bluishgreen.