Ask HN: It is difficult to find a company to sponsor a visa for a junior dev?

[hecontreraso]

I'm a rails developer (8 months of experience), and my biggest dream right now is to move to bay area and get a job as a developer. However, I'm not senior yet.

I'm planning to travel in october to have a lot of interviews, but some close friends to me have told me that the companies just serve as sponsors for really experienced developers.

I'm thinking I could work remotely in the months that the visa request is processed.

Do you think that I could have a possibility to get a job in this circunstances?

Thanks a LOT for any help

[aceperry]

Where are you from? That might be a big deciding factor in what you should do.

[hecontreraso]

I'm from Colombia. Why do you think that it could be a deciding factor?