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by ouesp 3363 days ago
IELTS score can evaluate a person's ability in English skills. Canada Express Entry gives points for English skills. While H1B (highly skilled visa) is based on "lottery"
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I suspect that the OP is not describing language proficiency. I have met many American-born (and speaking) developers who are still terrible at communicating.

Not that developers are alone in this of course, but it's a profession that allows people to work alone (and often at home/in isolated environments) a lot more than other jobs do.

When I say communicating, I mean more of a mix of reasoning precisely and explaining clearly rather than English.