[sethammons]

You could try to get sponsored by an employer. We've had two or three folks start out in different countries come to the US through our company. Each started as a contractor and became an employee. I'm not sure the success rate of this technique.

[ratsimihah]

Are you referring to H1Bs or a different Visa? I couldn't even get an H1B from inside with a sponsor due to the lottery. Damn the "RNG."

[sethammons]

It was probably that, yeah. We actually had a guy who came over from singapore. He was here. Then something came up with it and they deported him. It took like a year or two for him to win the lottery to get back into the states. Crazy.