[HN Gopher] Ask HN: Any startups focusing on US non-immigrants?
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       Ask HN: Any startups focusing on US non-immigrants?
        
       With the recent layoffs (that hurt H-1B visa & GC status) and the
       long waiting for the US Visa interview appointments in the
       countries like India & Canada, it seems, there are barriers to
       entry into the US and maintaining the status. Are they any
       startups, especially from non-immigrants, that address these pain
       points?
        
       Author : saradhi
       Score  : 7 points
       Date   : 2023-02-20 19:50 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
       | 908B64B197 wrote:
       | > Canada
       | 
       | Why does Canada have a long wait time? Population is smaller than
       | California.
        
         | readonthegoapp wrote:
         | layoffs hurt green card holders? like, in a visa status way??
        
           | davchana wrote:
           | Green card holder should not get hurt. Their status is not
           | tied to their employment (or lack of).
        
         | tacostakohashi wrote:
         | Because lots of people from more distant countries go there for
         | their appointments instead?
        
       | tacostakohashi wrote:
       | > there are barriers to entry into the US and maintaining the
       | status
       | 
       | Yes, that's the whole point!
        
         | rhaway84773 wrote:
         | The point is to have to wait so long to stamp an approved visa
         | in your passport that your visa approval will expire before you
         | can get it stamped and will need to get it reapproved before?
         | 
         | So basically for years you cannot LEAVE the US because even
         | though you have all the approvals, you cannot get an
         | appointment?
         | 
         | So much on their site whining about H1Bs simply have no clue
         | what they're talking about. Which is especially ironic because
         | commenters here simultaneously complain about how there are so
         | many H1Bs that it should be easy enough to ask one of their
         | colleagues.
        
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