So I recently graduated from a professional program in Canada, did very well, have a couple years professional experience, and would love to get down to the states for a while just to get away from the cold and experience something a bit different.
I've looked a fair bit into it, and I'm amazed at how difficult it is, almost to the point of not believing it, so I'm hoping someone here can show me why I'm wrong. Am I correct that the only way for a Canadian citizen to be able to go there on a whim and look for work/switch employers is with a Green Card and 3-5 years, more or less identicle to the process someone from say India would? I know in Europe someone from say Poland can work anywheres in the EU no problems. I find it amazing I can't find anything like that for Canada/US, not even restricted to professionals. Likewise with the whole H1B thing. Are Canadians in the same boat for those 65k visas as the rest of the world despite their numerous commonalities? Are Canadians truely that boxed in? It seems even Europe or parts of Asia have hassles no where near as stringent as these.
I imagine my best bet is the TN visa, but even still... Companies I've dealt with are very hesitant to deal with ANY visa situation, and the 'temporary' thing only grows their worry.
Why do they make it so difficult, especially for nearby professionals? I'd like to know how many societies have crumbled due to having too many engineers, lawyers and doctors.
And of course the salt in the wound is the whole GC in 6 months for someone who manages to find 1 of the 150m of the opposite sex down there to marry. Any security or public resources based argument for keeping professionals out is essentially shot to pieces when they'll let any jobless drifter in in 10% of the time.
I've looked a fair bit into it, and I'm amazed at how difficult it is, almost to the point of not believing it, so I'm hoping someone here can show me why I'm wrong. Am I correct that the only way for a Canadian citizen to be able to go there on a whim and look for work/switch employers is with a Green Card and 3-5 years, more or less identicle to the process someone from say India would? I know in Europe someone from say Poland can work anywheres in the EU no problems. I find it amazing I can't find anything like that for Canada/US, not even restricted to professionals. Likewise with the whole H1B thing. Are Canadians in the same boat for those 65k visas as the rest of the world despite their numerous commonalities? Are Canadians truely that boxed in? It seems even Europe or parts of Asia have hassles no where near as stringent as these.
I imagine my best bet is the TN visa, but even still... Companies I've dealt with are very hesitant to deal with ANY visa situation, and the 'temporary' thing only grows their worry.
Why do they make it so difficult, especially for nearby professionals? I'd like to know how many societies have crumbled due to having too many engineers, lawyers and doctors.
And of course the salt in the wound is the whole GC in 6 months for someone who manages to find 1 of the 150m of the opposite sex down there to marry. Any security or public resources based argument for keeping professionals out is essentially shot to pieces when they'll let any jobless drifter in in 10% of the time.