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<node TEXT="green card lottery" FOLDED="true" POSITION="right" ID="ID_719924629" CREATED="1687533474604" MODIFIED="1687533481243">
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<node TEXT="1% chance" ID="ID_1273054181" CREATED="1687533485272" MODIFIED="1687533495078">
<node TEXT="nothing can be done to increase likeliness" ID="ID_1828517905" CREATED="1687533510687" MODIFIED="1687533533133"/>
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<node TEXT="H1-B visa (5-7yrs)" FOLDED="true" POSITION="right" ID="ID_1913168768" CREATED="1687533145672" MODIFIED="1687533958723">
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<node TEXT="the most classical work visa procedure" ID="ID_935496856" CREATED="1687533273219" MODIFIED="1687533283994"/>
<node TEXT="25% lottery once / year in April" ID="ID_1237510357" CREATED="1687533188313" MODIFIED="1687533334751">
<node TEXT="some people have failed 4 years in a row!..." ID="ID_1158374386" CREATED="1687533291054" MODIFIED="1687533307678"/>
<node TEXT="need to wait up to 6 months before actually being able to work" ID="ID_1515292782" CREATED="1687533386633" MODIFIED="1687533414972"/>
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<node TEXT="system abused of by Indian body shops" ID="ID_408312509" CREATED="1687533225639" MODIFIED="1687533235996">
<node TEXT="increasingly difficult to get a work visa" ID="ID_840279803" CREATED="1687533244042" MODIFIED="1687533259208"/>
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<node TEXT="you have to work for at least 1 year for a subsidiary in Europe" ID="ID_1405349913" CREATED="1687532612426" MODIFIED="1687532713608"/>
<node TEXT="employer can help you move from Europe to the USA, but eventually they won&apos;t be able to sponsor your application" ID="ID_1054407551" CREATED="1687532500619" MODIFIED="1687532757973">
<node TEXT="after max 7 years, will have to leave" ID="ID_828518333" CREATED="1687532760022" MODIFIED="1687532773343"/>
<node TEXT="no career progression (because stuck in the same company)" ID="ID_305471412" CREATED="1687532774255" MODIFIED="1687532804022"/>
<node TEXT="e.g. Google - companies are not sponsors any more" ID="ID_138534298" CREATED="1687532665492" MODIFIED="1687532847390"/>
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<node TEXT="dependent on employer" ID="ID_1284695100" CREATED="1687532386935" MODIFIED="1687532404179">
<node TEXT="if made redundant -&gt; back to square one" ID="ID_1044799998" CREATED="1687532462352" MODIFIED="1687532475433"/>
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<node TEXT="employer can&apos;t support you for applying for a green card" ID="ID_1077994833" CREATED="1687532423201" MODIFIED="1687532499321"/>
<node TEXT="workaround: if you move with your own company (but you have to be employed abroad at least for 1 year)." ID="ID_153905747" CREATED="1687532381690" MODIFIED="1687532564918"/>
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<node TEXT="0-1visa (1.5 yr + 2-3yrs)" FOLDED="true" POSITION="right" ID="ID_944052462" CREATED="1687532178593" MODIFIED="1687534034215">
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<node TEXT="evidence of local (national) achievements&#xa;+ non-immigration intent&#xa;less paperwork&#xa;= only temp residence visa valid 5 yrs" ID="ID_1832095531" CREATED="1687532254956" MODIFIED="1687532259821"/>
<node TEXT="need extra 2-3 years to obtain green card" ID="ID_1071971226" CREATED="1687534006099" MODIFIED="1687534018964"/>
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<node TEXT="Are you planning a life time immigration?" ID="ID_634517995" CREATED="1687532871577" MODIFIED="1687533826661" HGAP_QUANTITY="7.250000201165662 pt" VSHIFT_QUANTITY="-8.999999731779107 pt"/>
<node TEXT="Are you happy with 5-7 yr international work experience?" ID="ID_28389603" CREATED="1687532880122" MODIFIED="1687533854518">
<node TEXT="L1 visa" ID="ID_1760371102" CREATED="1687533127230" MODIFIED="1687533132446"/>
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<node TEXT="Do you want US citizenship?" ID="ID_1964214175" CREATED="1687534078049" MODIFIED="1687534091788">
<node TEXT="pay taxes wherever you work around the world" ID="ID_774025745" CREATED="1687534124726" MODIFIED="1687534138039"/>
<node TEXT="OR prefer a green card (which you may give up after 6 months) if you don&apos;t want to be taxed twice" ID="ID_1449759469" CREATED="1687534148098" MODIFIED="1687534233899">
<node TEXT="e.g. Tinkoff gave up his American passport" ID="ID_301090777" CREATED="1687534268241" MODIFIED="1687534304916"/>
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<node TEXT="little effort - only luck" POSITION="left" ID="ID_249113980" CREATED="1687533565306" MODIFIED="1687533929205" HGAP_QUANTITY="-247.74999219924234 pt" VSHIFT_QUANTITY="-123.74999631196272 pt">
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<node TEXT="How to choose a visa?" POSITION="left" ID="ID_1897936224" CREATED="1687533867630" MODIFIED="1689080518891">
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<node TEXT="What is the level of manageability?" ID="ID_1549468937" CREATED="1687533680006" MODIFIED="1689080518890" HGAP_QUANTITY="18.49999986588955 pt" VSHIFT_QUANTITY="3.7499998882412937 pt"/>
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<node TEXT="mostly depends on your efforts - manageability" POSITION="left" ID="ID_450901422" CREATED="1687533577761" MODIFIED="1687533902748" HGAP_QUANTITY="-279.9999912381175 pt" VSHIFT_QUANTITY="140.99999579787266 pt">
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<node TEXT="EB-1 visa (1.5yr)" FOLDED="true" POSITION="left" ID="ID_1636679319" CREATED="1687532262342" MODIFIED="1689080909535" HGAP_QUANTITY="-405.99998748302494 pt" VSHIFT_QUANTITY="49.499998524785084 pt">
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<node TEXT="evidence of international achievements&#xa;e.g. 4+ international publications&#x2026;&#xa;+ dual intent (immigration + work)&#xa;-&gt; EB1-A less likely for people who have only started their career" ID="ID_982231640" CREATED="1687532281897" MODIFIED="1688138262071" HGAP_QUANTITY="-385.74998808652197 pt" VSHIFT_QUANTITY="4.499999865889553 pt"/>
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