Comment by CactusBlue
9 hours ago
I'm an Australian citizen running a bootstrapped startup (and would prefer to stay bootstrapped, but would raise if there was no other way of immigrating). What is the best way to immigrate to the US? I have a computer science degree from an Australian university.
E3 is absolutely the best way for Australians in my experience. It's more flexible than a H1B and the process is much simpler. The only downside is there is no simple path to a green card like H1B, but I managed to get one anyway.
You'd need a US entity to apply on your behalf. In my case they never asked about assets to pay the salary but that may be an issue.
https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary...
All correct. The E-3 visa is the easiest, fastest, and cheapest U.S. visa. But it does require a sponsoring employer. The only downside relative to the H-1B is that an E-3 visa is not a dual intent visa like the H-1B so this needs to be managed if and when the E-3 visa holder is in the green card process.
Can I self-sponsor an E-3, if I'm the founder of the company, with no other shareholders?
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