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Hiring Data Scientists from Outside the U.S.: A Primer on Visas

Harvard Business

Many companies look to hire overseas to help ease the domestic talent shortfall (in fact, one in three data scientists are born outside the U.S. ) Here’s what we found: F-1 Visa “Optional Practical Training” Who’s eligible? so understanding the ins and outs of visas is rapidly becoming a business necessity.

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The H-1B Visa Debate, Explained

Harvard Business

The H-1B Visa Process The H-1B visa was established, as part of the Immigration Act of 1990, to let companies recruit trained foreign workers (with at least a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent) to work in “specialty occupations” for which there are few qualified local candidates. jobs overall.)