Ask YC : Do startups hire graduating students on F1 visas ?

1 pointsby arohann18 anni fa3 comments

Hi,

I'm an CompSciEng grad student (Masters) about to graduate and am considering applying to startups and smaller companies instead of the usual big stalwarts.

Question is : do such smaller companies hire international students (on F1 visas) ? What is the general trend and also, how does one find such companies ?

Thanks Arn

2 comments

amrithk18 anni fa

I heard the U.S. govt recently extended OPT for 2.5 years. You should be able to work in a startup for at least that long. If you have contributed a lot to the startup's growth, hopefully they won't mind sponsoring you for a H1-B visa after that period.

arohann18 anni fa

Yes, they have but there are some conditions that have to be met before tehe 2.5 years apply. How do I find startups ? Most job search engines don't classify companies as such.

babul18 anni fa

Yes.