Canadian International Student wanting to work in the US
I'm in my last year in a Canadian school as an international student (will be going to a solid MM next summer). My parents always said that they are paying for the ability to get a PR and not for the education since education can be received in my home country as well for way way less. I am paying 300k all in with living expenses for this. However, I want to work in the US and was wondering if it is possible for a Canadian international student to work in the US right after graduation. This probably means letting go of my PR but its a better country with 30-50% higher pay (which means I can pay them back quicker). I can probably get my PR in 2 years but if I go to the US after that I would have to let go of my PR eventually and it would take at least 5-6 years to get the passport, which is way to long to wait in Canada and earn 50% lesser.
Does anyone know anything about this or have any advice?
TN is only for Canadian citizens, so you wouldn't qualify for it unless you wait out the system.
Depending on your passport(s) or countries of origin, you may qualify for the L or E visa (again, you are not Canadian, so that specific avenue might not be available, but your home country might).
You can, of course, apply for all other visa sponsorships to the US to which all other aliens also qualify. H1b, etc.
If you qualify, play the DV greencard lottery.
Sounds like it might be best to wait out the system, what about the London? I heard that the UK is granting automatic work permits to some Canadian Universities (Including mine). The H1B can be a tricky thing right with no guarantee that it would work, and if I don't get through the lottery would I have the chance to go back to Canada?
UK has special visa for young Canadians to work there post graduation. This is not applicable to internationals.
If you leave Canada, your post graduate work permit will not be converted to PR. That said, you can always immigrate back later through other programs.
Your best bet is to do banking in Canada while waiting for your passport and lateral later. Starting in Canada is a safer bet with upside potential.
Ok, so would that be 2 years to get a PR. (I checked via the points system) or would it be 5-6 years to get the passport? Could I maybe get the PR and then lateral to the US?
Have to wait for the passport for TN, no shortcut mate. There is simply no visa class to transfer to the US under PR. L would only work above associate but I doubt your bank would support it - Banks are team based and are not very conducive to inter-company transfer. Many of my friends have attempted this.
Yes there is a pay gap, but IB is a long game and you need to be patient if you would like to stay in this game long.
If I were you, I would talk to the bank's HR and see if they support H1B. The downside is that you might lose your privilege to stay in either countries if the pay gap matters.
In my opinion, get at least PR in Canada - as a safety precaution. I don't know where you are from originally, but it sounds like you don't want to go back (guessing India, China, Russia, etc - no offense to those countries). Most high immigrant nations will, in all likelihood, not qualify for economic partnership visa like E or the diversity lottery (as they don't provide any diversity due to previous immigration numbers).
your best bet is to work for a company in Canada and then try to transfer to the US.
If you have enough money you can also get visas through investments/startups. Canada itself also has multiple routes to residency based on investments.
London is a unique scenario right now, if you look outside you'd assume that everyone is an immigrant. The net migration numbers are staggering and shocking.
Not a difficult country to immigrate to if you have a plan. However, I don't know which Canadian schools qualify for any visas. Ask your school?
Different question - why do you want to leave Canada? It is a sought after immigration destination for many people, UK including. Is it just the money? UK salaries might not be that great, just check before you make any drastic decisions.
That makes sense, I'm going to a US MM bank so that should be helpful when the time comes. I'm a student, don't have the money to invest. Just for Finance, NY seems like the place to be followed by London. Not just money but also prestige. Happy to stay in canada just want to look at my options.
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