International Students - Sponsoring Banks SA 2021 Cycle
Hi fellow F-1 Visa students. Can we get a list of banks that won't even take a look at our resume for this SA 2021 cycle going? This topic has come up in the past but now with the new Exec Order the list just grows longer so it's ripe for an update.
Personal experience:
JPM, William Blair: this is certain 100%
UBS: 80% sure... they rejected me immediately, but maybe they'll sponsor top candidates?
Barclays: maybe. Application says "We want to recruit the best people for all our jobs, but there are certain criteria that we must satisfy as a minimum for legal reasons and to protect our customers. Unless we can satisfy these, unfortunately we may not be able to offer you a job." Maybe if we answer "Yes" for "Do you need authorization in the future" we're basically withdrawing our application already.
Any insights is appreciated. Cheers and let's make the best of the situation!
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JPM I heard is sponsoring from a current analyst?
Definitely not. I applied to both IBD and S&T and got insta-dinged the day after. Their description says "must have authorization to work permanently" unfortunately
Barclays HR told me that I "may want to consider applying to S&T instead where we have historically sponsored candidates" when I asked about IBD sponsorship
CS sponsors. I am an international student and I just completed my superday a couple of days back.
Yeah CS sponsors. I am a sponsored Canadian full time lol
Good to hear! CS seems like one of the best banks when it comes to international students.
Congrats. Are you target & diversity? I heard they're not starting non-diversity until later. Also is this for IBD or S&T? Thanks.
I am non-target non-diversity. they completed diversity a couple of months back and this was the first week of non-diversity recruiting. I have heard there will be another wave in late fall.
it’s for IBD
Does MSNY sponsor?
Heard that they unfortunately do not.
MS NY said yes to sponsorship for 2020 if that helps.
source: me
MS won't for SA2021
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Based on 2019 info (naming as many banks as i can from top off my head) *Note: when i say 'officially yes' it means that that is their official policy but ive struggled to come across any internationals there who needed sponsorship so it might just be a no * GS: officially yes JPM: Yes MS: Yes Citi: only some teams BoA: No Barlcays: Yes UBS: exceptional cases CS: Yes DB: Yes RBC Yes TD: exceptional cases BMO: No Scotia: Officially yes Guggenheim: No Evercore: Yes Moelis: Officially yes Greenhill: No
And obviously it goes without saying. Its harder to recruit as an international
youre welcome international monkeys
wish i had such a list few years ago. had to piece around quite a bit and went on quite a few dead ends
however as a fellow international my advice is: focus on banks which talk to you but if opportunity arises for chats/meetups in a bank which doesnt sponsor then no harm talking.. if an MD or director likes you; they can pull strings as happened with a classmate
I know multiple internationals at GS. Someone from Citi told me they sponsor in general, but you may be right that some teams to more than others
Thanks for the list. Is there any bank that you would say is more "receptive" to sponsoring Internationals?
hey I had a really good relationship (i assume lol) w an MD at UBS Chicago. Do you think I should bring the sponsorship thing up to him before I apply? What should I say to bring this up to him lol ...Like idk if it is too rude to ask him to "take care of" my sponsorship but i guess i really have to if i want to apply to UBS... thx for the input;)
JPM won't anymore unfortunately
Yeah, indeed. Check their career site, almost every listing states "must be legally authorized to work in the U.S." or something like that. It breaks my heart lol
How did you come up with this? Most of this is incorrect lol. BofA is one of the most supportive banks with sponsorship. MS and Barclays don't sponsor ( at least for IBD). JPM stopped too. You'll get an auto dinged at UBS if you're international. GS, BofA, DB and CS are the best when it comes to sponsoring/relocating if visa situation doesn't work out in the US.
Can confirm this comment.
personal experience as of fall 2018.
Can confirm. I got dinged one hour after applying or so, lol
Got auto dinged as an international student last year when I applied for BofA. Don't think they are sponsoring anymore
BofA does sponsor
Wrong. Guggenheim sponsor, as do BofA. Source: received offer for both, foreigner, they knew about my visa situation all along.
This was for summer analyst role? Applied to BofA last year for 2021 SA role but got rejected immediately due to student visa status
from my experience firms more willing to sponsor for S&T rather than IBD - not sure why that is
Heard this as well. Maybe they need kids with more international background when it comes to S&T
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