How screwed are international students now?

To WSOer's working in investment banks on the west coast,

Have your policies towards internationals changed in the recent light of things? The TN Visa is under scrutiny, but the H1B visa (and H1B1/E3 visa) has not changed.

I'm an international recruiting for the SA 2019 cycle, and just wanted to ask whats going on internally and whether banks are shying away from internationals. The consensus is still that most BB's will still sponsor if you are good enough, but just wanted to see if this is still the case.

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There's a difference between international students in the U.S. and internationals (Canadians for example). For the former, general consensus is that firms that sponsored for H1B still do, but are inclined to hire STEM OPTs who have 4 shots at the lottery vs 2. If you're able to get an H1B1 or E3, you have to push that point to HR as they are less educated about those options.

Fewer U.S. offices are hiring from Canadian targets like Western Ivey and Queens Commerce because of TN scrutiny. I don't think students from other countries have generally been hired out of undergrad but could be wrong.

 

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