Does Apollo not offer visa sponsorship?
I am an international student interested in Apollo and I am wondering if they sponsor visas. What if I do 2 years on my OPT just for the brand and later find a job that sponsors visas?
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Based on the most helpful WSO content, it seems that the question of visa sponsorship for Apollo isn't directly addressed in the provided context. However, there is a mention of various banks and their stance on visa sponsorship. For Apollo specifically, you might want to look into the company's current policies or reach out to their HR department for the most accurate information.
As for your strategy, utilizing OPT (Optional Practical Training) to gain experience at a prestigious firm like Apollo could indeed be beneficial for your resume. It's a common approach for international students to work under OPT before transitioning to a company that offers visa sponsorship. Just keep in mind that while the brand name can open doors, it's also important to consider your long-term visa and career plans to ensure a smooth transition after your OPT period ends.
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They sponsor. I have an international friend from Wharton who worked there until last year.
Are you an undergrad or MBA? I assume you still have not graduated, as you mentioned using 2 years of OPT at a PE firm.
If undergrad, first of all, I don't think Apollo offers an analyst program (correct me if I am wrong). If they do, then your first step is securing this offer, and only then thinking about your next move.
Generally, you want to start at a company which will sponsor your H1B right off the bat. It is a lottery system, where USCIS caps the number of visas issued at 65,000 / year plus 20,000 for advanced degrees (MBAs, Master's, PhDs, etc). Lottery odds have been substantially decreasing recently, with last year being around 15% - 20% for undergrad degrees. As such, I would not recommend you to "do 2 years and then find an employer willing to sponsor," because you would then be at the mercy of a lottery that is more likely than not to fail.
If you are an MBA student with previous IB / PE experience, I am not familiar with how the process works, as you would likely enter in a more senior position in PE.
While I agree with everything else, the lottery odds appear staggeringly low due to fraudulent applications where useless consultancies with fraudulent work offers apply for your H1B. Seen social media groups where people had 8-10 “companies” applying for you to have more tickets to the lottery.
This has been reformed just a couple of weeks ago. So the next lottery will be more friendlier to genuine candidates as number of tickets won’t matter anymore, it will be one seat per person.
I hope that is the case, since a lot of qualified applicants with genuine offers have been sent away recently due to the lottery.
However, even though I agree the odds might improve this year, I still don't think it is going to be great (probably still below 30% or so). Last year there were a bit over 400k genuine applications, if I am not wrong, so this year we'd have all the applicants that didn't get picked last year, plus the new ones graduating this year, minus those whose OPT has expired. It will still probably be around 350-500k applicants, if I had to guess.
There could also be some chance improvements from the hiring slow down, given that tech has historically been the sector with the most visa sponsorship.
Yeah, I am one of those who had to leave the States while people I knew that did stupid semi-illegal shit are still there.
But from my anecdotal observation, given the ease and low cost of H1B application, I have seen a lot of smaller firms apply for international students in areas that would not 100% qualify the terms of the H1B. So there are always applicants who don’t meet the terms (like field of work not the same as field of study done in the US, salary requirements in the field, etc.)
And yeah tech slowdown is probably going to be a boost to other industries in terms of H1Bs secured.
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