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Work visas compared: US H-1B, L-1 and H-4 EAD, Canadian permits without an LMIA, Australian employer sponsorship and Polish work permits via e-konsulat.
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How IRCC handles a work permit application while ESDC hasn't yet decided the LMIA: conditions, documents, the two-week window before expiry, and limits.
Over 8,000 Job Bank listings accept applicants living abroad. Pay ranges from $18.25 to $62.50/hour across provinces — updated for November 2026.
Universities, affiliated nonprofits, and research institutes are cap-exempt from the H-1B lottery. Here's how to find them and use concurrent employment.
Expected timeline for IEC 2027 to Canada, the working holiday, young professionals and co-op categories, and what to do if you applied back in 2026.
Universities, their affiliated nonprofits, research institutes, and national labs are exempt from the H-1B lottery. Here's how concurrent employment makes it work.
Skilled work visa, Global Talent visa, study, partner visa, or business immigration — five legal routes to Australia with real costs and pitfalls of each.
A work visa ties the right to work to an employer, an occupation or a skill level. The H-1B covers specialty occupations that need a degree, the L-1 covers transfers within one company, and the O-1 covers people with extraordinary ability.
The type of visa decides whether a spouse can work, what happens after a job loss, and whether the visa can lead to permanent residence.
The H-1B cap is 65,000 visas a year plus 20,000 for holders of US master's degrees, and petitions are selected through a registration process. The L-1 has no cap but requires a genuine related company abroad and a year of employment there. Spouses of H-1B workers hold H-4 status and can work only in certain cases with an H-4 EAD, while L-2 spouses are authorised to work by their status. Canada's post-graduation work permit (PGWP) is an open permit, unlike the employer-specific permits common in Canada and Australia.