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Thankfully I'm personally on the other side of this already (got my green card less than a year ago). With many jobs becoming fully remote, do you think it's st

Thankfully I'm personally on the other side of this already (got my green card less than a year ago). With many jobs becoming fully remote, do you think it's still possible to offer relocation to employees through L-1s, O-1s and H-1Bs? On the one hand, it's hard to claim that they truly need to be in the States, but on the other hand, it could be important for the timezones to match (and it's an amazing employee benefit). Obviously my question doesn't apply to in-office or hybrid positions, only to pure remote.

ashconnor 5y ago
I'm in Canada and will be relocating to the United States on an L1 visa next year. I was worried that PERM cannot be filed for remote employees but that doesn't appear to be an issue. https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=5bddb770-63de-4ff0-91b8-b8c167ca93ff https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=5bddb770-63de...
- proberts 5y ago
  When you say remote, you mean remote in the US, right, such as working from home? You definitely can be PERM sponsored as a remote employee under these circumstances.
  - ashconnor 5y ago
    Correct. That's what I meant.
proberts 5y ago
There's some variation depending on the visa classification but yes, an employee could qualify for a visa even if the job is fully remote. But the employer must be a US company with US operations.
- rsstack 5y ago
  Brilliant, thank you!
ricardobayes 5y ago
I would heavily disagree on any benefits of being physically in the US. Working for US companies remotely while in a warm European place (Italy, Spain, Portugal) is the real deal.
- rsstack 5y ago
  The US is diverse in terms of both culture and climate :) Many people I know want to live in the US for various reasons. And I can't offer relocation to any European country without having operations in Europe, for the same reason that people outside of the US can't offer relocation to the US.
  - klipt 5y ago
    > And I can't offer relocation to any European country without having operations in Europe That's not entirely true - several European countries offer "Digital Nomad" visas that are specifically aimed at attracting people who won't take jobs in their host country, but will instead receive income from elsewhere and spend it in their host country, thus boosting their host country's economy. See: https://www.etiasvisa.com/etias-news/digital-nomad-visas-eu-countries https://www.etiasvisa.com/etias-news/digital-nomad-visas-eu-... If you partnered with the right European law firms, you could totally offer a nice package of US based salary + assistance with "Digital Nomad" visa application.
- paxys 5y ago
  It is difficult to meaningfully collaborate with a team that is working in US time zones if you are in Europe/Asia. You can make it work, sure, but saying that there is no benefit to being in the same place is disingenuous.
- asPontas 5y ago
  How does one go about doing that? I have been living in Spain and having a hard time getting remote work with U.S. companies despite having a PhD in computer science and being a U.S. national. Do you have any pointers?

ashconnor 5y ago

I'm in Canada and will be relocating to the United States on an L1 visa next year. I was worried that PERM cannot be filed for remote employees but that doesn't appear to be an issue. https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=5bddb770-63de-4ff0-91b8-b8c167ca93ff https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=5bddb770-63de...

proberts 5y ago
When you say remote, you mean remote in the US, right, such as working from home? You definitely can be PERM sponsored as a remote employee under these circumstances.
- ashconnor 5y ago
  Correct. That's what I meant.

proberts 5y ago

There's some variation depending on the visa classification but yes, an employee could qualify for a visa even if the job is fully remote. But the employer must be a US company with US operations.

rsstack 5y ago
Brilliant, thank you!

ricardobayes 5y ago

I would heavily disagree on any benefits of being physically in the US. Working for US companies remotely while in a warm European place (Italy, Spain, Portugal) is the real deal.

rsstack 5y ago
The US is diverse in terms of both culture and climate :) Many people I know want to live in the US for various reasons. And I can't offer relocation to any European country without having operations in Europe, for the same reason that people outside of the US can't offer relocation to the US.
- klipt 5y ago
  > And I can't offer relocation to any European country without having operations in Europe That's not entirely true - several European countries offer "Digital Nomad" visas that are specifically aimed at attracting people who won't take jobs in their host country, but will instead receive income from elsewhere and spend it in their host country, thus boosting their host country's economy. See: https://www.etiasvisa.com/etias-news/digital-nomad-visas-eu-countries https://www.etiasvisa.com/etias-news/digital-nomad-visas-eu-... If you partnered with the right European law firms, you could totally offer a nice package of US based salary + assistance with "Digital Nomad" visa application.
paxys 5y ago
It is difficult to meaningfully collaborate with a team that is working in US time zones if you are in Europe/Asia. You can make it work, sure, but saying that there is no benefit to being in the same place is disingenuous.
asPontas 5y ago
How does one go about doing that? I have been living in Spain and having a hard time getting remote work with U.S. companies despite having a PhD in computer science and being a U.S. national. Do you have any pointers?