TE
TechEcho
Home24h TopNewestBestAskShowJobs
GitHubTwitter
Home

TechEcho

A tech news platform built with Next.js, providing global tech news and discussions.

GitHubTwitter

Home

HomeNewestBestAskShowJobs

Resources

HackerNews APIOriginal HackerNewsNext.js

© 2025 TechEcho. All rights reserved.

A free-pass for skilled migrants to live and work in selected countries

33 pointsby humbertomnover 9 years ago

14 comments

coolanymousover 9 years ago
I'm an immigrant myself and I'm not sure how exactly software is going to help with this process. It's true that there is a lot of paperwork involved and that could potentially be easier using more integrated software (that keeps your information and plugs it through all systems as opposed to you writing your info 10+ times). However, the main problem with immigration is not the paperwork but the bureaucratic regulations and emotional aspects.
ryanackleyover 9 years ago
Best-case, this is misleading advertising. Worst case, it&#x27;s some kind of scam.<p>They show a picture of Sydney Opera House. This implies they will help you to get a visa to Australia. As someone who has an Australian work visa, this is most likely false. First, you need to be sponsored by a company. Second, the process is rather involved. The company that sponsored me hired an attorney to handle it. In the USA, I hear it&#x27;s a very similar process.
CPLXover 9 years ago
When the old valley idea of putting up a launchrock vapor page runs headlong into the reality of international immigration law...
justinhjover 9 years ago
As an immigrant to Canada I&#x27;m quite familiar with the process. The government department responsible is overloaded and takes months to progress applications. Often having to contact an applicant for more info moves you back in the queue. Regulations change rarely. In general the whole system feels sluggish and resistant to change. The idea that a software company could convince every nation to fit a foreign globally recognized automated back door into their processes seems very ambitious to say the least.
评论 #10711805 未加载
humbertomnover 9 years ago
Hi guys, author here. The initial interest is being used to start conversations with immigration departments from small states around the world. Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the Netherlands already use a points-based system to grant visas for skilled workers. The idea is to create a standard international certification that would allow skilled migrants to move freely around countries that accept it, just like they do with TOEFL for the English language requirement.
评论 #10711788 未加载
评论 #10711770 未加载
sbilsteinover 9 years ago
Sounds like a good &amp; scammy way to associate email addresses with LinkedIn profiles.
hartatorover 9 years ago
Awesome initiative, however I would suggest to avoid presenting this as an early application to something.<p>PS: Specially for the US, as you are presenting SF as a potential destination, I don&#x27;t think that will make USCIS happy.
nraynaudover 9 years ago
be reminded that for the US at least, if you show any official attempt at permanent immigration you could get banned from any temporary entry for fear of overstaying.
tosseraccountover 9 years ago
What the heck? Is this a scam?<p>Sorry, but this looks like a splash sign up page for services for immigration attorneys.<p>The immigration process, even for &quot;special&quot; people, is not that simple.<p>We really need some details on who is &quot;special&quot; and what &quot;selected&quot; countries are available.<p>A free pass to hack PERL in the Comoros Islands ain&#x27;t that great a thing.
krishna_shover 9 years ago
This is almost as vague as Mars One program. How specifically is it going to work for which specific countries?
babyover 9 years ago
So you will get me a working visa in the US? I doubt it.
m00dyover 9 years ago
Hey,<p>skilled immigrant here. I live in Stockholm.<p>I think that US immigration system is broken. They have to fix h1b a.k.a slavery visa thingy. That is the primary reason why I am not moving to US. I am not sure how you guys provide that free-pass.
评论 #10711723 未加载
jackgaviganover 9 years ago
Relevant information: The person behind this (and the submitter) runs wannamigrate.com
Grue3over 9 years ago
What if I&#x27;m pretty skilled but don&#x27;t have a LinkedIn?