From owner-freebsd-jobs Thu Nov 21 23: 7:42 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-jobs@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C56A37B401 for ; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 23:07:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail-out1.apple.com (mail-out1.apple.com [17.254.0.52]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDA0943E88 for ; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 23:07:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from msmith@freebsd.org) Received: from mailgate2.apple.com (A17-129-100-225.apple.com [17.129.100.225]) by mail-out1.apple.com (8.11.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id gAM77ew06262 for ; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 23:07:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from scv2.apple.com (scv2.apple.com) by mailgate2.apple.com (Content Technologies SMTPRS 4.2.1) with ESMTP id ; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 23:07:22 -0800 Received: from freebsd.org (vpn-scv-x1-18.apple.com [17.219.193.18]) by scv2.apple.com (8.11.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id gAM77Kp06147; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 23:07:20 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 23:07:19 -0800 Subject: Re: Increasing my focus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v548) Cc: Wes Peters , Julian Stacey , jobs@freebsd.org To: Marcel Moolenaar From: Michael Smith In-Reply-To: <20021121213122.GA1191@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net> Message-Id: <0A5B1369-FDE9-11D6-ADF8-0050E4660701@freebsd.org> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.548) Sender: owner-freebsd-jobs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Without a green card, you need a permanent employer willing to sponsor an H-1B application (moderately expensive for your employer). It's very hard to contract as a non-resident in the USA; you will want to talk to an immigration lawyer before you make *any* commitments at all with regards to changing your employment. Whatever you do choose, I wish you luck. Regards, Mike On Thursday, November 21, 2002, at 01:31 PM, Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 12:48:21PM -0800, Wes Peters wrote: >> >> Daemon News is interested in sponsoring work like this. We have a >> pet contract management office available to us so you could become a >> regular employee with salary and benefits if you wish. I'm not sure >> of >> our contract managers experience in contracting outside North >> America, I >> know he has managed contracts from Canada, USA contracts with Canadian >> workers, and at least one contract in Mexico with a USA worker. >> Welcome >> to the United States of NAFTA. > > Well, I live in the US. I'm just not a permanent resident or a citizen. > I haven't yet dug into the possibilities or impossibilities that comes > with having a (temporary) work permit, but it's definitely something > that can play a role. > > -- > Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel@xcllnt.net > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-jobs" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-jobs" in the body of the message