Trump to impose $100k fee for H-1B worker visas, White House says

So startups often bring in H1B employees? What prevents them from hiring the same great people remotely?

Time zones are probably the biggest limiting factor, followed by remoteness. In my experience, it's really hard and pretty slow to onboard a remote worker if you haven't already worked with that person in the past. And at a startup, you don't usually have the luxury of time on your side.

Basically all of South America is in US-friendly timezones. I worked with a few quite bright folks from Argentina, for instance.

I suspect that flying someone from Buenos Aires to SF or NYC for onboarding and then and back would cost significantly less than $100k.

Remote work from Europe is harder in this regard, and from India... would be night shifts only.

If you hire someone in say Australia you would be subject to its fair work act, and its courts. You'd need to sus out the tax situation too.

What if they are a contractor? Well usually the law treats these things like ducks and asks if they quack. If it quacks like employment it is subject to that law.

I find that Employers of Record (EoR) make this a non-issue.

I work for an American startup, remotely from S. America. I'm hired according to the (extensive, and expensive) local labor laws, while my startup likely knows absolutely nothing about the intricacies of how my countries' labor laws work, the EoR just handles everything and sends the employer a bill every month.

> Remote work from Europe is harder in this regard, and from India... would be night shifts only.

I do not mind working all day until I pass out, and I do not mind adjusting my life to a different timezone as long as I get paid enough, and considering that USD > HUF, it is probably a no-brainer.

So yeah, hire me for full remote! Unfortunately traveling is out of the question due to disability.

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