Trouble finding a job that's willing to sponsor

The hardest part of my job search has been dealing with the sponsorship issue. Almost every time I get contacted for a screening call—or even just an email about setting one up—I’m told upfront that the company doesn’t offer visa sponsorship.

Even referrals haven’t helped. My application was automatically filtered out just because I marked that I’d need sponsorship. These companies have sponsored visas in the past, according to H-1B data.

I’m starting to think about applying without mentioning sponsorship at all, getting some experience first, and then trying to find a company that will be willing to sponsor me down the road.

Has anyone else faced this? Would really appreciate any advice!

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How invested are you in H1b sponsorship? You could try applying w/o asking for sponsorship and see how far you get just to explore your options

Do you know if people get in trouble for not mentioning needing sponsorship? Most job applications ask for yes/no answers, so the only option is to lie…

Yeah I want to know this as well… So hard to find a job that sponsors H1B… :frowning:

I’m also exploring h1b self petition… anyone in the same boat?