Title: I sometimes interviewed for US companies that stated they will hire an accepted candidate as a remote contractor first,  then get the H1B visa process started and relocate within 6 to 24 months.<p>Is this legal?<p>If so, why don’t more US companies do this? I’ve heard that companies with about 20 to 40 employees do this [1].<p>Edit: this blew up, which is really cool! I want to note that it might be wise to view the replies in this thread as inspiration for your own research and not as legal advice.<p>[1] The hiring managers told me themselves. And Basecamp even states it publicly on their latest job ad.<p>P.S. If you&#x27;re in the US&#x2F;EU&#x2F;World education space, checkout my profile :)
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