If you're after a job in the US: the H-1B Lottery is in six weeks

Hand-in-hand with that, Anthropic is hiring, especially for great engineers. And we sponsor visas!

Thanks for this post Andy two important clarifications

1. Although the lottery is in 6 weeks, to get the paperwork prepared to apply can still require some time. Ideally, you should start interviewing at least a few months before to give companies the time to evaluate candidates, make a decision, and then process the paperwork and consult with the lawyers. So applying now is pushing it pretty close to the deadline. EA organisations may be a bit quicker than the average US company. 
2. Not all nonprofits are H1-B cap exempt. Basically: non-profits which are not research organisations or affiliated to them are not cap exempt. According to this website, only the following organisations are cap exempt: 

• Institutions of higher education;
• Non-profit entities which are “related to” or “affiliated with” institutions of higher education;
• Non-profit research organizations;
• Government research organizations.

Those who want to immigrate to the US may also want to note down the green card lottery (aka Diversity Immigrant Visa) in their calendars. It is open to applications from May 7 - Sep 30. The basic facts about it are:

• Whereas an H1B visa allows you to stay in the US to work at one employer that uses your specialised skills (and gives you a bit of time if you need to switch), a green card lets you stay in the US indefinitely, with any employer, or none at all. It requires you to have completed high-school, but not to have any university degree or job offer.
• About 0.5%-1% of applicants are issued a visa (per the table below).
  • Countries with lower historical rates of immigration to the US have better chances, including Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Eastern Europe.
• Citizens of some countries are ineligible: Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, UK, Venezuela and Vietnam (as of 2022).
• The application is free. (Some companies try to scam you into paying a fee; don't!)
• If you win the lottery, you can bring your spouse (and dependents), who can also get green cards. You and your spouse can both apply each year, to ~double your chances.
• You can reapply each year. The window for applying and finding your results tend to be similar (May-Sep and April), so you can set the calender event to recur annually.

Thanks Andy, I imagine this will be useful for quite a lot of people here. I'll make sure to share this in the EA Cambridge slack for any final years looking for jobs.

Momentum is also hiring for a product manager, software engineers and more - and we also sponsor visas!

Wait a mo, H-1Bs are uncapped for non-profits? Has anyone ever gotten on for an EA org/AI org? This is super intriguing to me!

How much time does it take to get the paperwork in and apply for this for the 1st time by an org? You mention 1 week if it's an experienced org for whom this ain't their 1st rodeo - can you elaborate which parts take the time there?