Pretorius: Canadian work visas take weeks versus over a year in U.S.
Hendrick Pretorius · Immigration Shifts 2019: Prep & Resources for Startups · Jan 21, 2019 · at 45:48
Hendrick Pretorius, Principal at ImmiPartner, discusses foreign placement options for startup employees facing U.S. visa delays or denials.
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“The Canadian government in particular has really seized on what's going on here in the US, and they've made the process of getting a work visa in Canada very streamlined in a matter of weeks compared to, for us, again, it's over a year and, or about a year in cases still haven't been adjudicated, and there's actually companies out there that provide, like, a turnkey solution, so they take care of payroll, setting up any, Business documents that are needed in Canada, so people had always kind of thought about this idea before, but now people are actually having to follow through on it.”
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