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• Depends on your field and qualification. It shall definitely be a tough sell. Everything else aside, the sponsorship is an added cost. But the good part is that it is not impossible and it can be done. I went through the hoops in the last recession. That wasn't this bad - but I am positive you can still fetch a sponsorship. As Lee Iococa put it: "In America, you can get whatever you want provided you want it bad enough"

  Another foreigner 30 Jul 2009

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• You can try but it will be very hard in my opinion. I'm an American with two masters who used to work in finance for many years before my group got eliminated late last year. After searching for many months with not much success, i decided to move to Europe and look there (i have dual nationalities). There are a lot of very qualified Americans that are having the toughest time finding jobs. As a foreigner, you will be competing against them and at the same time you have the added cost that you need to be sponsored. Not sure how many companies would be willing to incur that cost in this market, unless you have some specialized skill that a US company may want. If the market were different, you might have a better chance but i just don't see it, especially if you don't have much ties to the US. I have numerous foreign friends who graduated with me, had the H1B visa, and got laid off. The majority are not having much luck landing other jobs. Many are coming back to their countries of origin. Sorry i can't be more optimistic but it's the reality of the job market now. You can apply and see where it takes you but i think you'd be spinning your wheels unnecessarily.

  alexavi2 30 Jul 2009

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• I am an Indian and have been looking for sponsorship in finance field for a while now. I havent got any interview calls so far but I havent given up yet. So dont give up...

  pisapatim 13 Aug 2009

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• I would say go for it, if you have the skills and experience, you might be sponsored. The initial visa sponsorship costs are not high and most companies include a clawback provision in offer letters in that they require you to be employed with them for a min. of 2 years otherwise they can make you pay the visa costs --> the visa is not necessarily a hinderance. Plus the market is looking up.

  serendib 20 Aug 2009

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