[LRUG] Claranet at looking for a full time RoR developer

[Zach Inglis]

I do not know if the British visa system is like the US one but there was 3 visas I was potentially eligible for.

* Without a degree. More money has to be handed over as a security net. Harder to get.
* Degree required. In a profession that needs certain expertise.
* Then the O-1 visa which is regarding aliens of extraordinary talent. While their text focuses on Nobel Peace Prizes and such, if you have some published material and are known in the industry, it was suggested that it is a viable option.

It's a tricky process unfortunately. More than it should be in my opinion.

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On 23 Sep 2010, at 16:13, Chris Parsons wrote:

>> From: Rob Lacey <contact at robl.me>
>> I do wonder why an awful lot of jobs require degrees in Computer
>> Science or related fields, before even getting your foot in the door.
>> I worked in ISP and Web Development for 12 years and I studied Music
>> Technology, and I've worked with extremely capable people who didn't
>> even go to university. So it doesn't really seem to matter.
> 
> The system has changed recently, but we took legal advice on a job ad
> a couple of years back and found that if we didn't require a degree,
> the job wouldn't be sufficiently 'high end' enough to allow us to get
> a visa for a non-EU candidate on it.
> 
> This immigration system is all based on points now, but it might still
> be a reason that businesses stick a degree requirement on a job ad
> just in case.
> 
> Chris
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