Firstly let me start by wishing everyone on this list a Happy New year. Secondly I would like to say to Mike, thank you sincerely for the work you have done on fwknop and SPA in general. We spend far to much time complaining that this or that won't compile, or that PGP keys aren't working, and that the SPA doesn't appear to be a valid packet, and we do not spend enough time to thank all those who contribute to make the product a great one. SO Mike, thank you for all the time you spend on this, and the copious amounts of time you spend investigating our complaints when things go wrong :)
This post is not about fwknop, and is therefore completely off topic. Consider this fair warning not to bother wasting time reading further than this :) <rant> So for those of you who don't know me, let me tell you a bit about myself. I have been formally in the industry for 20 years, I have extensive experience in a number of disciplines in the industry, Security being one, Networking being another. I can even write code, although I would not consider this one of my mainstream skills (I actually wrote the first GUI fwknop client for windows, way back, before others did it way better than I could :)). Anyhow, back to my problem. I visited the USA in 2006 I was in New York and North Carolina (Raleigh)and I fell in love with the country in North Carolina. So I decided that I would emigrate there. Putting it on the back burner for 8 years I decided that this year is the year that I make that dream come true. This is where things get interesting and logically absurd. So I decide to do some research as to what I require, since my 10 year business VISA is not the correct one to do any work in the US. I come to the stark realization that there is so many different Visa's to choose from, and 90% of them are not applicable to my circumstances, so I decide that an immigration lawyer is the right thing to get, so I duly get one, and I get told the following by him. "Hi Sean, Thank you for your enquiry. We have received your questionnaire and advise that based upon the information you have furnished , we believe you would be eligible for an H-1 visa, or equivalent. An H-1 visa is a specialized professional visa. You would have to have a sponsor in the USA who has made you a job offer and who is prepared to sponsor you for the position. Should you be able to secure the job offer, please revert to us so that we may assist you in this regard." Alright, now on to finding someone who can help with this... (This is where the problems start). I start with recruitment agents, since they can obviously help with this .... So here is the reply (sanitized to protect the innocent) "On 01/08/14 5:16 AM, XXXXXX XXXXX wrote: -------------------- Hi Sean, I appreciate you reaching out to me. I'd certainly like to assist you however I can. Unfortunately, the company I work for, XXXXXX, is someone limited in the ways we can work with non-citizens. Namely, we're unable to provide sponsorship. If you are able to acquire a work visa, or other status that doesn't require sponsorship by an employer, then we would absolutely be able to place you out with our clients." So alright, on to the big companies that could perhaps provide sponsorship. What I have come to determine is that there are only a small number of companies that actually do this, so I get a number of names of these companies, and browse the job postings. All of them have web pages which allow you to fill in your resume or apply online, and all of them ask you as part of the process whether or not you can legally work in the USA. So having to answer No at this juncture is the ticket to some HR droid, which informs them to place my application into file 13. (I have to assume this because, given the number of applications I have filled in (hundreds) vs the number of invites for interview (even telephonic) I have received (zero) it is the only logical assumption I can make). Ok, so am I the only one that sees a circular reference here? To get a Visa I need a Job, and to get a Job, I need a Visa. Seems like the only way to circumvent this problem is to know the CEO, or COO, or VP, or President, or Head of HR, at a company that is willing to Sponsor someone who can really make a difference to their company. Is their anyone on this list that knows someone like that?? </rant> Ok, enough of the ranting:) Regards Sean ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For Critical Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=119420431&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Fwknop-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fwknop-discuss
