Hi, I need some guidance. What is

US/Canada work authorization

on angel.co I interviewed with a company and marked that section as No as i didn’t knew about this. The interview went fine, but I got stuck in the final round due to this, can someone here please tell me what this is? Do I need a certificate to show it as a proof or something. Google isn’t helping much here for more info around this.

@enough-australia-17557 This means whether you are qualified to work in the US / Canada - which basically boils down to you being there AND having a work permit - H1B visa or similar — or you are a US or Canadian citizen.

What if the opportunity is remote? Do I still need an H1B visa or something similar?

Basically it would seem that the job you applied to was only for people who can work in t he US.

Ah, I see, so, if I don’t have H1B visa, I am not eligible for these jobs. Understood. Too bad, I didn’t knew this before, I gave two interview rounds that went fine. Before the final round, the person noticed that I marked that field as “No” on angel.co and thus, I couldn’t proceed for further round. 😞 Feels bad Man. Thanks for the help @loud-glass-33663, also, can you please tell me if having an H1B visa will help me out in future, if I plan to work remotely?

@enough-australia-17557 You cant get an H1B visa yourself. Your employer has to sponsor it. Basically you cannot apply for jobs which have a US / Canada work authorization (unless you are already holding an H1B or similar visa via a previous employer). TL:DR; 1. You are not eligible for these jobs. 2. You will be eligible for jobs - lots of remote jobs available around the world and even from US / Canada which don’t require this authorization.

Thank you @loud-glass-33663, that detailed answer really helped me out and made my doubts clear.

Sure. All the best in your job hunt. I believe 99% of people on the RI community working with US & Canadian companies don’t need the work authorization thing. Technically, the recruiter should have checked that first.

All the best in your job hunt.

Thank you again.

I believe 99% of people on the RI community working with US & Canadian companies don’t need the work authorization thing.

This boosted my hope again. I will apply again in the future for these positions. Honestly, I didn’t knew this before. From the next time, I will simply skip to apply in the companies asking for “US/Canada work authorization”.

Technically, the recruiter should have checked that first.

Yes, I super agree on this, Felt little bad after receiving this email considering I have already prepared myself and explored company’s website completely and spent hours of my time preparing for the same. I will keep this in mind considering this doesn’t happen in the future again. 🙂 Thank you again saurabhj.

😊You live and learn!

It depends on how your role is structured - if they want you to become an employee you’d need some sort of work authorization. If they’re happy to hire you as a contractor - then you don’t need the authorization, however it means that you’re liable to figure out any taxation issues yourself, particularly in the country you live in.