Hildemar -
there is a lot of work involved for an employer to set up and arrange
for the sponsership of an H1-B visa .
A LOT OF WORK .
Also - the queue for applying for them in the US Immigration Department is a bit long-winding and convoluted.

as to sacrifice - you chose one:
1. the firm doesn't handle H1-B sponserships.
2. it's a polite way to say 'US CITIZENS ONLY'
3. the firm has its quota already for H1-B visas
4. the firm is lazy and will not do an H1-B visa because of the associated cost.
5. its a recruiting firm and their client company already has some reason for not doing it.
6. the firm got bit badly with overseas outsourcing and will not even entertain the concept of bringing in a foreigner to do the work.
7. perhaps there was a security requirement that could only be fulfilled by a US CITIZEN [but the job posting would have said that]
8. for any company - it really is a choice - no one is forcing them to sponser.

there are other reasons for this - but hopefully that will give u my opinion about it - I worked at a telecom company that DID handle sponsership and it turned out to be a verra strange thing as the years wore on.

mondo regards [Bill]
>>Sponsorship means, that company is willing to do an H1B visa for the foreign programmer. There were lots of H1B cases in the later 90s (my company did it for me), but now the economy is much worse, so it's a rare situation... I now have another status in US and can work anywhere without restrictions (unless it's a clearance position for citizens only).
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>Thanks, Nadya. But what I still don't understand is, why would somebody write "sponsorship is not available at this moment"? What sort of sacrifice is this for the sponsoring company?