>>>>He married a girl from the US.
>>>>Programmers do a very important job :) You might want to search the wanted adds (like hotjobs.com and such sites) for jobs that will provide visa)
>>>>Well there is always the green card lottery (I think INS still has that program).
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>>>I don't think I qualify for the GCL.
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>>>Either way, if "I" got a visa (say through employment), that still leaves the wife.....
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>>That's the most important reason why I warned about the H-1B visa - she gets a H4 visa, which basically promotes her into a nobody.
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>Are there really any companies still offering H1B visa's? I haven't got a degree and I haven't got 12 years experience in what I do.....seems like i'm stuffed.

Many countries, Canada included, welcome people with lots of $$$ with open arms.
Recently in the news, strippers get in very easy.
But the feeling I have is that being able to claim refugee status is the most successful for an "average Joe".

good luck
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>Kev