A free-pass for skilled migrants to live and work in selected countries

[coolanymous]

I'm an immigrant myself and I'm not sure how exactly software is going to help with this process. It's true that there is a lot of paperwork involved and that could potentially be easier using more integrated software (that keeps your information and plugs it through all systems as opposed to you writing your info 10+ times). However, the main problem with immigration is not the paperwork but the bureaucratic regulations and emotional aspects.

[ryanackley]

Best-case, this is misleading advertising. Worst case, it's some kind of scam.

They show a picture of Sydney Opera House. This implies they will help you to get a visa to Australia. As someone who has an Australian work visa, this is most likely false. First, you need to be sponsored by a company. Second, the process is rather involved. The company that sponsored me hired an attorney to handle it. In the USA, I hear it's a very similar process.

[CPLX]

When the old valley idea of putting up a launchrock vapor page runs headlong into the reality of international immigration law...

[justinhj]

As an immigrant to Canada I'm quite familiar with the process. The government department responsible is overloaded and takes months to progress applications. Often having to contact an applicant for more info moves you back in the queue. Regulations change rarely. In general the whole system feels sluggish and resistant to change. The idea that a software company could convince every nation to fit a foreign globally recognized automated back door into their processes seems very ambitious to say the least.

[humbertomn]

Hi guys, author here. The initial interest is being used to start conversations with immigration departments from small states around the world. Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the Netherlands already use a points-based system to grant visas for skilled workers. The idea is to create a standard international certification that would allow skilled migrants to move freely around countries that accept it, just like they do with TOEFL for the English language requirement.

[hunvreus]

I'd recommend you make your intentions a lot clearer. A simple front page with no explanation of what to expect combined with a single link to a cryptic manifesto page [1] isn't what I'd engage with.

[1]: http://blog.hackmove.com/manifesto

[maxerickson]

Your ambitious phrasing makes it really hard to discuss in contexts like HN, people focus on the part where what you are talking about doesn't actually exist.

I would guess the political problem is a lot harder than the technical one. Zero sum thinking and all that.

[sbilstein]

Sounds like a good & scammy way to associate email addresses with LinkedIn profiles.

[hartator]

Awesome initiative, however I would suggest to avoid presenting this as an early application to something.

PS: Specially for the US, as you are presenting SF as a potential destination, I don't think that will make USCIS happy.

[nraynaud]

be reminded that for the US at least, if you show any official attempt at permanent immigration you could get banned from any temporary entry for fear of overstaying.

[tosseraccount]

What the heck? Is this a scam?

Sorry, but this looks like a splash sign up page for services for immigration attorneys.

The immigration process, even for "special" people, is not that simple.

We really need some details on who is "special" and what "selected" countries are available.

A free pass to hack PERL in the Comoros Islands ain't that great a thing.

[krishna_sh]

This is almost as vague as Mars One program. How specifically is it going to work for which specific countries?

[baby]

So you will get me a working visa in the US? I doubt it.

[m00dy]

Hey,

skilled immigrant here. I live in Stockholm.

I think that US immigration system is broken. They have to fix h1b a.k.a slavery visa thingy. That is the primary reason why I am not moving to US. I am not sure how you guys provide that free-pass.

[oneloop]

Care to expand? I know absolutely nothing about the subject, but I've heard the same before.

[jackgavigan]

Relevant information: The person behind this (and the submitter) runs wannamigrate.com

[Grue3]

What if I'm pretty skilled but don't have a LinkedIn?