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Dear Sophie: What are the quickest visa options for bringing in international talent?

Most of our team works remotely, but some of our potential recruits would want to work in the office. What are the quickest visa options we should consider?

Dear Sophie: What should we know about the H-1B lottery before we hire STEM OPTs?

What do I and my founding team at our early-stage startup need to be aware of so we can be on track for the next H-1B lottery for the STEM OPT candidates we’re hiring?

Dear Sophie: What are the student and work visa processes for grads?

I’m in India, and want to apply to an American university to study computer science and AI. What's the visa process for students and for professionals who want to work in the U.S. after graduating?

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Transformers 2 trailer is officially out now (HQ)

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megan_fox_transformers_1.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/13/transformers-2-full_trailer/">We dug up a bootleg version