u/michaelnovati replied ·
If you are a Canadian or Mexican citizen, you can get a TN status instantly at the border, HOWEVER they usually require a related degree - or work experience - to enter under the programmer classification. So you have to look at roles and/or get help from a company (and a good lawyer) to help with that. Australia and Singapore both also have special visa pathways.
A good strategy is to work for a top tier company in your home country, if possible, and then transfer internally under the L1 visa after a year or two. For example, working at Uber in Europe, or Canva in Australia, or Amazon in Brazil, etc...