Batch allows you companies to fulfil their hiring needs with one single application. 

The great education system fosters innovation and an entrepreneurial mindset in students. Students in Nordic countries have commonly gained work experience in their own field, often abroad or in a very international setting. Startuplifers alone has sent over 250 people based in Finland and Sweden abroad. Silicon Valley companies know the benefits of hiring Nordic-based talent (if not, learn why we have have top talent) and they are happy to hire more!

Startups based in California that are offering business, tech and design positions suitable for candidates with 1 to 3 years of experience. 

1. Your startup becomes a partner of Startuplifers 

2. Throughout the year we match your job openings with multiple participants who are the best match.

We provide a customized list of the best matches for you in 24hr during the BATCH events (3 times per year)

3. You choose who to interview, we support the communication process and follow up on the next steps with you.

4. Find your next awesome team member! 

5. Startuplifers handles the visa and flights and helps the participants with relocation to the US. 

6. Need more talent? We help also specialized cases outside of the BATCH.

The rough estimate is 8 to 10 weeks. It varies, depending on the consulate. 
There are 3 steps to the process and their timelines do not overlap:

1. Preparing the J-1 documentation and the training plan, in conjunction with the J-1 host company. This usually takes a few weeks.

2. The DS-2019 (which is needed for the J-1 visa appointment). This takes up to one month.

3. The J-1 visa application appointment in the U.S. Embassy in Helsinki. You can check the estimated wait times here.

• The visa we are able to facilitate for on-demand as well as all other positions we recruit for is the J-1 visa. This will be valid for 12-18 months, depending on your student status and your work experience:
  
  1) INTERNSHIP (INT) type; max 12 months (+ max.  2 months grace period) – for this category, the applicant should be:

• a university student OR
• recently graduated (within one year)

2) PRACTICAL CAREER TRAINING (PCT) type; max 18 months (+ max 2 months grace period) – for this category, the applicant should be:

• a university graduate with at least one year experience of work from the field they graduated in and what the internship is for, OR
• have at least five years work experience from the field they are planning to complete their internship in.

This means thatif the job contract exceeds 12-18 months, you will need to apply for an alternative visa later, e.g. H-1B.

For the startup: around USD 6000. As a non-profit organization, Startuplifers only charges for the costs of the visa process, legal services, and flights.  

Candidates need to fulfill 2 requirements:

-To have graduated from a Finnish or Swedish university (or to be a student)

-To do the process on-site at a local embassy/consulate

Participants may be able to start the process overseas, however, they generally have to be outside of the US when applying for a visa. Also, they will have to visit a US Consulate (e.g. in Helsinki) for a visa interview. Please contact us for more information.