Living and working in US
 

Hello everybody from Fodor's! I'm from Brazil and I'd like to get some informations about how to live and work in US!I'd like to know what are the bests areas to live around US , considering a cool climate , frindly people,good high tech jobs(and something connected with computers), "rich" in culture and good places to stroll(like:squares,cinemas,restaurants,shops ...)so , based in the tops I've said I'd that you (from Fodor's )indicate me a good area in US to live ! It's only what I want ! <BR>Any answer will be accept lovingly ! <BR>Thank you very much ! Bye !

The climate might be colder than what you have in mind, but there are plenty of computer and tech support jobs, plus the other things you mentioned can be found in "SWEET HOME CHICAGO." And I don't even live there.

I suggest the Boston area--though you might not find people as friendly as in other parts of the country. <BR> <BR>It fits just about everything else in your list of requirements: relatively cool, good high tech jobs, lots and lots of history and culture, and good places to stroll. In addition, you have easy access to both the beach and to mountains--the Berkshires in western Mass. and the White and Green mountains in New Hampshire and Vermont, respectively.

i think you can find good high-tech jobs in any major city (and even in not so major cities). chicago is a great place in the summer. i love it. unfortunately that only last about a month. winter is bitter!!! boston is also cold and too much snow in the winter---IMHO. <BR> <BR>of course california has many high tech areas. everyone has heard of silicon valley of course. but i think there are plenty of good high tech jobs in la, sf, and other areas also. weather is very reasonable there. <BR> <BR>don't know austin, tx personally but i hear good things about it and supposedly lots of high tech there. also, raleigh nc seems like a nice town with alot of high tech. but like i said in the beginning i think you can find hi tech jobs almost anywhere you go.

There are many high tech areas in the US but none are comparable to the San Francisco Bay area ( AKA Silicon Valley ). It is a great area to live with a good climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, variety of recreation, and unsurpassed for opportunity. Housing is very expensive but the opportunities to make money can more than offset the cost.

Actually, the Washington DC Metropolitan area now exceeds Silicon Valley in high tech opportunities. Both Washington and SF are true multicultural cities. You'll find it easy to connect with folks from "back home" or to strike out on your own in either place. Cost of living is not as high in DC, but it isn't low, either, primarily due to those high flying high tech businesses.

There is absolutely no way that the DC area or any other area even comes close to Silicon Valley for high tech opportunities. There are an average of 64 new millionaires a day in Silicon Valley due to stock options.

not so sure about those stock options as of this past april. in fact, my bet is that there are lots of "used to be millionaires on paper" in silicon valley right now. <BR> <BR>washington dc is a great place. lots to do there. not a cheap place to live but probably more affordable than silicon valley.

Whoa everyone, slow down!! <BR> <BR>First, Vinicius you will need to either contact an employment agency that deals in your type of work to help place you in a job in the U.S. and then help you get an H1B Visa (currently there are no H1B Visas available until October). <BR> <BR>If you do not already have the skills and education for a high tech job, then getting an H1B Visa will be nearly impossible then you will need to contact the American consulate nearest to you to find out how to get a residency permit (green card) to come to America. Look at immigration website http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/index.htm <BR> <BR>Note that without the proper legal documents you will not be able to get a good paying job. <BR> <BR>Good Luck.

Guy: <BR> <BR>Actually the report regarding 24 new millionaires a day came out less than a month ago. Most prople do not sit on their options any longer then they have to. <BR> <BR>I am NOT attempting to compare Silicon Valley with the DC area as far as liveability goes. That is a personal opinion. I simply stated that Silicon Valley still is the leading high tech area of the world by far. That is a fact that can be measured. By any measure, Silicon Valley far exceeds all other high tech areas and the gap is accelarating.

being in the financial area i know that most companies have pretty strict restrictions on vesting of options and sometimes even on selling the stock after you exercise the option (hopefully you understand there is a difference). maybe it was the employees who dumped all the stock in april. interesting that people sell as soon as possible. maybe that's an indication of how they feel about the company they are working for. <BR> <BR>suddenly the number drops from 64 to 24. interesting. however, 24 a couple a weeks ago is extremely hard to believe considering what's been going on in the market over the past couple of months.

I do hope both attempts at posting this article don't show up after-the-fact (doesn't look like they took). Here is a url that sources my above claim about DC vs Silicon Valley. <BR> <BR>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2000Jul2.html <BR> <BR>Depends on how you define High Tech...Silicon Valley companies may create the technology, the Greater DC area firms employ the technology. Both areas exceed 12,000 tech firms with over 200,000 workers.

Guy: <BR> <BR>The number of millionaires per day should be 64 and NOT 24. I simply made a stupid typo. This figure was published in the newspare as well as in a TV documentary about this area. <BR> <BR>I personally fall in the same stock option category. I do not like to publicize this fact but due to the anonymity of the Internet it is probably OK. I am only stating this to substantiate my case as being from personal experience. I have already realized net profits in excess of 3 million dollars on previous options. I am currently sitting on one option that is worth approximately 6 million dollars at this time. My first options wer non qualified so I had a substantial tax situation. My current one is an ISO where my total cost is only $17,000.00 and the taxes will be only 18% if I handle it properly. That is what I have a financial consultant for. <BR> <BR>There are many things happening that are not necessarily affected that much by cureent market conditions. However there is no doubt that things are not quite so rosy as a few months ago but they still aren't bad. Many start ups are acquired by companies such as Cisco, Nortel, Lucent, etc. before they go IPO. In many cases an acquisition is better for the option holder than going IPO.

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