H1-B visa

[JÞB]

In the USA there has been a recent change in the cost (not price) of hiring foreign nationals to work within US business.   

I'm curious about how other countries impose "work visas" and how this might effect some of you.

Personally, I've mostly worked within ITAR, or outconus.  Except once where the H1-B asset was probably less effective than a per-diem split resource .

[Andrey_Dmitriev]

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@JÞB wrote:

I'm curious about how other countries impose ... and how this might effect some of you.

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The EU Blue Card is still available in Germany. It is the successor to the Green Card program, which started on August 1, 2000.
I received mine in September 2000 and have been living and working in Germany since 1st October, 2000.
My card was number 2 issued in Schleswig-Holstein, and the first one in the Stormarn district!
It’s still relatively easy to obtain if you have a Master’s degree and an employer willing to pay a salary of over €50K per year.