Why company in US/UK ask for work permit before responding to your CV for a asian condidate?
This was selected as Best Answer As a recruiter I ask all candidates “Are you legally able to work for ANY employer in this country? Please explain exceptions.” There are several reasons for asking the question. There are companies that for security reasons can only employ citizens. Why waste their time or yours? Legally a company cannot employ a person who is not either a citizen, or has the proper visa for working in country. If a person is currently sponsored by another company, a visa transfer MAY be possible but such transfers need to be reviewed as to where a persons legal status is in the visa and possible resident alien or naturalization process. There are reasons to NOT do a transfer. (There are times when a transfer would set back the naturalization or permanent resident process and a candidate should be advised to NOT change companies at that time.) The best bet for immigrating on a visa is a person who has Scientific or technological expertise. This makes them a rare commod
