It's worth noting that this year's World Finals are in Ireland, so if you qualify for the finals then you'll have to get a visa to go there, not to the United States.
As Pablo said, if you are hired to work at Google (in the United States or in one of the many other countries where Google has a robust engineering presence, like India, Ireland, Switzerland, China, Japan, Brazil, Australia, my native Canada, and doubtless many other places <https://www.google.com/about/company/facts/locations/> that I didn't happen to interact with while I worked at Google) then you'll expect to work with a recruiter to get the appropriate authorization to enter the country in question and work there. On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 12:50 PM 'Pablo Heiber' via Google Code Jam < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ahmed, > > Thanks for reaching out, and for your interest in Code Jam. Per Section > 1.3 of the Code Jam Terms and Conditions > <http://code.google.com/codejam/terms.html>, Code Jam participants are > certainly welcome to apply and interview for roles at Google, though > participation does not guarantee employment. During the hiring process, a > recruiter would work with you 1:1 to assess your specific visa needs and > requirements. > > We hope that your participation in Code Jam helps build the skills you'd > use as a Google engineer, and we encourage you to learn more about > employment opportunities via our career site <https://careers.google.com/> > . > > Best, > Pablo, on behalf of the Code Jam team > > On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 11:15 AM, Xiongqi ZHANG <[email protected]> > wrote: > > (A) Visa. You are responsible for obtaining your own visa prior to arrival > to the final round; however, Google will reimburse you for any visa > application fee and up to $100 USD in travel expenses incurred each way in > obtaining the visa. Google will not reimburse any fees or expenses related > to obtaining a passport. > > Ahmed Layouni <[email protected]>于2017年1月31日周二 上午8:30写道： > > Was wondering if the contest could qualify top contestants for O1/EB1 > visa? and if so what percentile threshold would be required? > > Thanks! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Code Jam" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/google-code/2f59b6b6-d062-429f-9cd7-e5055e01f72b%40googlegroups.com > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Code Jam" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/google-code/CAGDEU-KRQboQkg_ht5prBO7LGGfJR-v938W3AqLSjLQjTZ2WgA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/google-code/CAGDEU-KRQboQkg_ht5prBO7LGGfJR-v938W3AqLSjLQjTZ2WgA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Code Jam" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/google-code/CANa5jcAfAD8asfg-h1VzxfY7OOtJYhYCsjUVjs1ayg2z77K0yg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/google-code/CANa5jcAfAD8asfg-h1VzxfY7OOtJYhYCsjUVjs1ayg2z77K0yg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Code Jam" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/google-code/CAHaiWHP2EnEitGz42ke5qPKXVCsAxuU%3Dr47Y-st0TbNJJxYizA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
