The question comes up in almost every conversation US tech founders and engineering leaders have about India hiring: do we need a visa for this? The short answer is no. And understanding why changes how most companies think about building a team in India. No one needs a visa to be employed in their own country. An engineer in Bangalore working for a US company is not a foreign worker under immigration law, they are an Indian employee, hired and paid in India, working remotely. Visas are for pe
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