MBA and sponsorship for international students: US or UK?

Context: I went to college in the US and stayed there for 7 years. Something unfortunate happened and I had to go back to China. Currently work in investment banking, non-BB.

The H1B sponsorship thing is not getting better. I almost know for sure that I can get into a T14 MBA program (I went there) in the US and potentially an M7. Long term, I want a green card and become PR.

Not familiar with the UK at all. Is it more feasible from a visa perspective to go to the UK? However, the only? viable MBA option seems to be LBS.

Thoughts?

 
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Living in London currently, they’ve set up a visa for top 50 schools worldwide, maybe your school is on the list.

Networking here isn’t the way to get a job, try a headhunter or something.

With that in mind, stay in the US if you can, CoL is high and so are taxes.

 

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