Visa sponsorship is office- and country-specific, so treat firm-level statements as a starting point rather than a guarantee.

A firm may sponsor in one market and be much more restrictive in another because immigration rules and local hiring needs differ.

International PhDs should check the official role requirements and ask recruiting directly when work authorization is unclear.

Build an office list around both career fit and realistic authorization options instead of applying everywhere blindly.

yeah, I would compare the real alternatives, not academia versus the best possible consulting week.

I would compare the real alternatives, not academia versus the best possible consulting week.

I came from research too and the biggest difference for me was pace, not difficulty.

I underestimated how much language and work authorization would narrow the realistic office list.

Talk to people in the office you are targeting. Lifestyle can look very different project to project.