H-1B Alternatives: Ship Faster Without the $100k Visa Cost
Japan-led delivery. India engineering. Canada near-shore. Build great software without the new U.S. H-1B cost shock
Kaikaku Digital（改革デジタル）helps U.S. teams keep momentum despite the new H-1B costs—launching high-performing engineering teams in 2–4 weeks. Japan-led governance from Tokyo, delivered from India (cost-efficient) or Canada (near U.S. time zones).
Two Ways We Help
🇯🇵🇮🇳 Remote Teams
- 4–12 engineers + QA + Tech Lead + PM.
About 80% U.S. time-zone overlap.
- Access to a deep, diversified talent pool.
Agile sprints, CI/CD and built-in QA
40–60% cost advantage vs. U.S. onshore
🇨🇦 Nearshore Teams
U.S. time-zone overlap
Lower churn risk, calendars closer to U.S. holidays
Better collaboration: Real-time pair programming, standups, incident response
Ideal for product teams needing tight stakeholder sync
How it works
Discovery (free 60 min): objectives, codebase, security + compliance needs
Plan (5-7 days): Team shape, sprint cadence, SLAs, onboarding
Spin-up (2-4 weeks): Hire/assemble, secure environment, kick off the first sprint
Scale: add lanes (QA/DevOps/Data) as velocity and ROI validate
Why Kaikaku Digital
20+ years leading cross-border engineering (Japan ⇄ India ⇄ U.S.)
Japan-quality management + global delivery
Proven offshore team building and cost control
Vendor consolidation + measurable cost/time savings
ISO 27001-style controls, NDA/IP clauses, least-privilege access
Private repos, enforced code reviews, audit trails
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