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Can you recommend some immigration resources for self-service? I am a Canadian who is seeking better work opportunities State side, with a Bachelors in Computer Science and 3 years of experience. I wonder if flying down with the intent of networking and finding companies to meet is a good and realistic way of meeting employers and lining up interviews.
If I come over from Canada and work somewhere, is it easy to change my job to another company if things don't work out? Do I have to leave and come back? Is there a deadline in finding a new job?
If the new job doesn't work out (layoff/fired/quit/etc..) you are supposed to leave on your last day of work. There's no "grace period". If you want to stay you need to apply for a change of status to a B-2 in order to wrap up US affairs which will give you up to 6 months. Let's say you find a new job within a month, I doubt you will actually have issues but you do need to leave the country and come back.
Neither the dated, often fuzzy rules about practicing law nor lawyers' developed risk consciousness encourages this kind of "innovative" altruism. Instead, they create anxiety that keeps many community-minded attorneys from doing anything like this.
Bravo, Peter. Inspiring.
Not a question but wanted to point out the L1 visa that is often overlooked by foreign startup founders. It allows for founders/workers of foreign companies to be transferred to a US subsidiary that is majority owned by the foreign entity. I found it a fairly simple and straightforward process that got me from nothing to L1 to Green Card in about 13 months (although with help of immigration lawyer of course). The mai…
Fair statement but USCIS can be really tough on new/small company L-1s so these need to be done right and supported by extensive documentation of the U.S. and foreign companies' operations.
1. Open a UK small business with yourself as the director and sole employee.
2. Set up a pass-through corp in the US for remote work.
3. Wait a while to establish the pass-through, then send yourself a job offer from the pass-through to the UK.
4. Get a visa as an employee of the pass-through - which you also own and control?
Or will the UCSIS laugh at that?
As a fellow (non-immigration) attorney, I'd just like to stress how remarkable and generous is Peter's willingness to do this via HN, even with the very obvious disclaimer. It speaks volumes about his confidence in his expertise and communication, as well as a genuine desire to spread good information around to those who need it. Neither the dated, often fuzzy rules about practicing law nor lawyers' developed risk co…
I'm not really familiar with how it works and I'd imagine there's others on HN who aren't as well.
How do you feel about companies and law firms gaming job postings to disqualify qualified workers in the US so they can hire a candidate on a visa for much less? Employers are posting jobs that don’t really exist, seeking candidates they don’t want, and paying for bogus non-ads to show there’s an IT labor shortage in America. Here is the law firm Cohen & Grigsby advising other employers in running classified ads with…
Also, a matter of community etiquette: we don't invite people here to be cross-examined, which is what your questions sound like.
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Can O1 holders apply for a GC or do they need to move to an EB1 before applying for a GC?
The EB-1 is a the immigration petition that gets you the green card. Getting approved for the EB-1 is how you get that green card. The green card is a two-step process: first, you apply for an I-140; this is the EB-1. Second, if approved, you can apply for an "adjustment of status," which is the green card. That one is mostly a bureaucratic process, but you're pretty much guaranteed to get it.
P.S. I'd love to get in touch with you regarding Freshpay.
I'm currently on an H-1B in California working at a startup. In my spare time, I work on side projects that might provide value to somebody somewhere, but have an operating cost that I would have to cover if I wanted to offer the project as a free service. I'd like to be able to charge for this (or at least provide the option of a "Premium" plan) to supplant the money that I will lose in hosting the platform. I am NO…
i'm deleting this comment because it was a bunch of practical (as in non-legal advice) info about running an LLC that could potentially get someone in trouble if taken as advice.