Thanx a lot!!:
How hard is it for Africans who have never stepped in the US to relocated to san Francisco as Founders/Engineers for startups?
I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
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#32Is there any reasonable explanation for not being "allowed" to leave the US, after filing for adjustment of status? Without advance parole, that is. Especially when a different class of visa (say an O1, while applying for EB1A) would still allow reentry? That can be rather annoying both for professional and personal reasons.
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#33I have been a green-card holder for 9 years and coming up on my expiration date in exactly 10 months. Will I face any trouble if I want to get the ball rolling on becoming a US Citizen?
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#34Hi .. I am curious about how the final-part of the green card process works for a married couple living in different countries: say a dependent spouse is outside the country while the sponsoring spouse (say someone who applied via EB-1 or Eb-2) is inside the US. Is it possible for one (the dependent) to use consular processing and the other to do a change of status while inside the country? Thanks so much!
It is possible but the spouse outside needs to wait until the principal spouse in the U.S. is a permanent resident before proceeding although preliminary steps can be taken.
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#35I have been a green-card holder for 9 years and coming up on my expiration date in exactly 10 months. Will I face any trouble if I want to get the ball rolling on becoming a US Citizen?
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#36Hey Peter, thanks for this. Have you heard about SimpleCitizen? ( https://simplecitizen.com/ ) My wife and I were recently married and are currently considering this for getting her green card. Any thoughts?
I'm sorry but I haven't heard about this.
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#37How much harder is getting an extraordinary ability visa without a degree?
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#38on H1b visa can I accept prize money (say about $2k) if I win a online coding Hackathon ?
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#39As a Canadian citizen, working as a software developer for the past decade. I did not finish my degree in CS. Am I eligible to work in USA? What Visa would I need?
You could obtain a TN visa under the sci-tech category (which does not require a degree). Before I had my degree this is how I got my first TN.
It is a little less straightforward then the Computer Systems Analyst category but it can be done.
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#40I am on h1b and have a blog with pretty good traffic. Can I have a google adsense account and earn ad $$ ?