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I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA

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Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA

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Post by proberts »

franciscop wrote: post #257
otto_ortega wrote: post #243

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What was NASA competition you won? NASA SpaceApps Challenge? I have been awarded second place 2 years in a rown on my country.

Yes, I was awarded 1st place 3 editions back in SpaceApps. I have no idea if 2 seconds = 1 first for the relevant administration though.

Without knowing more, it sounds like you would have a strong O1 or EB1A application.

Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA

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Post by proberts »

OmarIsmail wrote: post #153
ry_ry wrote: post #114

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Thank you Peter, that is very useful. Much appreciated.

The good news is that the L1 visa is a fantastic visa. It's dual-intent meaning you can apply for greencard (as opposed to TN). Also your spouse can work! That is huge.

To be clear, one can proceed with a GC application even if in TN (or another non-dual intent) status. Such a filing however compromises travel (in the short term) and can impact the ability to renew the TN in the future if the GC application fails.

Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA

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Post by dvcoolster »

I have a 10 year B1/B2 visa, and I want to start-up in US asap. What are my options? I don't mind not being in controlling stake, that's not an issue. Is there any mandate around, If a company raises X, or creates Y jobs, they can stay in US. Thanks for all the answers

Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA

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Post by ComodoHacker »

sesameoil wrote: post #46

Hi Peter, I've received my green card through my sponsor company 2 months ago. (It's a highly reputable fortune 100 company and I am building their core web product) And I have a project that's getting traction and really want to leave the company and commit full time to it. But everything on the web says I need to wait at least 6 months before leaving the company after I receive green card, otherwise they can kick m…

Did you have some agreement with your employer (maybe just verbal) like not to leave for at least X months when you applied for green card?

Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA

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Post by franciscop »

proberts wrote: post #331
franciscop wrote: post #257

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, I was awarded 1st place 3 editions back in SpaceApps. I have no idea if 2 seconds = 1 first for the relevant administration though.

Without knowing more, it sounds like you would have a strong O1 or EB1A application.

Thanks. Right now I'm working as a freelancer doing things I love though for a USA company. So maybe 6-12 months later I'll try to get a fulltime job and Visa, but right now I'm not so interested. I'll also save this thread in favorites, thank you.

Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA

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Post by nojvek »

rednotebook wrote: post #193

Hey Peter! I'm moving with my company (large Washington-headquartered tech firm) from London to California. They're applying for an L1B specialized knowledge visa as a blanket application. What sorts of reasons are people rejected for L1s? I'm very nervous I'll be turned down as I've heard horror stories about USCIS. Does it being blanket improve my chances? What % of people are turned down? I married an American a f…

I'm on L1. Worked in Canada for 2 years. The interview was so short. As long as the company is legit and you don't have any bad records on you it's fairly straight forward. You do have to write why your knowledge is specialized though and no one else can do it. For me I wrote about the internal systems that I had a deep understanding and some I wrote. Someone else would have to train for at least an year to do the same. The lawyer sprinkled the jargon but that was the gist.
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