I'm on the 4th year in my H1B - when's the latest I can start the PERM/GC process and without risking the deadline (5th year H1B anniversary)? I'm in a dilemma on whether I should do the GC process with current employer or switch jobs now (given that it could take 2+ years). Thanks!
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
#232Hi Peter. What are your thoughts on the government counting derivatives of employment-based green card applicants against the per-country and overall quotas, thus worsening the current visa backlogs? There are opinion articles that argue the government's interpretation of the law is wrong and could be challenged[1]; I would be interested to hear your thoughts on this issue. Thank you! [1] https://www.cato.org/blog/pr…
Re: I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#233Hi Peter, What are the chances of RAISE act being approved by Congress? It aims to curb legal immigration by more than 50% over the next 10 years. Really wanna know your opinion on this.
Re: I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#234Hi Peter, here is the summary of the situation: - The person has been a GC holder for a little over 2 years now and has not been out of the US for over 10 years for any significant period of time. - The person has recently left the previous company that sponsored her GC (big enterprise) after 8 years there in order to join international remote-only startup that is expected to have US presence in about a year. - The p…
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#235Hi Peter, I'm currently a remote freelancer and have spent the last 5 years on the move and working in different countries. My main client base is in the UK (where I'm originally from). I would love to move to the States, however I would obviously need to get a work visa. My research has only really lead me having to stop freelancing and get sponsorship with an US company. So, I was wondering if there are any other r…
Re: I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#236Hi Peter, I am currently on a L1B Visa, company wants to sponsor the green card process. As part of the initial process, they asked my manager for a list of skills that I possess, and to me they asked me to fill in how I got those skills and how to verify them (diplomas, letters from employers, etc). I have picked plenty of those when I had my own company and also on my own, but apparently this is usually not admissi…
Re: I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#237Re: I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#238A citizen of Central Europe (not in Visa Waiver List) who needs to travel regularly to USA to attend different workshops/conferences. Every year I have to apply for B1/B2 (because of Technology Alert List I guess) anew.
1) Is there a better visa option especially if my main employer is a big tech US company? (with EU-based local R&D office)
2) May a B1/B2 holder do work for a short period of time (a week or two) while being in US?
Re: I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#239Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why do some people capitalise ‘visa’? What are you under the impression it stands for?
chrisseaton, I don't get your question. Imagine a person while working for company has motivation to start a company. The option is move back to country of origin or to a different country or stay in US. My question was about staying in US and starting the company.
Re: I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#240Hi Peter, thanks for doing this. I'm on the 4th year in my H1B - when's the latest I can start the PERM/GC process and without risking the deadline (5th year H1B anniversary)? I'm in a dilemma on whether I should do the GC process with current employer or switch jobs now (given that it could take 2+ years). Thanks!