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

Post by JumpCrisscross » Sat, Jul 07, 2018, 7:05 AM UTC

deanmoriarty wrote: post #314

jonhohle wrote: post #300

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> ... especially considering the new administration? Not to be rude, but it sounds like you are a lawful permanent resident. Do you have any evidence that suggests that lawful permanent residents are being treated any differently by the government now or in the future by the government? There’s a lot of FUD trying to conflate what’s happening to people entering the country by bypassing official immigration processes…

Please read this, from another fellow HN user just a few months ago, and let me know what you think: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15679062 This is an employee working with a company where things have been done "by the book", and yet USCIS found a silly reason to deport the candidate.

Post by godelmachine » Sat, Jul 07, 2018, 7:43 AM UTC

proberts wrote: post #186

godelmachine wrote: post #9

Hi Peter, Thanks a lot for this initiative :) I am a 28 yr old Software Engineer working in India (Citizenship - India, unmarried). Have around 3 years of experience in IT. My father is a GC holder & he has filed a family based petition for me. My priority date is Nov 7, 2017. Actually, my father was going to wait till he was a naturalized US citizen & then file for my petition, but Trump's activities (cutting off le…

1) An advanced degree would help your chances of getting an H-1B and GC eventually under current law. 2) I really don't know. I never thought he'd get elected. 3) No. 4) No.

Post by deanmoriarty » Sat, Jul 07, 2018, 7:46 AM UTC

jonhohle wrote: post #318

deanmoriarty wrote: post #315

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Once again, this is a quote where a small "mistake" (if you can call it that) caused a visa holder already in the country to be deported: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15679062

First of all, an H-1B does not give someone not a lawful permanent residence. Second of all, it seems like his/her employer screwed up. The poster was vague on the timing, but if accurate, the employer was supposed to notify USCIS about the change prior to it taking affect (hence the response that they were not notified on time). “If you do not file an amended petition for these employees…, you will be out of complia…

Post by deanmoriarty » Sat, Jul 07, 2018, 7:48 AM UTC

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #321

deanmoriarty wrote: post #314

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Please read this, from another fellow HN user just a few months ago, and let me know what you think: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15679062 This is an employee working with a company where things have been done "by the book", and yet USCIS found a silly reason to deport the candidate.

The comment you link to [1] is not written by a "lawful permanent resident." They were on an H1-B visa. That's lawful, but not lawfully permanent. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15679062

Post by smu » Sat, Jul 07, 2018, 8:39 AM UTC

proberts wrote: post #230

SXX wrote: post #195

Hi Peter, Here is my situation: I am a person with passport of Russia, but I have chance before me to participate in US startup as co-founder. Company will likely be incorporated in Delaware with US citizen as primary founder. So I have a few questions: 1 - With "startup visa" initiative dead in water would it be possible for me acquire US visa with work permission if company likely going to have no more than 5 emplo…

1. Yes, and an O-1 is often the visa that we get for talented founders (from Russia and elsewhere). 2. With the long view in mind, I would recommend that you all hire a lawyer to handle the corporate stuff.