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Hi Peter, I'm an engineer on OPT working for a seed-stage startup in the Bay Area, what are the typical legal fees associated with filing a H1B application in the Bay Area? Thanks!
Hi Peter, I'm an engineer on OPT working for a seed-stage startup in the Bay Area, what are the typical legal fees associated with filing a H1B application in the Bay Area? Thanks!
I'm not really sure but there seems to be a wide range. Email me offline and I can give the ranges that I've heard.
Hi Peter, thanks for doing this! I’m a Canadian with lots of marketing experience in tech, at a senior leadership level. Is there any hope for someone in this capacity to move to the US? Are H1B and L1 really the only options? Thanks!
Hi Peter, thanks for doing this! I’m a Canadian with lots of marketing experience in tech, at a senior leadership level. Is there any hope for someone in this capacity to move to the US? Are H1B and L1 really the only options? Thanks!
The L-1 requires you to work for a company related to your current employer and the H-1B is subject to the lottery. Depending on the job, a TN might work although your senior level is problema
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You are out of status now and 60 days has elapsed since your employment ended so you can't change or extend your status in the U.S. That being said, being out of status rather than being an overstay - that is, staying past your I-94 expiration date - is much better and if it is relatively brief (and doesn't include unauthorized employment) shouldn't impact a subsequent H-1B visa application.
Thanks Peter! If a new company files for a H1B application in the next few months for me, will I be able to start working for them right away or will I need to wait many months for processing (since premium processing is not available anymore)?
Hi Peter, thanks for doing this! I’m a Canadian with lots of marketing experience in tech, at a senior leadership level. Is there any hope for someone in this capacity to move to the US? Are H1B and L1 really the only options? Thanks!
For Canadians, you should seriously consider a TN visa. There are no limits to the number of them, and you don't even apply for them, you just 'qualify'. You can't even get the paperwork done ahead of time, you just do it at the airport on the way down.
Essentially so long as you are doing a specific kind of work, and your employer is not paying you below industry average, you get a letter from them, you show your degree (you need a real copy of it) - you get a stamp that's good for a year - you can do this up to 6 years I think.
Again, I'm not a lawyer but that was my experience you should look into TN visas as they are very low cost and you don't need really need any expertise or legal consultation. No waiting either. If you meet the requirements you should be good to go.
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Honestly I'm not sure that it's worth the money to use an attorney because both the reentry permit and naturalization applications are easy. If you still want help, email me and I'll refer you to some good immigration attorneys in your area.
OK. I'll reach out by email. I am currently based out of India. I used to live in the bay area when in the US. If during the first 90 days of moving back before filing for naturalization, and after too, I could make international trips, that may be the best route for me. Thanks.
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OK. I'll reach out by email. I am currently based out of India. I used to live in the bay area when in the US. If during the first 90 days of moving back before filing for naturalization, and after too, I could make international trips, that may be the best route for me. Thanks.
Yes, you could make trips.
If I were to leave tech and go to law school with an interest in getting involved and helping with the legal issues immigrants are currently facing at the border and elsewhere is there something that would be useful to know? Some particular law school that has a better focus or things you wish you had known when starting out? I figured out how to navigate the tech interview/application process, but don't know a lot o…
Although I have no experience in immigration law, as a former lawyer and software engineer (and the CEO and co-founder of a legal tech startup), I'd caution against moving into law (or at least taking a long hard look and talking to people who have made the transition). I left a PhD program in CS to go to law school based on ideals around having a positive impact through the legal system. Ultimately, the law is a slo…