Are you proud of your work? Driving wages down for everyone?
I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
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#22What are the best ways, right now, to be able to work and reside in the US, for a talented, experienced, somewhat wealthy IT professional? E2, O1, H2B, else?
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#23What are chances for H1-B if one take online masters from US universities ?
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#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's a lot of misinformation about this but there's really no waiting period and really hasn't been since AC21.
Ah nice. Is there anything else I have to do? I want to be self-employed ASAP I don't have to stay in exactly same profession, right?
You would need to continue to work in the same field, although this is very broadly defined and generally just not an issue, and although you can port your green card application to your own company, USCIS will want to make sure that this company is real and doing business.
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#25how expensive is it for startups to hire immigrants or sponsor an h1b? wouldn’t it be cheaper/easier to hire americans until the company is larger?
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#26What are the best ways, right now, to be able to work and reside in the US, for a talented, experienced, somewhat wealthy IT professional? E2, O1, H2B, else?
Without knowing any of the details, generally the best options are the E-2 and the O-1 (assuming that you are not from a country with its own visa).
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#27What is the best route currently for someone on the H-1b visa to startup in the US? Is raising VC funding a necessity?
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#28Are you proud of your work? Driving wages down for everyone?
I sure am proud of his work, helping thousands of people get better jobs and live betters lives.
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#29I am from India and we would like to start our operations in US. Are there any other visa options for founders other than H1-B?
Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#30How did you get into immigration law and then how did you become to work for a company like YC?