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

Post by proberts » Sat, Jun 19, 2021, 7:01 PM UTC

maverick-iceman wrote: post #159

proberts wrote: post #154

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I think it's a combination although oftentimes very straightforward particularly for scientists. For entrepreneurs/founders, it's more complicated but as a very general rule, press that mentions the founder by name and his her work and really anything public, such as publications, speaking engagements, presentations, etc. help. USCIS essentially is looking foe third-party/objective validation of an applicant's "extra…

Thanks for answering . Let's say I get interviewed by the press, and there is a mention of my publication in a journal . Is that invalidated because the assumption is that I provided it during the interview vs. them doing third party verification and getting to my publication independently? If that's the case is it better to have 2 separate articles, one mentioning the publication and the other being the interview?

Post by proberts » Sat, Jun 19, 2021, 7:05 PM UTC

archibaldJ wrote: post #170

Hi Peter, thanks for dropping by! Quick question: what if my start-up focus on psychedelic research [1]? Will I run into problem with immigration? (Considering that substances like psilocybin is still schedule one) Or what if my start-up is not about psychedelics but I have written & published books/papers on psychedelic? What about just blog posts? [1] say similar to ATAI (founded in 2018) that went ipo yesterday

Post by narrator » Sat, Jun 19, 2021, 7:06 PM UTC

Post by archibaldJ » Sat, Jun 19, 2021, 7:06 PM UTC

proberts wrote: post #173

archibaldJ wrote: post #170

Hi Peter, thanks for dropping by! Quick question: what if my start-up focus on psychedelic research [1]? Will I run into problem with immigration? (Considering that substances like psilocybin is still schedule one) Or what if my start-up is not about psychedelics but I have written & published books/papers on psychedelic? What about just blog posts? [1] say similar to ATAI (founded in 2018) that went ipo yesterday

I don't think either should cause a problem. Manufacturing or distribution would be different.

Post by proberts » Sat, Jun 19, 2021, 7:09 PM UTC

returningfory2 wrote: post #161

My EB-2 PERM was approved last week. My employer is giving me the choice between concurrent filing of the I-140 (with PP) and I-485, or filing the I-140 with PP and then filing the I-485 upon approval. Is there any reason not to file concurrently? I'm surprised my employer is giving me the choice because I can't think of a good reason to file separately given that I have no upcoming travel plans.