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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

#131
1. For switching to from withholding of removal to green card by marriage what is the steps? Can this be done without representation? What is the time frame?

2. Is it possible to move from CNMI to mainland with withholding of removal?

3. For a child adopted in a United States territory, adoption already completed, what is the step after i130?

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

#132
Strange one: my parents tried to get visitors visa while I was on L visa and were denied (twice - in If it makes a difference), might they get better chances now that I have the green card?

P.S. it's strange for me because they are pretty well off but nothing got checked at the embassy. Reason stated was to see me & the family (2 nephews).

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

#133
Green card holder via marriage, decided after 10 years it's time to naturalize. Nothing exotic in the situation - still happily married, started a family, no legal issues, citizen of Western country etc. Is it worth retaining an immigration attorney for this? Most of my friends who have done this did it themselves and say it's a paper-filing exercise, simple test and an interview - so they think I'm being overly cautious to consider retaining counsel. What would be the considerations here, please? Thanks!

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

#136
For E2 visa:

1. Do they look at whether you paid taxes on the income you invested (how stringent are the requirements for source of investments)?

2. What is the minimum viable investment these days? Could they approve an investment of $50k-$100k for a software business?

3. Can the money your company earned count towards investment or does it all have to be personal income of the founder?

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

#139

Hi Peter, I'm a solo founder of software development company in USA. I've been doing everything on B1/B2 visa until goverment told me I spending too much time in USA and they cancelled my visa with recommendations to look for other options. I tried to apply for E2 during covid and it took them almost 6 months to process my case but they declined it with a general reason that they don't see enough evidance to issue E2…

1. I'd be happy to speak with you and go through your options. 2. That's not the most important factor; we do E-2s for existing businesses and solo founders all the time.

What are the top items a solo software founder (of a treaty country) seeking e-2 might not have in their application/background or want in the outcome of an e-2?
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