With the shrink in hiring for engineering roles how do you think that will effect h1bs ?
It's possible that getting selected in the H-1B lottery will be easier.
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
#232Employers should have to prove they were not able to find a U.S. citizen who can do the job before they're allowed to hire someone that needs a work permit. Employers purposefully seek out non-U.S. citizens as they know they're happy to work for a lot less, especially if gets them into the U.S. This whole system encourages economic migrants, puts U.S. citizens out of work. As far as In am concerned you're actively wo…
> helping foreigners abuse and exploit our immigration laws.
Well, that's a woefully short-sighted and zero sum way of thinking.
"an impressive 44.8% of Fortune 500 companies in 2023, equating to 224 companies, were founded by immigrants or their children."
So, it is more accurate to say that the US is abusing and exploiting other countries by stealing their job-creators and thus, jobs.
Source:
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/news/new-report-r....
Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#233Hey Peter, I have two questions: 1. How bad is the H1B situation now? I've read there are companies that flood the system with duplicate requests, which decrease the probability for the others. 2. Is it possible to get a visa and work permit for a partner without being married to them?
1. The lottery system has changed and it's much harder now for companies to submit duplicate registrations. 2. I'm not sure what you mean.
Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#234Peter - I am currently living in US and I am on H1b.I have plans to start a company with my partner who currently has a green card. Assuming i hold a minority stake, and have an employment contract Can i transfer my h1b? Can the company also sponsor my green card in the future?
Likely yes but consult with an immigration attorney familiar with startups to file this because there are right and wrong ways to file such petitions.
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#235I'm a software developer with leading experience in a successful healthcare startup. Do you have any advice on which platforms to use, I applied for a couple of jobs but wasn't successful so far
Sorry, which platforms to use for what?
Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#236I'm signing off now. I see that there are a number of unanswered questions. I will get to them tomorrow and over the weekend. Thank you everyone. Great questions and comments. I learned a lot.
Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#237Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is this workaround applicable even if the work visa is of non-immigrant intent, like the H1B1?
Yes, for example I married my partner who was on an F1 visa, which is a non-immigrant visa, and we were able to easily adjust his status to the GC (this is faster than the K1 process)
That’s useful to know. One difference for my situation is I’d like the H1B1 holder to be able to continue working during the application, but I have heard mixed information on how feasible that is. The H1B1 needs to be renewed quite frequently but may not be renewable while you have an adjustment pending.
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#238Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is an inappropriate question for this AMA. The person is trying to help out others by offering some free guidance, and your question is, "how do you sleep at night, you scum-sucking bastard?"
The person is not here to help others, he is here to promote himself and his business. Do you really think a professional multi-millionaire attorney with his own law firm came here in the middle of a work day just to socialize?
Doesn't matter. It's still inappropriate behavior on your part.
And, people can help others and promote themselves at the same time. One can appreciate the former while holding their nose at the latter.
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#239If the upcoming change in administration gave you 1 or 2 chances to tweak the policy or process, what would you recommend?
Conversely, what are the main pain points now that are likely to be intractable?
(If policy is outside the scope of AMA, sorry and please ignore...)
Thanks!
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#240I have a Greencard and would become eligible to apply for citizenship this month. I wonder what the opinions are here on the pros and cons of that. Generally, regarding most practical aspects of daily life, being permanent resident seems pretty much equivalent to that of an US citizen. Pros: - can vote - can get security clearance, potentially more income - even long periods abroad do not bear the risk of loosing pri…
I became a US citizen because I wanted to be able to vote and be a full participant of my community, and it's easier to be in the same line as my wife and child at the airport. But even though I am not a criminal, it was also on my mind that if I were ever falsely convicted in some travesty of justice, I could also be deported, which would make it even worse.
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