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I don't really get your point, there's high unemployment outside the US too in many places?
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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
#102What if you have deleted social media accounts? It's possible to state that you had them with whatever identifiers, but do you have to prove their existence in some way so they can check an archive (assuming it was Twitter)?
If I understand you correctly, there's no obligation to maintain access to deleted social media accounts or to archive them.
Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#103Hi Peter, thanks for your time :) I am planning to move to San Francisco to join the startup ecosystem. Regarding the H-1B visa, what does the current process and timeline look like for a new applicant? Given the lottery constraints, are there specific 'red flags' or common mistakes I should avoid when looking for a sponsor?
The issue right now is that if you are sponsored for an H-1B while outside the U.S., the sponsoring employer will be subject to the additional $100K payment and this of course will dissuade most potential employers.
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#104Hi Peter, let's play hypotheticals. USMCA (CUSMA) is dead, Trump actually acted on his threat and the US left the treaty. I assume it means TN visas are dead in six months if the written notice clause is respected. Is the zombie CUSFTA now out of dormancy? Can we now use the TC visa? If CUSFTA dies as well, what are the other options and how long does it take to process?
I don't CUSFTA would immediately go into effect again. I believe Congress and the President would need to act to revive it.
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#105hey peter, Im on an h1b visa (year 10, have approved i140 and pending gc application). Ive never done an h1b stamping as I was paranoid about being denied. Will doing the stamping now trigger the 100k h1b fee?
No since the underlying H-1B petition was filed and approved before this $100K payment provision went into effect.
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#106How easily can one get E1 treaty trader visa and what volume and quantity of trade are recommended? If I have a company registered in my home country (eligible country) and have payouts from a US provider like an advertising network, affiliate provider or some marketplace etc. and my clients are all US companies, can I apply for that visa? Would a low six figure yearly revenue with monthly payout be sufficient for that?
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#107I have green card and last time I left is 2 years ago, How can I return back to the US?
If you have been outside the U.S. for 2 years without having obtained a reentry permit, then you could be considered to have abandoned your green card. But all isn't necessarily lost. The ability to keep your green card will depend largely on the reason that you were outside the U.S. for 2 years and likely will require you to apply for a returning resident visa.
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#109Has the current administration made it harder to qualify for an o1 visa?
A bit but not significantly so.
Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#110Earlier quoted context omitted.
At $22/h you are actually competing with offshore workers in remote low COL locations. How would you justify it's you should get the work/money, not imigrant worker? The fact your parents immigrated earlier than they should justify it in your opinion?
22/hr for offshore work? Where, India? The fact that I'm American justifies it. If Americans flooded into say, Somalia, bought up all the houses, took up all the jobs etc, you'd be horrifically offended. Americans have no where else to go. This is my home and I will not abandon it. You can't just drop 50 million extra workers into a country and expect people to just take it.
You say people born in other countries do not deserve american pay in America?
It's like saying you are white male and it justifies higher salary.
Also if you struggle to compete with immigrants who usually have no network, English is not their native language, have many other disadvantages - you are doing something wrong or are not competitive in the first place.
The fact is you should not fight against imigration, you should fight for decent payment for it and same rights