I'm a bit surprised that there are so many Canadian & Europeans wanting to get into the US to work at this point given our rapidly deteriorating political and covid19 situation.
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
#162Can a "remote only" company file PERM for one of its employees?
Yes, any company can file PERM for even non US-based employees (they'll have to go through consular processing and they might not be able to travel to the US in the meantime until the visa is done processing since they have expressed immigration intent).
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#163I'm moving to the US on an H1 the first time with my wife and daughter, and interested to bring my nanny as well. 1- My wife wants to be able to work shortly and my understanding is that she won't be able to on an H4 until my I-494 is approved). Is it feasible for her to do a J1 if an employer is willing? Are there other options? 2- I'm working on getting the nanny a B2-domestic, but consulates around the world are c…
Your wife can't apply for work authorization while in H-4 status unless and until you are the beneficiary of an approved I-140 petition (which is a step in the green card process) and the only way for an accompanying nanny to work in the U.S. is to apply for work authorization while in the U.S. in B-1 status.
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#164I'm a bit surprised that there are so many Canadian & Europeans wanting to get into the US to work at this point given our rapidly deteriorating political and covid19 situation.
The US, or at least the bay area, pays more.
Besides, you guys are generating herdv immunity as fast as possible. Time it right and moving to the US could greatly decrease your chances of being infected.
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#166Mexican + Spanish national here. I dropped out off college to do my YC startup. I'm aware TN visas require a degree, but as far as I can see that's not the case with O-1. Even if it's technically not a requirement, would you say this will significantly affect my O-1 chances?
fwiw i am on an O-1 without a degree, and didn’t have any trouble
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#167I'm not sure if this is the right forum to ask, but I thought I'll try because I couldn't find much information online. My neighbor is a really nice undocumented immigrant family. The family has 2 hard working kids who used to tutor others kids in the neighborhood to make income. They are now suffering because they don't have work and they need help. I have been giving them a monthly stipend to help them pay for food…
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#168Hi Peter, Thank you for doing this. If you're on a H1b visa and waiting for your green card to be come current, can you be the co-founder of a start up? What are the implications and is there a way to set up start up so that the US citizen founder can be the primary?
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#169Hi Peter. In your opinion, if the eligibility criteria for O-1 visa are fulfilled shortly (<1 year) before the case is submitted, how would it affect the probability of positive outcome?
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#170On H1/H1-B. What are the options for starting a company?
You can co-found a startup with US-citizens/greencard holders. However, you cannot own the majority of the shares since you own the board's decision :) - as long as the board can fire you...