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Peter, what are some common mistakes you see early founders making?
I'm not a businessperson so I'm not really in a position to comment but from my limited perspective (and I'm as guilty as anyone) is not putting in place strong non-revenue generating processes and infrastructure early on, such as human resources and operations.
What's the best way for a U.S. citizen to lobby for more open immigration law?
Fixing immigration law would make it harder for politicians to use migrants for negotiation. For example: DACA's existence helps both democrats and republicans. Helping or attacking DACA is profitable politically. Fixing DACA for good is not.
That was the same argument made about abortion but Republicans "fixed" it.
I work at a large corp I want to take part in Iceland's long term remote worker visa to visit for 6 months HR thinks this may be a tax liability, but the duration is explicitly less than long enough to be considered a tax resident Is there an issue with the large corp having an office in Iceland or is HR being overly cautious? (extra detail I don't think should matter: I'm Canadian, company is American)
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Not a or the lawyer but I'm pretty sure the answer is yes because I was in that status. I lived in Canada and I held a TN so I'd be able to occasionally travel and work in the US when needed.
Thanks for the reply, I suspected that was the case. Was your payroll done in the US or Canada?
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I see! That'll be a challenge if I ask some top tier VC to share all the details of their recent fundings. How long does it take to get IEP approved? Do I need to re-enter into USA after it's approved?
We're seeing 4-6 months for an IEP application to get reviewed and once approved (unless Canadian), the applicant would need to leave the U.S. (unless already outside) and apply for a parole at a U.S. Consulate.
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It is probably more precise to just stick with the term "US-legal" instead of thinking about birth. That's a better term I should have used. The mechanism is if there's one perfect candidate of the right age, race and caste but the person isn't US-legal, then companies will be forced to consider people of the wrong age, race or caste. Maybe not right away, but when the supply of the perfect age/race/caste US-legal pe…
That's an interesting take; I haven't ever heard that argument used a defense of the Jones Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchant_Marine_Act_of_1920 , which is the classic example of protectionist/anti-foreigner-employment legislation.
Hey, I got my H1-B a long time ago (more than 6 years). I only used it for like 6 months. I still have my I-94. If I tried to get a job in the states again, would I have to be counted against the cap once more or could I just use my unused time? I read this previously but I'm not sure if it's up to date: https://redbus2us.com/apply-h1b-after-6-years-to-recapture-u... . If I could, how long would I have to use that un…
The law isn't clear on this. The only way to really know is through the filing of a cap-exempt petition. When exactly were you last in the U.S. in H-1B status? Changing your citizenship wouldn't impact the analysis or outcome.