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

Post by smsm42 » Sun, Jul 20, 2025, 4:53 PM UTC

TechDebtDevin wrote: post #271

smsm42 wrote: post #249

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> this isn't the case for many on their way to work in a construction work van. How many of those van-traveling green card holding construction workers have been fined or imprisoned for failure to carry the green card lately? I don't mean brief detention - anybody can be detained by the police, especially when not having any identification - I mean actual conviction under 1304(e) and court-assigned fine or jail time.…

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Jul 20, 2025, 9:15 PM UTC

AdventureMouse wrote: post #66

Hey Peter! What are some of the most common legal mistakes you see startups make and how can they be avoided?

Post by kchoudhu » Mon, Jul 21, 2025, 9:57 AM UTC

potatolicious wrote: post #212

kchoudhu wrote: post #172

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Wait -- is it country of birth or country of citizenship? If I was born in Switzerland but held a Bangladeshi passport could I possibly use the former's priority queue?

It is birthplace, so if you were a Bengladeshi national but were born in CH, you would fall into the Swiss queue (which is the "everyone else" queue). If this is you, congratulations, this is the shortest possible line. Though, if you were Bengladeshi-born I think you may actually be in the same queue? The queues are India/China/Mexico/Phillipines/Everyone Else.

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Jul 21, 2025, 11:05 AM UTC

AdventureMouse wrote: post #66

Hey Peter! What are some of the most common legal mistakes you see startups make and how can they be avoided?

Post by CHUCKZZZ » Mon, Jul 21, 2025, 12:12 PM UTC