Can I grant myself a visa with my own LLC? I co-own and run it remotely, it's making 600k profit from 4mil revenue. It's based in the US, I'm from Ireland, living in the UK. It hasn't taken investment but we reinvest a lot of revenue in growth.
I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
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#312What is the "how to work for an American company/startup as a Canadian 101"?
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#313Has demand for your services fallen as VC funding is drying up? I'm curious how "in demand" you are at this point due to economic headwinds
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#314I want to setup part of the development team outside of a US in Nepal. The country has very restrictive policies around transferring dollars outside of the country. It maybe the case for others as well. I am not sure what to do next. Do you recommend different kinds of attorney - tax? corporate? Do you recommend a company that has done these kinds of setups?
Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#315Hi, I'm from Germany and have nearly my master degree in computer science is there a possibility to immigrate to the US? What would make the most sense? How long does it take? Thank you very much for your time!
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#316Hi, I'm from Germany and have nearly my master degree in computer science is there a possibility to immigrate to the US? What would make the most sense? How long does it take? Thank you very much for your time!
And How much does it cost?
Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#317Hi, I'm from Germany and have nearly my master degree in computer science is there a possibility to immigrate to the US? What would make the most sense? How long does it take? Thank you very much for your time!
And how much would it cost?
Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#318What do you think are the odds of any sort of legal[1][2] immigration reform passing Congress in the near future? [1] Whether that's raising the EB cap (or exempting one from the EB limit & allowing AOS after 2 years of waiting). [2] Delegating legal immigration control partially to the states (e.g. states being able to issue EB IVs or work NIVs beyond federal caps), since something like that might be more palatable…
1. There will be no increase in caps. AOS relief from Congress is also not likely. The executive can take some minor steps in making AOS a bit better depending on interest, but still unlikely.
2. Not happening. Nothing is getting through Congress anyway.
Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#319Hi I am a ML researcher (with a couple papers) in Canada (intl student from India), in senior year of undergrad. What are my chances of O-1? It's supposed to be for extraordinary people which, by definition, can be a very high bar to clear. So I was wondering if there is any point working towards it or just go with L1B or something? Any information would be appreciated. Thanks
Having a couple of ML papers on its own is not sufficient, as per the eligibility criteria (https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-2-part-m-chapter-...)
Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
#320Been in the US 4 years under L1, then changed status to E-2, so far 2 times, so that is almost 8 years working legally in the US. No path to citizenship and can't get out from US to my country without loosing status.
Is there anything different I could do to improve my situation?